Run zsh from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

5.9.2

License

MIT-Modern-Variant AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND ISC

Installs (last 365 days)

207,957 · #91 in Homebrew

Homepage

www.zsh.org

Install

brew install zsh

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

ncurses · pcre2

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

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