⚡️💻 TECH - Claude Code costs $200/month. GitHub Copilot costs $19/month. Jack Dorsey's company built a free alternative. 35,000 GitHub stars.

It's called Goose.

An open source AI agent built by Block that goes beyond code suggestions. It installs, executes, edits, and tests. With any LLM you choose.

Not autocomplete. Not suggestions. A full autonomous agent that takes actions on your computer.

No vendor lock-in. No monthly subscription. Bring your own model.

Here's what Goose does:

→ Works with ANY LLM. Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, DeepSeek, Ollama. Your choice.
→ Reads and understands your entire codebase
→ Writes, edits, and refactors code across multiple files
→ Runs shell commands and installs dependencies
→ Executes and debugs your code automatically
→ Extensible through MCP. Connect it to any external tool.
→ Desktop app, CLI, and web interface. Pick your workflow.
→ Written in Rust. Fast. Lightweight. No bloat.

Here's the wildest part:

Block is a $40 billion company. They built Cash App, Square, and TIDAL. They use Goose internally. Then they open sourced the entire thing.

This isn't a side project from a random developer. This is production-grade tooling from a company that processes billions in payments. Built for their own engineers. Given to everyone.

Claude Code: $200/month. Locked to Claude.
GitHub Copilot: $19/month. Locked to GitHub.
Cursor: $20/month. Locked to their editor.

Goose: Free. Any LLM. Any editor. Any workflow. Forever.

35.3K GitHub stars. 3.3K forks. 4,078 commits. Built by Block.

100% Open Source. Apache 2.0 License.