goose

What is goose?

goose is an open-source AI agent that runs locally on your machine, available as a desktop app, a command-line interface and an API. It is built in Rust for code, workflows and general tasks, and was created at Block. The project page now points to goose-docs.ai.

Key capabilities of goose

• Desktop, CLI and API: Three ways to run the same agent
• 70+ MCP integrations: Connects to databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub and Google Drive
• 15+ model providers: Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure and Bedrock
• Recipes: Portable YAML workflow configurations
• Subagents: Handle parallel tasks
• Prompt injection detection: Built-in security feature

How goose works

You install goose on macOS, Linux or Windows, choose an LLM provider or use an existing Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscription, and give it tasks. goose calls tools through Model Context Protocol servers and follows the Agent Client Protocol. Recipes save repeatable workflows as YAML, and subagents split work in parallel.

Who uses goose?

Developers and technical users who want a local, vendor-neutral agent. The project is maintained by the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation.

goose pricing

goose is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license. You pay only for the model provider or subscription you connect, and the homepage lists no paid plans.

goose alternatives

Alternatives include Claude Code for Anthropic's terminal agent, OpenAI Codex CLI for OpenAI's coding agent, and Aider for terminal pair programming.