goose
Leading#3 in Open sourcehigh confidence
Block's open-source on-machine agent (~52k★): a general-purpose local coding agent that runs tasks end-to-end via any LLM and MCP extensions.Our read
Why it ranks #3
~51.6k GitHub stars, Block stewardship and top placement in the cited open-source CLI roundup establish goose as a leading extensible on-machine agent.Here is the catch
provider setup and API billing remain the user's responsibility
general-purpose design is less coding-specialized than some rivals
tool permissions require careful configuration
Does this well
runs locally while remaining model-provider neutral
strong extensibility through MCP tools
backed by an experienced production engineering organization
Pricing
Checked by hand on 2026-07-23. Prices in this category change often — if this looks wrong, it probably is.
Key features
desktop and terminal agentmulti-provider LLM supportMCP extension ecosystemcode execution, editing and testing
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Quick facts
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