# Cursor CLI vs goose (slim)

> goose has a score of 73.9 (BB) against Cursor CLI's 35.8 (F). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 50 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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goose has a score of 73.9 (BB) against Cursor CLI's 35.8 (F). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 50 points.

- Cursor CLI: F 35.8, rank #441 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.min.md
- goose: BB 73.9, rank #52 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/goose.min.md
- Pick Cursor CLI for nothing in particular. Pick goose for reliability (+50), schema & documentation (+42), agent ergonomics (+40), security & auth (+31), payments & pricing (+35), maintenance & community (+24).

| Category | Cursor CLI | goose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 27 | 77 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 39 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 42 | 82 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 46 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 62 | 86 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 63 |