What It Is

goose is a general-purpose, open source AI agent that runs natively on your machine. It's not limited to coding—use it for research, writing, automation, data analysis, or any workflow that benefits from AI assistance. Built in Rust for performance and portability, goose is available as a desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows, a full-featured CLI for terminal users, and an API for embedding in custom environments.

Key Features & Capabilities

• 70+ Extensions via MCP: Connect to databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more through the Model Context Protocol open standard. Add community-built skills or create your own
• Multi-LLM Support: Works with 15+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, and Bedrock. Use API keys or existing Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini subscriptions via Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
• Recipes: Capture and share workflows as portable YAML configs with instructions, extensions, parameters, and subrecipes. Run them locally or in CI pipelines
• MCP Apps: Extensions can render interactive UIs—buttons, forms, visualizations—directly inside goose Desktop for a new kind of agent-powered tooling
• Subagents: Spawn independent subagents to handle parallel tasks like code review, research, or file processing while keeping your main conversation clean
• Built-in Security: Includes prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that monitors for unsafe actions

Who It's For

goose is designed for developers, researchers, and power users who want local control over their AI workflows without vendor lock-in. Whether you're automating repetitive tasks, building complex multi-step processes, or integrating AI into existing tools, goose provides the flexibility and extensibility to adapt to your needs.

Standards & Governance

goose is part of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation, ensuring vendor-neutral, community-governed development. It's one of the deepest integrations of the Model Context Protocol and works as an ACP server, connecting with editors like Zed, JetBrains, and VS Code.

Community & Ecosystem

With 45,000+ GitHub stars and 500+ contributors, goose has an active community building extensions, sharing recipes, and pushing the boundaries of what local AI agents can do. Join the Discord, browse community extensions, or contribute on GitHub.