# goose

> Extensible open-source agent that installs, executes, edits and tests with any LLM; MCP-native.

Canonical: https://thelocalbench.com/tools/goose · Data as of 2026-10-12 · The Local Bench (thelocalbench.com), data as of 2026-10-12, CC BY 4.0

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- Category: Coding agents / Desktop & CLI agent
- Website: https://goose-docs.ai/
- Repository: https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose
- Open source: yes, Apache-2.0 [verified] https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
- Pricing: free, starting $0 [verified] https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux [sourced] https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose#readme
- Added 2026-10-13, last verified 2026-10-13
- Sponsored: no

## Works with local models

| Integration | Status | Flag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama | yes | [sourced] | https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose#readme |
| llama.cpp | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| LM Studio | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| OpenAI-compatible | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| MCP | yes | [sourced] | https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose#readme |

JSON: https://thelocalbench.com/api/v1/tools/goose.json

Logo: trademark of its owner, shown to identify the tool (source: github-org-avatar, https://github.com/aaif-goose.png?size=384).