AI agents

goose

Your personal AI assistant, running right on your computer.

Visit official page 日本語で詳しく見る

Popularity

★ 54k

Last update

September 2026

License / pricing

Apache-2.0

What we checked ourselves

Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.

11 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
30 Aug 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.

Where this sits among the 114 tools we list in AI agents

Commercial use confirmed as allowed95 of 114

Requires terminal commands21 that do not →
Requires an API key29 that do not →
Sends your input to the provider11 that do not →

Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.

What it does

Goose is an open AI agent from Block that works on your own PC, letting you create and run code tasks. You can use it to automate complex workflows and get help with coding projects directly from your desktop.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

Screenshots & visuals

Before you start

Setup difficultySome setup needed
Command lineRequired
API keyRequired
Sends data onlineYes

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

goose FAQ

Is goose free?: goose itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
Do I need to install anything or write code to use goose?: You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.
Does goose work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use goose commercially?: The licence is Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
goose (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
openclaw	Required	Required	Yes	No	Not verified
AutoGPT	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
langflow	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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What it does

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

goose FAQ

Is goose free?

goose itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use goose?

You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.

Does goose work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use goose commercially?

The licence is Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
goose (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
openclaw	Required	Required	Yes	No	Not verified
AutoGPT	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
langflow	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.