Product / UX / Orchestration & agents

Goose

Open-source extensible AI agent from Block (fka Square) that goes beyond code suggestions to install packages, execute commands, edit files, and run tests with any LLM. Differentiates through first-class MCP (Model Context Protocol) support and a Rust-based core for performance. 45.7K GitHub stars with 452 contributors and 918 commits in 90 days, one of the most actively developed open source agents, backed by a major tech company.

Goose, v1.37.0 (Jun 3 2026). VERIFIED: repo has moved from block/goose to aaif-goose/goose under the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) at the Linux Foundation; 46.4k stars. General-purpose on-machine AI agent (Rust) with 70+ MCP extensions, 15+ LLM providers. Confirmed live June 2026.

Openness

5 high confidence

5.0

license: Apache-2.0(OSI)
source: public
governance: Agentic AI Foundation/Linux Foundation (neutral foundation)
core-gated: ungated

Verified Apache-2.0 OSI, now under Linux Foundation (AAIF) governance; full source public, no proprietary tier. Repo confirmed relocated to aaif-goose/goose (block/goose redirects).

https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose recorded 2026-06-04
Apache-2.0, v1.37.0 Jun 3 2026, repo moved from block/goose to AAIF/Linux Foundation, 46.4k stars (verified)

Adoption

3 low confidence

3.0

46.4k stars and active multi-surface distribution (desktop/CLI/API), backed by Block and now Linux Foundation. No published download/MAU figure found, so capped at level 3 on stars-fallback; directional.

https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose recorded 2026-06-04
46.4k stars, active development

Capability

3 medium confidence

3.0

Broad general-purpose agent with strong MCP tool breadth and model-agnosticism, but no published SWE-bench/GAIA number; scored on feature matrix. Below benchmark-frontier coding agents.

https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose recorded 2026-06-04
70+ MCP extensions, 15+ LLM providers, autonomous agent features

Unchanged since 2026-07-30 (last edited, not re-checked)