goose: AI agent (CLI agent) in 2026

Open-source on-machine agent extended through MCP servers.

Sourced facts checked 2026-10-17 Rank 8 of 16 in CLI agent. Source: Official site or docs, checked 2026-10-17.

Key facts

Type	AI agent
Category	CLI agent
Maker	Block (repo now under aaif-goose org)
Interface	CLI, desktop
Licence	Apache-2.0 (Open source)
GitHub stars	55,362 (as of 2026-10-17)
MCP support	Yes (per official docs)
Subagents	Yes
Headless mode	Yes
Sandboxing	Yes
Note	Repo moved from block/goose to aaif-goose/goose; MCP-based extensions per previous batch.
Website	https://goose-docs.ai/
Repository	https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose
Source	https://goose-docs.ai/ (checked 2026-10-17)
Vibe Shipped harness page	https://vibeshipped.io/harness/goose
Vibe Shipped toolbox page	https://vibeshipped.io/agent-toolbox/goose

Install

This agent is an MCP client (official docs). To give it a server from this directory, add that server in this agent's own MCP settings; every MCP server entry shows the snippet.

Source: https://goose-docs.ai/ (checked 2026-10-17).

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