Run Terminal commands on your Mac from ChatGPT

1. Create a free account and install BCD on your Mac by pasting one command into Terminal.

2. Click Approve in your browser to connect that Mac to your account.

3. Add BCD to ChatGPT or Claude as a connector, then ask in plain words.

Runs a command
Runs a shell command as your macOS user and returns the output and exit code to the AI.

Keeps long jobs going
Dev servers, long builds and scripts run as background sessions that keep going when the chat times out or reconnects. The AI can read new output later, type input or stop them.

Uses file tools where it can
For reading, listing and searching files the AI uses BCD’s file tools, which return cleaner results than cat or grep.

New computers start read-only: the AI can look but can’t change anything. Writing files and running commands only work after you turn them on for that Mac in your dashboard. There are no open ports: the Mac connects out to BCD.

Running commands needs process permission, which you turn on per Mac in your dashboard. Without it, the AI can only read.

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What about commands that take a long time?
The AI starts them as a background session. They keep running if the chat reconnects, and you can ask later for the latest output or whether it finished.

Do my files get uploaded?
BCD doesn’t copy your folders anywhere. When the AI reads a file, that content passes through BCD’s relay in memory to reach your AI app, and BCD doesn’t store it. Your AI app handles it under its own policy.

Do I need a paid BCD plan?
One computer is free on BCD, with 20,000 tool calls a month; paid plans have unlimited tool calls. New accounts can also try Personal, for up to 3 computers, free for a month, with no card needed. Your AI app has separate plan and custom-connector requirements.