aaif-goose/goose
an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
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SDKs, agent skills, IDE extensions, and reference pipelines from Backblaze Labs. All open source.
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 451 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #5 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 5, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Automates complex software development tasks autonomously using any large language model (LLM).
- Offers extensible, multi-model AI agent capabilities that integrate seamlessly with developer workflows and MCP servers.
- Use for prototyping and building entire software projects from scratch with AI assistance.
- Use for debugging, testing, and refining existing codebases through autonomous code execution and editing.
- Use for orchestrating intricate engineering pipelines and interacting with external APIs to automate workflows.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
a local, extensible, open source AI agent that automates engineering tasks
goose is your on-machine AI agent, capable of automating complex development tasks from start to finish. More than just code suggestions, goose can build entire projects from scratch, write and execute code, debug failures, orchestrate workflows, and interact with external APIs - autonomously.
Whether you're prototyping an idea, refining existing code, or managing intricate engineering pipelines, goose adapts to your workflow and executes tasks with precision.
Designed for maximum flexibility, goose works with any LLM and supports multi-model configuration to optimize performance and cost, seamlessly integrates with MCP servers, and is available as both a desktop app as well as CLI - making it the ultimate AI assistant for developers who want to move faster and focus on innovation.
Why did the developer choose goose as their AI agent?
Because it always helps them "migrate" their code to production! 🚀
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+3,610 stars over 88 days across 11 snapshot days; best day +60 on Oct 25.
Forks
6.6K+567
Open issues
569+311
Compared with peers in AI
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D4Vinci/Scrapling | 101.1K | +6.3K | 75 | 6 days ago |
| thedotmack/claude-mem | 115.8K | +4.7K | 75 | today |
| heygen-com/hyperframes | 82.3K | +4.0K | 75 | today |
| harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo | 142.0K | +3.8K | 75 | 3 days ago |
| github/spec-kit | 149.2K | +2.6K | 75 | today |
| aaif-goose/goose | 56.4K | — | 45 | today |
| Category median | 115.8K | +4.0K | 75 | — |
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