Goose
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Nov 2, 2025first mention
Oct 26, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Goose was the only harness that didnt bloat context too much with system prompts”
“Maybe check out Goose.”
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“I use goose[1] for db migrations.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“I've done this with Goose at Block with more classic post-training approaches”
worked at Block on Gooseon “Components of a Coding Agent”
Threads where it came up
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- Meta Muse Glimmer – open weights 30B local coding model 1 mention
- Ask HN: Is anyone experimenting with different ways of using LLMs for coding? 1 mention
- Show HN: Block/buzz: a workspace built for teams of humans and agents 1 mention
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All comments 10
At this point I'd rather try to invest effort and usage in a harness that is FOSS and is actually steered by a non-profit. Goose comes to mind and to be honest I haven't tried it beyond installing and giving it a prompt or two. Comiong to harnesses, even Pi seems like a weird choice. I mean Pi, until it's "your own customised Pi", is pretty useless and pointless. Besides they are also starting to have their own model
“I've embedded the Goose harness as a back end”
“I have Goose installed which I have no real complaints about.”
“Goose was the only harness that didnt bloat context too much with system prompts”
“Started with running all the usual suspects pi, claude code, codex, goose”
“our team uses goose, Claude Code, Codex, and other agents”
“Maybe check out Goose.”
“Does Goose AI aspire/do this?”
“I tried it a few months back and it was pretty crappy.”
“I use goose[1] for db migrations.”