Goose

Spec sheet

What it does

Goose is an open-source general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine for code, research, writing, automation, and data analysis.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Purpose

Goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine for research, writing, automation, data analysis, and other tasks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Intended users

The project describes Goose as a general-purpose agent for developers and other users who want help with code, workflows, research, writing, automation, or data analysis.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Platforms

The desktop app is available for macOS, Linux, and Windows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Integrations

Goose connects to more than 70 extensions through the Model Context Protocol, including integrations for databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, and Google Drive.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Security

The site lists prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer as security features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Privacy

Anonymous usage metrics are collected only when the user opts in, and the documented metrics exclude conversations, code, tool arguments, error messages, and personal data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Support

The project directs users to its Discord community for questions and help.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

License

The site identifies Goose as open source under the Apache 2.0 license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Apps

Goose offers a native desktop app, a CLI, and an API.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Data handling

Conversations, prompts, and information Goose accesses may be sent to the selected LLM provider and subject to that provider’s data policies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Interfaces

Goose provides a native desktop app, a CLI, and an API for embedding it in other applications.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

MCP Apps

Extensions can render interactive interfaces such as buttons, forms, and visualizations inside Goose Desktop.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Model providers

Goose works with more than 15 providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, and Bedrock.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Models

Goose works with more than 15 providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, and Bedrock.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Permission modes

Permission modes include autonomous, manual approval, smart approval, and chat only; autonomous mode is the default.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Provider billing

Goose may require available credits in the selected LLM provider account, and providers may impose usage rate limits.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Recipes

Recipes are portable YAML workflow configurations that can include instructions, extensions, parameters, and subrecipes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Security controls

Goose offers prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer for unsafe actions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Security limitation

Prompt injection checks are a safeguard and may not detect novel or sophisticated threats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · goose-docs.ai

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• AI Code Generators#26 of 548.4
• AI Code Generation Software#15 of 278.3
• Coding Tool#19 of 258.1