# Goose CLI

> Goose CLI is an officially published AI tool from Block. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

- **Canonical URL:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/goose
- **Kind:** AI tool
- **Publisher:** Block
- **Trust level:** official
- **Risk score:** 10/100 (low)
- **Website:** https://github.com/block/goose
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **JSON:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/api/entries/agent/goose

## Description

Open-source terminal AI agent with MCP extensions and recipes

## Why it scored 10

The score starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50 and moves only through the signals below. The formula is published at https://catalog.anomity.ai/about — there is no model and no hidden heuristic.

| Signal | Contribution | Severity | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Published by the vendor | -40 | trust offset |  |

Clamped result: **10/100**, band **low**.

## Configuration surface

Files this tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

- `goose-project-skill` — Goose CLI project skills
- `goose-user-skill` — Goose CLI skills (user-scope)
- `goose-global-config` — Global configuration with extensions and MCP servers
    - win32: `${APPDATA}\Block\goose\config\config.yaml`
    - darwin: `${HOME}/.config/goose/config.yaml`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.config/goose/config.yaml`
- `goose-permissions` — Permissions configuration
    - win32: `${APPDATA}\Block\goose\config\permissions.yaml`
    - darwin: `${HOME}/.config/goose/permissions.yaml`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.config/goose/permissions.yaml`
- `goose-global-hints` — Global Goose hints/instructions (.goosehints)
    - win32: `${APPDATA}\Block\goose\config\.goosehints`
    - darwin: `${HOME}/.config/goose/.goosehints`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.config/goose/.goosehints`
- `goose-project-hints` — Project-level Goose hints/instructions (.goosehints)
    - win32: `${PROJECT}\.goosehints`
    - darwin: `${PROJECT}/.goosehints`
    - linux: `${PROJECT}/.goosehints`

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Source: Anomity Catalog (https://catalog.anomity.ai/). Scoring methodology: https://catalog.anomity.ai/about. Machine-readable index: https://catalog.anomity.ai/llms.txt · https://catalog.anomity.ai/openapi.json