Run ssh-vault from ChatGPT or Claude
Encrypt/decrypt using SSH keys. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run ssh-vault on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install ssh-vault. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If ssh-vault has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About ssh-vault
- Version
- 1.3.9
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 782 · #2,990 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- ssh-vault.com
- Install
brew install ssh-vault
Try asking
“Install ssh-vault with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read ssh-vault --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update ssh-vault and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run ssh-vault on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs ssh-vault there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install ssh-vault first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install ssh-vault for you.
Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.
Try it on your computer
BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.
Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.