Goose – Your Local AI Assistant That Gets Things Done For You.

Goose is a local AI agent that runs on your machine and helps you with engineering tasks so you can focus on more important stuff. It’s open source, it’s extensible, and the coolest part? It runs completely locally — no cloud, no waiting.

Think of it like having a smart assistant that can create files, write into text documents, take screenshots, run code, and even help you build apps — all through simple natural language commands.

Setting It Up To get started:

• Go to the Goose website and head to the Quick Start section.

• You can use it through CLI or install it manually — your choice.

• When you launch Goose, it asks you to pick your AI model

• Paste in the API key of your preferred LLM (like Gemini, OpenAI, Groq, etc.)

• and you're good to go

What Goose can Do?

Once Goose is up and running, it listens to natural language commands.

You can ask it to:

• Create folders and files Write or update text inside files

• Run shell commands

• Take screenshots

• Build basic app templates

• Automate repetitive dev tasks

It comes with extensions like:

• Developer tools for coding-related tasks

• Memory so it remembers what you’re working on

• Tutorial mode to guide you interactively

• Computer control for deeper system actions

Why You Should Try It

Goose is perfect if you’re someone who builds often and just wants to automate the boring parts. It handles basic dev tasks so smoothly, and because it runs locally, it's super responsive and private.

That’s it. Short and sweet. Try it out and see what kind of magic Goose can pull off on your machine.

Website: https://block.github.io/goose/

My Youtube Video on Goose: https://youtu.be/TdtaOI7fHds?si=Kn6zISINsoMUv--l