Run urlscan from ChatGPT or Claude
View/select the URLs in an email message or file. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run urlscan 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 urlscan. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If urlscan has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About urlscan
- Version
- 1.2.0
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 536 · #3,495 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/firecat53/urlscan
- Install
brew install urlscan
Try asking
“Install urlscan with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read urlscan --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update urlscan and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Questions
Can ChatGPT run urlscan on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs urlscan there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install urlscan first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install urlscan 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.