Goose
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An open general-purpose agent started at Block and transferred to the Agentic AI Foundation: it writes, edits, and tests code with any model. Written in Rust, it extends via MCP and runs on desktop and terminal.
Facts
- Created at Block, Inc.; on Dec 9, 2025, the Linux Foundation announced the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), with goose joining as a founding project alongside Anthropic's MCP and OpenAI's AGENTS.md (linuxfoundation.org, techcrunch.com Dec 9, 2025).
- The move was announced on Apr 7, 2026 in the post «goose has a new home - the Agentic AI Foundation»; docs moved from block.github.io/goose to goose-docs.ai, the project became vendor-neutral and community-governed, with 500+ contributors (goose-docs.ai/blog).
- Apache 2.0 license, Rust core; the block/goose repository has 52,984 stars, with the latest push on Aug 19, 2026 (GitHub API).
- Stated lineup as of Aug 19, 2026: desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows, plus CLI and API, 15+ model providers, use of third-party subscriptions via Agent Client Protocol (ACP), 70+ MCP extensions, YAML recipes for repeatable workflows, subagents for parallel tasks, a prompt injection detector, and sandbox mode (goose-docs.ai).
The full card is in the works: the "worth it or not" verdict, pricing and a comparison with neighbors will appear as it moves through the card factory.