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Run tmux from ChatGPT or Claude

Terminal multiplexer. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run tmux on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About tmux

Version
3.8
License
ISC
Installs (last 365 days)
606,468 · #25 in Homebrew
Homepage
tmux.github.io
Install
brew install tmux

Try asking

“Install tmux with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read tmux --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update tmux and tell me what changed”

Depends on

libevent · ncurses · utf8proc · jemalloc

Used by

overmind · byobu · tmuxinator · tmuxp · aoe · gascity · tmuxai · tpm · gitmux · tpack

Questions

Can ChatGPT run tmux on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs tmux there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install tmux first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install tmux 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.