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Goose

On-machine AI agent for coding, workflows, and automation.

Categories
AgentMCPIDE
Pricing
BYO KEY
Source
Open source
Hosting
Local
Platforms
macOSWindowsLinuxCLI
Models
Multi-model
Verified
Jun 6, 2026

An extensible AI agent from Block that runs natively on your machine as a desktop app or CLI, executing code and automating engineering tasks via MCP extensions. It supports 15+ LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, and more) using your own keys. Free and open source under Apache 2.0.

Capabilities 6

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Autonomous coding agent (primary capability)
  • Terminal / CLI agent (primary capability)
  • Sandboxed code execution (secondary capability)
  • Tool / function calling (secondary capability)
  • Multi-agent orchestration (secondary capability)
  • Workflow orchestration (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Apache-2.0 licensed
  • Works with any LLM via your own key
  • Spawns parallel subagents
  • CLI + desktop app
  • Huge MCP extension ecosystem
  • Output quality depends on chosen model
  • Terminal/YAML comfort required
  • Recipe system has a learning curve
  • No built-in IDE integration

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