Goose — AI Developer Agent by Block

What is Goose?

Goose is an open-source AI developer agent from Block (parent company of Square). It runs in the terminal, understands project context, and supports extensible toolkits and MCP servers.

In one sentence: Goose is Block's open-source terminal AI dev agent with extensible toolkits, session memory, and MCP server support — 10k+ GitHub stars.

For: Developers who want an enterprise-backed open-source terminal AI agent. Supports: Claude, GPT-4o, Ollama.

Core Features

1. Extensible Toolkits

Built-in dev, screenshot, Git, Jira, and GitHub toolkits — plus custom toolkits.

2. MCP Server Support

Declare MCP servers in the config file — automatically loaded.

3. Session Memory

Maintains context across sessions and supports resuming previous ones.

4. Multiple Profiles

Use different model and toolkit combinations per project.

FAQ

Q: How does it compare to Claude Code? A: Both are terminal AI agents. Goose is open source with a plugin system; Claude Code has deeper Claude integration.

Q: Production ready? A: Yes — Block (a Fortune 500 company) uses it internally and open-sourced it.