Goose · Block → Agentic AI Foundation (Linux Foundation)
Block's Rust-built, Apache-2.0 general engineering agent — now stewarded by the Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation — distinguished by the deepest MCP integration in the ecosystem (70+ extensions, can also act as an MCP server) and shareable YAML 'Recipes' that scaled agent workflows to 60% of Block.
Identity
| Homepage | https://block.github.io/goose |
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| Repository | https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose |
| License | open-source |
| Domain | coding |
| Form factor | cli · desktop-app · sdk |
Model support
| Model-agnostic | ✓ yes |
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| Native models | — |
| Local models | ✓ yes |
| Pricing | byok |
Extensibility
| MCP client | ✓ yes |
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| Agent Skills support | ✓ yes |
| Plugins / hooks | ✓ yes |
Execution & safety
| Sandboxing | none |
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| Autonomy spectrum | supervised → semi-autonomous → autonomous-local |
| Subagents | ✓ yes |
| Parallel sessions | ✓ yes |
| Context management | compaction · persistent-memory |
Integration & evidence
| Headless / API | ✓ yes |
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| GitHub integration | ✓ yes |
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✓ profile last verified 2026-07-08 · benchmark figures are vendor-reported unless a source states otherwise