# goose

Open-source, extensible AI agent from Block that runs on your machine as a desktop app, CLI, and API, using any LLM and MCP extensions.

- Company: Block / Agentic AI Foundation
- Category: Agents & Automation
- Business model: Open (open weights/source)
- Availability: global
- Launched: 2025-01
- Tags: agent, open-source, cli, mcp
- Website: https://goose-docs.ai/
- Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/goose/
- Record updated: 2026-09-04

goose is an open-source, general-purpose AI agent originally developed by Block and now part of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation. It runs locally as a desktop app, CLI, and API, and can install software, edit files, run commands, and complete tasks beyond code suggestions. Users choose among 15+ model providers, including local Ollama models, and extend goose with 70+ MCP servers. The software is Apache-2.0 licensed.

## Key features

- Native desktop app, CLI, and embeddable API
- Works with 15+ model providers, including local models via Ollama
- 70+ extensions through the Model Context Protocol
- Apache-2.0 open-source codebase

## Use cases

- Local coding, research, and automation without a locked-in cloud agent
- Connecting internal tools through MCP servers
- Running an open agent in CI or custom distributions

## Pricing

goose itself is free and open source under Apache-2.0. Usage cost depends on the model provider you configure, including free local models.

## FAQ

**Who develops goose?**

goose was created by Block and is now part of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation.

**Is goose free?**

Yes. The software is Apache-2.0 licensed. You still pay for any cloud model APIs you choose, or you can run local models.

**Does goose only write code?**

No. goose is a general-purpose local agent for code, research, writing, automation, and other machine tasks.

## Sources

- [Official website](https://goose-docs.ai/)
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose)

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