Run web-ext from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install web-ext.

• LinuxPartly

  Homebrew on Linux builds it from source, or install it with your distribution's package manager.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If web-ext has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

10.8.0

License

MPL-2.0

Installs (last 365 days)

2,218 · #1,832 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/mozilla/web-ext

Install

brew install web-ext

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

node · terminal-notifier

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

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