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Run zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting from ChatGPT or Claude

Feature-rich syntax highlighting for Zsh. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting

Version
1.56
License
BSD-3-Clause
Installs (last 365 days)
2,041 · #1,915 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting
Install
brew install zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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