goose is a general-purpose agent for code, research, writing and automation. It comes as a native desktop app, a CLI and an API, and connects to 70+ extensions through the Model Context Protocol. It started at Block and is now part of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation.
Install the desktop app or the CLI with Homebrew or the download script. Homebrew's cask lists macOS 12 or later.
goose is free. It works with 15+ providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and local models through Ollama, or your existing Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscription.
How to Get It
brew install --cask block-goosebrew install block-goose-clicurl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/stable/download_cli.sh | bashOfficial downloads only. MLX never re-hosts an app, and never runs a command for you.
MLX Score
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Pairs Well With
OllamaRun locallyInformation
- Developer
- Agentic AI Foundation
- Category
- Coding agents
- Price
- Free (Free and open source; bring API keys, a Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscription, or local models.)
- Your data
- On your Mac or in the cloud
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Mac
- macOS 12 or later
- iPhone and iPad
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- Facts checked
- 2026-11-01
Sources
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