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Model keys go in the system keyring through `goose configure`, in provider environment variables, or come from an existing Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscription through ACP providers.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and Apache-2.0, with nothing to buy. You pay your model provider, or nothing with a local model.", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source (checked 2026-10-01).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 54800, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-01" }, "docsUrl": "https://goose-docs.ai/docs/quickstart", "llmsTxt": "https://goose-docs.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "agent.harness", "agent.mcp-client", "agent.multi-agent" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "local", "free", "no-card", "foundation", "llms-txt", "docker" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 73.9, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 52, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 82, "maintenance": 86, "payments": 60, "reliability": 77, "schema": 81, "security": 77, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-07-24. GHSA-r5pp-p5r8-466r (CVE-2026-72718, 7.0 at NVD), a repository's git `core.fsmonitor` setting ran arbitrary commands during `goose review` without approval or a sandbox. Fixed in 1.44.0 and published, inside six months, -2. https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/security/advisories/GHSA-r5pp-p5r8-466r" ], "verdict": "Telemetry off until the user opts in, with the collected fields listed. Autonomous mode, which approves every tool call, is the default.", "strengths": [ "Telemetry off until the user opts in, with the collected fields listed", "Four permission modes, per-tool always, ask or never rules, and an extension allowlist an administrator can host", "Headless `goose run` with `--output-format json` or `stream-json`, `--max-turns` and recipes with typed parameters, retries and success checks", "15+ providers, built-in local inference, and existing Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscriptions through ACP", "Weekly releases with dated notes, 12 in the 90 days to 1 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Autonomous mode, which approves every tool call, is the default", "No sandbox, and prompt-injection detection and adversary mode are off by default", "No privacy policy for goose, and the usage-data page doesn't say where data goes or how long it's kept", "No breaking-change section in any of the last ten release notes", "About 270 open issues, many recent ones unanswered" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `GOOSE_MODE=smart_approve` or `approve` before a run. 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Block donated goose, and the escalation contact in SECURITY.md is still a block.xyz address.", "We found no terms or privacy page on goose-docs.ai and no security.txt among the docs site's static files.", "The repository moved from block/goose to aaif-goose/goose, announced on the goose blog on 7 April 2026." ], "score": 53 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/goose.json", "live": { "slug": "goose", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "aaif-goose/goose", "version": "v1.53.0", "released": "2026-10-02", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:29:00.933626606Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@aaif/goose-acp", "version": "1.53.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:29:00.469168357Z" } ], "githubStars": 54938, "npmWeekly": 228, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://goose-docs.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:04.830171027Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://goose-docs.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:50.350800204Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "goose-docs.ai", "registered": "2026-03-30", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/goose-docs.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:07.115541766Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T16:29:00.933626606Z" } }, "summary": "goose has a score of 73.9 (BB) against GitHub Copilot CLI's 57.9 (C). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 22 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-goose", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-goose.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-goose.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/github-copilot-cli-vs-goose.min.md" }, "markdown": "goose has a score of 73.9 (BB) against GitHub Copilot CLI's 57.9 (C). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is reliability, 22 points.\n\n- GitHub Copilot CLI: grade C, 57.9/100, rank #286 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/github-copilot-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/github-copilot-cli.json\n- goose: grade BB, 73.9/100, rank #52 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/goose.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/goose.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick GitHub Copilot CLI for transparency \u0026 trust (+9).\n\nPick goose for reliability (+22), schema \u0026 documentation (+9), agent ergonomics (+10), security \u0026 auth (+17), payments \u0026 pricing (+20), maintenance \u0026 community (+9).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | GitHub Copilot CLI | goose | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 77 | goose +22 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 81 | goose +9 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 82 | goose +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 77 | goose +17 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 60 | goose +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 77 | 86 | goose +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 63 | GitHub Copilot CLI +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **57.9 · C** | **73.9 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | GitHub Copilot CLI | goose |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | GitHub | Agentic AI Foundation (originally Block) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary, under the licence in the repository's `LICENSE.md`. Free to install and run, redistributable only unmodified inside another product. The repository holds the README, changelog and install script, not the source | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-23 |\n| Popularity | 11k stars | 55k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 2.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**GitHub Copilot CLI.** Asks before the first use of each modifying tool, and `--deny-tool` beats `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`. Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max interactions train GitHub's models by default since 24 April 2026.\n\n**goose.** Telemetry off until the user opts in, with the collected fields listed. Autonomous mode, which approves every tool call, is the default.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### GitHub Copilot CLI\n\n1. Pass `--deny-tool` for anything destructive. It wins over `--allow-all-tools` and `--allow-tool`\n2. Turn on the sandbox with `/sandbox enable` or `--sandbox`. It's off unless you opt in\n3. Turn off model training in Copilot settings on Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max. It's on by default since 24 April 2026\n4. Run 1.0.88 or later where enterprise policy matters. Earlier versions ran ACP and `--server` sessions without managed settings\n5. Use a fine-grained token with only the Copilot Requests permission in `GH_TOKEN` for CI\n\n### goose\n\n1. Set `GOOSE_MODE=smart_approve` or `approve` before a run. The default approves everything\n2. Pass `--max-turns` with a real limit. The default is 1000\n3. Set `SECURITY_PROMPT_ENABLED=true` when the task reads web pages or untrusted repositories\n4. 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