goose
goose is an agent app that runs on your computer and handles coding, research, writing, and automation tasks for developers and power users.
What it is good for
- Automating repetitive tasks on your own computer
- Writing and running code with an AI agent
- Researching topics and analyzing data
- Connecting an AI agent to outside tools and services
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 56,118
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is goose free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use goose?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does goose work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Ollama, OpenRouter, and Azure.
- What is goose good for?
- Automating repetitive tasks on your own computer, writing and running code with an AI agent, researching topics and analyzing data, and connecting an AI agent to outside tools and services.
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