Goose (Block) et ses extensions MCP
Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host · requires goose
Block's open source agent, extensible via MCP servers, running on your machine.
The best MCP-native agent outside Anthropic, free and local.
Security reflects where data goes, requested permissions and incidents on record at the verification date. It is not a guarantee of zero risk: check the deployment mode and the connections you enable.
What it does, concretely
Managing repetitive tasks on your computer, automating workflows, or interacting with external tools often means juggling multiple applications. Goose centralises these actions into a single agent that runs directly on your machine, without sending your data to a forced third-party service.
Goose works as an autonomous agent: you give it an instruction in plain language, and it chains the necessary steps to complete it, whether that involves writing code, doing research, analysing data, or automating tasks. It connects to over 70 extensions via the open MCP protocol and supports more than 15 model providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, and Azure. You can use your own API key or a local model.
Goose is aimed at developers, technical professionals, and advanced users who want to automate complex tasks on their machine without depending on a closed cloud subscription. It is available as a desktop app on macOS, Linux, and Windows, as well as via the command line.
It is less suited to users looking for a ready-to-use tool with no configuration, or those who are not comfortable managing API keys and enabling extensions. Actions executed on the machine through activated extensions require careful attention to the permissions granted.
What it offers
- ·Autonomous natural-language agent capable of chaining multiple steps to complete coding, research, writing, or automation tasks.
- ·Compatibility with more than 15 model providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, Bedrock, and others.
- ·Connection to over 70 extensions via the open Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard.
- ·Native desktop app for macOS, Linux, and Windows, plus a full command-line interface.
- ·Built-in API allowing Goose to be embedded in other applications or workflows.
- ·Support for local models via Ollama, with no data sent to external servers.
- ·Ability to create custom distributions with preconfigured providers, extensions, and branding.
- ·Open source project under the Apache 2.0 licence, hosted at the Linux Foundation via the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF).
In practice
- Price
- Free
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: yes
- Available on
- macos, linux, windows, cli
- Host
- goose
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- FR interface
- No
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: one caveat, see the card
- Your data
- Data stays local
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last release
- 23 October 2026
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 January 2025
How to install Goose (Block) et ses extensions MCP
curl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/stable/download_cli.sh | bash