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goose

by Agentic AI Foundation

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Overview

Open-source local AI agent with desktop, CLI, and API surfaces for code, workflows, automation, MCP extensions, and multi-provider LLM use.

Details

goose is an open-source local AI agent from the Agentic AI Foundation. The supplied sources describe it as supporting desktop, CLI, and API surfaces, with use cases spanning code, workflows, and automation. The same source metadata also identifies MCP extensions and multi-provider LLM use as part of the project, making goose relevant for users evaluating a local agent that can be accessed through multiple interfaces.

When to Use

Use goose when you want to evaluate an open-source local AI agent for code workflows or automation. Use goose when desktop CLI and API access to an agent are important. Use goose when you need an agent candidate with MCP extensions and multi-provider LLM support.

Getting Started

  1. Visit the official website at https://goose-docs.ai/.
  2. Read the documentation at https://goose-docs.ai/docs/.
  3. Review the source repository at https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose before adoption.

Key Features

  • Open-source local AI agent
  • Desktop
  • CLI
  • and API surfaces
  • Supports code
  • workflow
  • and automation use cases
  • MCP extension support
  • Multi-provider LLM use

Capabilities

  • local-agent
  • code-assistance
  • workflow-automation
  • api-access
  • cli-access
  • desktop-app
  • mcp-extensions
  • multi-provider-llm

Last updated Jun 10, 2026