NAMIKI@s_ryuuki
A Japanese-language user ran goose with a local Qwen3.8-Flash-Next served from Strata
Open agent
goose
Open-source, extensible AI agent (desktop app, CLI, API) that installs, executes, edits and tests with any LLM; repo moved from block/goose to aaif-goose/goose.
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What it is
Open-source, extensible AI agent (desktop app, CLI, API) that installs, executes, edits and tests with any LLM; repo moved from block/goose to aaif-goose/goose.
GitHub repo · goose-docs.ai · @goose_oss
Install
Desktop app for macOS/Linux/Windowscurl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/stable/download_cli.sh | bash
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Models
15+ providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, Bedrock…), or existing Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini subscriptions via ACP.
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Cost
Free (Apache-2.0); BYO key or subscription.
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Features
- Custom distributions with preconfigured providers, extensions and branding raw.githubusercontent.com/aaif-goose/goose/HEAD/README.md
- MCP extensions x.com/vivekkmkpinn/status/2093786722366537765 · user report
Use cases
Hoseong Lee@hoseongi92
"We embedded @goose_oss into our platform, connected the platform through MCP, and made it accessible from the web using ACP."
Hoseong Lee@hoseongi92
Rolled goose out internally for offline use; 10 users after one month
Toshio Araki@Toshiwo_AK
Built a retro-style note-taking app in Godot by training his own agent on goose
Complaints and issues
- "I've been using goose recently it works but meh. Hermes works" @SterlingCooley ·
- Requests fine-grained regex shell permissions · GitHub issue
- Hard to configure context size in the desktop app · GitHub issue
FAQ
Can I use my ChatGPT/Claude subscription?
Yes, via ACP.
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