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Open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions. Version 1.57.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions
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Project history and usage
goose is an open-source, local AI agent created at Block and later donated to the Agentic AI Foundation. It supports desktop, terminal, and API use and can connect models to tools through MCP extensions.
Project history
goose began inside Block as an on-machine agent intended to automate engineering maintenance and repetitive work. Its earliest implementation was a Python terminal application; the project subsequently adopted a Rust CLI and an Electron desktop client.
Block released codename goose as open source in 2024. The project expanded from engineering automation into a general-purpose agent for research, writing, data analysis, and other tool-driven workflows.
In April 2026 goose moved from Block to the Agentic AI Foundation. Its documentation and source organization moved with it, while the project retained its open-source mission.
Adoption history
Block reported that goose became an everyday tool for teams across the company, while the project later attracted an external developer and extension community.
In 2026 Block donated goose to the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation, moving it toward vendor-neutral community governance.
How it is used
Users configure an LLM provider, then run goose through its desktop interface or CLI for coding, research, writing, automation, and data-oriented tasks.
Extensions connect goose to local tools and external services through MCP. Recipes capture repeatable workflows as portable YAML definitions.
The primary settings file is config.yaml. Provider secrets normally use the operating-system keyring; secrets.yaml is used only when file-based secret storage is selected or the keyring is unavailable.
Why package nerds care
goose is notable as a locally run, provider-flexible agent available as both a graphical application and command-line tool. Its early and extensive use of MCP made it a useful reference point in the packaging of extensible AI agents.
For package users, the shared CLI/Desktop configuration, headless-friendly secret fallback, cross-platform releases, and recipe-based automation make it useful beyond interactive coding assistants.
Timeline
- 2024: Block publicly released codename goose as an open-source on-machine agent.
- 2025: Block documented company-wide use of goose and MCP-based integrations.
- 2026: Block donated goose to the Agentic AI Foundation.
- 2026: The project began a goose 2.0 architecture centered on ACP and new TUI and desktop clients.
Related projects
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
- Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)
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- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/goose/config.yaml- Windows
%APPDATA%\Block\goose\config\config.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.config/goose/secrets.yaml- Windows
%APPDATA%\Block\goose\config\secrets.yaml
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.57.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/block/goose
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/block/goosenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:block-goose |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.57.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/block-goose |
| Homepage | https://block.github.io/goose/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/block/goose |
| Upstream docs | https://block.github.io/goose/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/block/goose/releases/download/v1.57.0/Goose.zip |
| SHA-256 | 8c7e0446fcac698841be1274da3cdf57ae09ac6712175b1715c3b4fa39516d3f |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | block-goose |
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| Disabled | no |
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