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goose

General-purpose AI agent for coding and everyday tasks, local-first

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What it is

Goose is an AI agent you run locally on your own machine, either as a desktop app, a command-line tool, or an API you can embed. It can install software, run commands, edit files, and test code, and it also handles research, writing, and data work. It connects to more than 15 model providers, including local ones through Ollama, and extends itself through MCP servers. Developers and other people who want an agent they control use it to automate work in the terminal or on the desktop with the model of their choice.

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55,466 GitHub stars.
55,466

Forks
6,464
Commits
5,860
Contributors
500+
Language
Rust
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
August 2024
First release
September 2024
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex
Tags
  • ai-assistant
  • workflow-automation
  • coding-agent
  • agent-harness
  • ai-agents
  • local-ai

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