Cache external ACP providers (Claude Code, Codex) in memory so switching back to a recently-used agent reuses the warm subprocess, persist model lists to disk for instant picker fill on cold starts, pre-warm the last-used provider on server boot, and surface a dedicated "Spinning up …" state in the chat UI bracketed around the prepare call. Also de-dupes concurrent prepareSession calls so a background prepare from the agent picker and a foreground one from sendMessage join the same in-flight promise instead of racing duplicate newSession round-trips. Signed-off-by: morgmart <98432065+morgmart@users.noreply.github.com>
🦆 goose has moved! This project has moved from
block/gooseto the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) at the Linux Foundation. Some links and references are still being updated — please bear with us during the transition.
goose
your native open source AI agent — desktop app, CLI, and API — for code, workflows, and everything in between
goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine. Not just for code — use it for research, writing, automation, data analysis, or anything you need to get done.
A native desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows. A full CLI for terminal workflows. An API to embed it anywhere. Built in Rust for performance and portability.
goose works with 15+ providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, Bedrock, and more. Use API keys or your existing Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini subscriptions via ACP. Connect to 70+ extensions via the Model Context Protocol open standard.
goose is part of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) at the Linux Foundation.
Get started
Download the desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Or install the CLI:
curl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/stable/download_cli.sh | bash
Quick links
- Quickstart
- Installation
- Tutorials
- Documentation
- Governance
- Custom Distributions — build your own goose distro with preconfigured providers, extensions, and branding
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a little goose humor 🪿
Why did the developer choose goose as their AI agent?
Because it always helps them "migrate" their code to production! 🚀