Run tracy from ChatGPT or Claude
Real-time, nanosecond resolution frame profiler. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run tracy 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 tracy. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If tracy has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About tracy
- Version
- 0.15.0
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 875 · #2,835 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- tracy.nereid.pl
- Install
brew install tracy
Try asking
“Install tracy with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read tracy --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update tracy and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Questions
Can ChatGPT run tracy on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs tracy there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install tracy first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install tracy 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.