goose
an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
An extensible open-source agent on your machine that goes beyond coding tasks.
You want a managed cloud product with support.
About goose
_your native open source AI agent — desktop app, CLI, and API — for code, workflows, and everything in between_
goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine. Not just for code — use it for research, writing, automation, data analysis, or anything you need to get done.
A native desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows. A full CLI for terminal workflows. An API to embed it anywhere. Built in Rust for performance and portability.
goose is an open-source project written primarily in Rust, with 55k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.
goose vs. the alternatives
All 20 alternatives →| Record | Stars | Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| goosethis listing | 55k | Rust | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| Hermes Agent | 250k | Python | MIT | Open source |
| AutoGPT | 188k | Python | — | Open source |
| ragflow | 91k | Go | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| deer-flow | 83k | Python | MIT | Open source |
| anything-llm | 67k | JavaScript | MIT | Open source |
