Agentic AI Foundation (originally Block)
goose
goose is a coding agent for the terminal by Agentic AI Foundation (originally Block).
48out of 100As of September 30, 2026
Summary
goose is an open-source coding agent for the terminal with an additional desktop app. Block originally built it; the Agentic AI Foundation now maintains it. It launched on January 28, 2025 under the Apache-2.0 license.
goose ships without models. You connect your own API key or subscription. goose runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Popularity
How often the harness is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every harness in the directory.
The most popular AI harnesses
Popularity index from 0 to 100, higher is more popular.
20 of 31 models
As of November 4, 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index
Over time
Values from January 31, 2025 to September 30, 2026
gooseMuse CodeOh My Pi (OMP)Factory DroidGrok Build
Sources
Every fact on this profile rests on one of these sources. The date is the day the source was read.
| Source | Backs | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| opensource.block.xyz/blog/introducing-goose | Launch date | November 5, 2026 |
| github.com/aaif-goose/goose | License, Platforms, GitHub repository (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| goose-docs.ai | Open source, Model access | November 5, 2026 |
| api.github.com/repos/aaif-goose/goose | GitHub repository (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/extensionquery | VS Code extension (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |
| marketplace.visualstudio.com/items | VS Code extension (popularity index) | November 5, 2026 |