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Goose

open source / Overall score: 3.0

Goose is a general-purpose on-machine AI agent, written in Rust and available as a desktop app, a CLI and an API. It connects to more than seventy extensions over the Model Context Protocol, works with over fifteen providers, and supports ACP so an existing model subscription can be used. Founded by Block, it is now stewarded by the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation.

Openness

5 high confidence

5.0

license: Apache-2.0(OSI)
source: public
core features withheld: no

Goose is released under Apache-2.0 with its full source public and no proprietary tier.

https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose recorded 2026-08-13
Apache-2.0 license, full public Rust source, part of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation, 52.8k stars and 6.0k forks; no paid tier, the model relationship is bring-your-own key or subscription
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaif-goose/goose/main/LICENSE recorded 2026-09-29
The LICENSE file is the standard text of the "Apache License" "Version 2.0, January 2004", with the boilerplate "Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0" attached.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaif-goose/goose/main/README.md recorded 2026-09-29
The README presents goose as "your native open source AI agent" shipping a desktop app, CLI and API, with a public download and install script; searched for pricing, enterprise, paid and license-key terms: none.

Adoption

3 low confidence

3.0

Goose publishes no download or monthly-active figure, so GitHub stars on its single repository are the only adoption signal available, alongside active desktop, CLI and API distribution. Because a star reflects interest rather than use, this level is a rough indicator of early-stage adoption rather than a precise measurement.

https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose recorded 2026-08-13
52.8k stars, 6.0k forks, active development; no download or user count published

Capability

3 medium confidence

3.0

Broad general-purpose agent with strong MCP tool breadth and model-agnosticism, but no published SWE-bench or GAIA number, so this reads from its feature set rather than a benchmark, below the benchmark-frontier coding agents.

https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose recorded 2026-08-13
goose works with 15+ providers and connects to 70+ extensions via the Model Context Protocol; ACP support for existing Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini subscriptions; no benchmark figure on the page
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaif-goose/goose/main/README.md recorded 2026-09-29
The README describes goose as "a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine" and says it "works with 15+ providers" and will "Connect to 70+ extensions via the" Model Context Protocol; it cites no benchmark figure.

Verified 2026-09-27