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Run usbredir from ChatGPT or Claude

USB traffic redirection library. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run usbredir on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About usbredir

Version
0.15.0
License
GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
682 · #3,151 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.spice-space.org
Install
brew install usbredir

Try asking

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

Depends on

glib · libusb

Used by

spice-gtk

Questions

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

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