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Run wget from ChatGPT or Claude

Internet file retriever. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run wget on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About wget

Version
1.25.0
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
320,904 · #57 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.gnu.org/software/wget
Install
brew install wget

Try asking

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

Depends on

libidn2 · libpsl · openssl@4 · gettext · libunistring

Used by

mmseqs2

Questions

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

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