Usage • -Installation • -Tips +Configuration • +Tips • +FAQ • +Open Source
`goose` assists in solving a wide range of programming and operational tasks. It is a live virtual developer you can interact with, guide, and learn from. -To solve problems, goose breaks down instructions into sequences of tasks and carries them out using tools. Its ability to connect its changes with real outcomes (e.g. errors) and course correct is its most powerful and exciting feature. goose is free open source software and is built to be extensible and customizable. +To solve problems, `goose` breaks down instructions into sequences of tasks and carries them out using tools. Its ability to connect its changes with real outcomes (e.g. errors) and course correct is its most powerful and exciting feature. `goose` is free open source software and is built to be extensible and customizable. + + + + ## Usage +### Installation -You interact with goose in conversational sessions - something like a natural language driven code interpreter. -The default toolkit lets it take actions through shell commands and file edits. -You can interrupt Goose at any time to help redirect its efforts. +To install `goose`, we recommend `pipx` + +First make sure you've [installed pipx][pipx] - for example + +``` sh +brew install pipx +pipx ensurepath +``` + +Then you can install `goose` with + +```sh +pipx install goose-ai +``` +### LLM provider access setup +`goose` works on top of LLMs (you need to bring your own LLM). By default, `goose` uses `openai` as LLM provider. You need to set OPENAI_API_KEY as an environment variable if you would like to use `openai`. +```sh +export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_open_api_key +``` +Otherwise, please refer Configuration to customise `goose` + +### Start `goose` session From your terminal, navigate to the directory you'd like to start from and run: ```sh goose session start @@ -34,83 +60,118 @@ You will see a prompt `G❯`: ``` G❯ type your instructions here exactly as you would tell a developer. ``` +Now you are interact with `goose` in conversational sessions - something like a natural language driven code interpreter. +The default toolkit lets it take actions through shell commands and file edits. +You can interrupt `goose` at any time to help redirect its efforts. -> [!NOTE] -> From here you can talk directly with goose - send along your instructions. If you are looking to exit, use `CTRL+D`, -> although goose should help you figure that out if you forget. See below for some examples. +### Exit `goose` session +If you are looking to exit, use `CTRL+D`, although `goose` should help you figure that out if you forget. See below for some examples. -When you exit a session, it will save the history and you can resume it later on: +### Resume `goose` session +When you exit a session, it will save the history in `~/.config/goose/sessions` directory and you can resume it later on: ``` sh goose session resume ``` -## Tips +## Configuration -Here are some collected tips we have for working efficiently with Goose +`goose` can detect what LLM and toolkits it can work with from the configuration file `~/.config/goose/profiles.yaml` automatically. -- **goose can and will edit files**. Use a git strategy to avoid losing anything - such as staging your - personal edits and leaving goose edits unstaged until reviewed. Or consider using indivdual commits which can be reverted. -- **goose can and will run commands**. You can ask it to check with you first if you are concerned. It will check commands for safety as well. -- You can interrupt goose with `CTRL+C` to correct it or give it more info. -- goose works best when solving concrete problems - experiment with how far you need to break that problem - down to get goose to solve it. Be specific! E.g. it will likely fail to `"create a banking app"`, - but probably does a good job if prompted with `"create a Fastapi app with an endpoint for deposit and withdrawal - and with account balances stored in mysql keyed by id"` -- If goose doesn't have enough context to start with, it might go down the wrong direction. Tell it - to read files that you are refering to or search for objects in code. Even better, ask it to summarize - them for you, which will help it set up its own next steps. -- Refer to any objects in files with something that is easy to search for, such as `"the MyExample class" -- goose *loves* to know how to run tests to get a feedback loop going, just like you do. If you tell it how you test things locally and quickly, it can make use of that when working on your project -- You can use goose for tasks that would require scripting at times, even looking at your screen and correcting designs/helping you fix bugs, try asking it to help you in a way you would ask a person. -- goose will make mistakes, and go in the wrong direction from times, feel free to correct it, or start again. -- You can tell goose to run things for you continuously (and it will iterate, try, retry) but you can also tell it to check with you before doing things (and then later on tell it to go off on its own and do its best to solve). -- Goose can run anywhere, doesn't have to be in a repo, just ask it! +### Configuration options +Example: -## Installation +```yaml +default: + provider: openai + processor: gpt-4o + accelerator: gpt-4o-mini + moderator: truncate + toolkits: + - name: developer + requires: {} + - name: screen + requires: {} +``` -To install goose, we recommend `pipx` +You can edit this configuration file to use different LLMs and toolkits in `goose`. `goose can also be extended to support any LLM or combination of LLMs -First make sure you've [installed pipx][pipx] - for example +#### provider +Provider of LLM. LLM providers that currently are supported by `goose`: -``` sh -brew install pipx -pipx ensurepath -``` +| Provider | Required environment variable(s) to access provider | +| :----- | :------------------------------ | +| openai | `OPENAI_API_KEY` | +| anthropic | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | +| databricks | `DATABRICKS_HOST` and `DATABRICKS_TOKEN` | -Then you can install goose with -``` sh -pipx install goose-ai -``` +#### processor +Model for complex, multi-step tasks such as writing code and executing commands. Example: `gpt-4o`. You should choose the model based the provider you configured. + +#### accelerator +Small model for fast, lightweight tasks. Example: `gpt-4o-mini`. You should choose the model based the provider you configured. -### Config +#### moderator +Rules designed to control or manage the output of the model. Moderators that currently are supported by `goose`: -Goose will try to detect what LLM it can work with and place a config in `~/.config/goose/profiles.yaml` automatically. +- `passive`: does not actively intervene in every response +- `truncate`: truncates the first contexts when the contexts exceed the max token size -#### Toolkits +#### toolkits -Goose can be extended with toolkits, and out of the box there are some available: +`goose` can be extended with toolkits, and out of the box there are some available: * `screen`: for letting goose take a look at your screen to help debug or work on designs (gives goose eyes) * `github`: for awareness and suggestions on how to use github * `repo_context`: for summarizing and understanding a repository you are working in. -To configure for example the screen toolkit, edit `~/.config/goose/profiles.yaml`: +### Examples +#### provider as `anthropic` ```yaml - provider: openai - processor: gpt-4o - accelerator: gpt-4o-mini +default: + provider: anthropic + processor: claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 + accelerator: claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 +... +``` +#### provider as `databricks` +```yaml +default: + provider: databricks + processor: databricks-meta-llama-3-1-70b-instruct + accelerator: databricks-meta-llama-3-1-70b-instruct moderator: passive toolkits: - name: developer requires: {} - - name: screen - requires: {} ``` +## Tips + +Here are some collected tips we have for working efficiently with `goose` + +- **`goose` can and will edit files**. Use a git strategy to avoid losing anything - such as staging your + personal edits and leaving `goose` edits unstaged until reviewed. Or consider using individual commits which can be reverted. +- **`goose` can and will run commands**. You can ask it to check with you first if you are concerned. It will check commands for safety as well. +- You can interrupt `goose` with `CTRL+C` to correct it or give it more info. +- `goose` works best when solving concrete problems - experiment with how far you need to break that problem + down to get `goose` to solve it. Be specific! E.g. it will likely fail to `"create a banking app"`, + but probably does a good job if prompted with `"create a Fastapi app with an endpoint for deposit and withdrawal + and with account balances stored in mysql keyed by id"` +- If `goose` doesn't have enough context to start with, it might go down the wrong direction. Tell it + to read files that you are referring to or search for objects in code. Even better, ask it to summarize + them for you, which will help it set up its own next steps. +- Refer to any objects in files with something that is easy to search for, such as `"the MyExample class" +- `goose` *loves* to know how to run tests to get a feedback loop going, just like you do. If you tell it how you test things locally and quickly, it can make use of that when working on your project +- You can use `goose` for tasks that would require scripting at times, even looking at your screen and correcting designs/helping you fix bugs, try asking it to help you in a way you would ask a person. +- `goose` will make mistakes, and go in the wrong direction from times, feel free to correct it, or start again. +- You can tell `goose` to run things for you continuously (and it will iterate, try, retry) but you can also tell it to check with you before doing things (and then later on tell it to go off on its own and do its best to solve). +- `goose` can run anywhere, doesn't have to be in a repo, just ask it! + + ### Examples Here are some examples that have been used: @@ -141,61 +202,18 @@ Some hints are in this github issue: https://github.com/square/exchange/issues G❯ I want you to help me increase the test coverage in src/java... use mvn test to run the unit tests to check it works. ``` +## FAQ -#### Advanced LLM config - -goose works on top of LLMs (you bring your own LLM). If you need to customize goose, one way is via editing: `~/.config/goose/profiles.yaml`. - -It will look by default something like: - -```yaml -default: - provider: openai - processor: gpt-4o - accelerator: gpt-4o-mini - moderator: truncate - toolkits: - - name: developer - requires: {} -``` - -*Note: This requires the environment variable `OPENAI_API_KEY` to be set to your OpenAI API key. goose uses at least 2 LLMs: one for acceleration for fast operating, and processing for writing code and executing commands.* - -You can tell it to use another provider for example for Anthropic: - -```yaml -default: - provider: anthropic - processor: claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 - accelerator: claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 -... -``` - -*Note: This will then use the claude-sonnet model, you will need to set the `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` environment variable to your anthropic API key.* - -For Databricks hosted models: - -```yaml -default: - provider: databricks - processor: databricks-meta-llama-3-1-70b-instruct - accelerator: databricks-meta-llama-3-1-70b-instruct - moderator: passive - toolkits: - - name: developer - requires: {} -``` - -This requires `DATABRICKS_HOST` and `DATABRICKS_TOKEN` to be set accordingly +**Q:** Why did I get error message of "The model `gpt-4o` does not exist or you do not have access to it.` when I talked goose? -(goose can be extended to support any LLM or combination of LLMs). +**A:** You can find out the LLM provider and models in the configuration file `~/.config/goose/profiles.yaml` here to check whether your LLM provider account has access to the models. For example, after you have made a successful payment of $5 or more (usage tier 1), you'll be able to access the GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o models via the OpenAI API. [How can I access GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o, and GPT-4o mini?](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7102672-how-can-i-access-gpt-4-gpt-4-turbo-gpt-4o-and-gpt-4o-mini). ## Open Source -Yes, goose is open source and always will be. goose is released under the ASL2.0 license meaning you can use it however you like. +Yes, `goose` is open source and always will be. `goose` is released under the ASL2.0 license meaning you can use it however you like. See LICENSE.md for more details. -To run goose from source, please see `CONTRIBUTING.md` for instructions on how to set up your environment and you can then run `uv run goose session start`. +To run `goose` from source, please see `CONTRIBUTING.md` for instructions on how to set up your environment and you can then run `uv run `goose` session start`. [pipx]: https://github.com/pypa/pipx?tab=readme-ov-file#install-pipx