Comparison - Open source AI agent

Winy vs goose

goose is an open source agent for code and much more; Winy is the board where the goose CLI runs as a card beside your notes.

goose is an open source, general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine, with a desktop app, a CLI and an API; Block created it and contributed it to the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation.

Winy is a native infinite-canvas notebook for Mac, iPad and iPhone, where any CLI agent, the goose CLI included, runs as a live terminal card on the board next to your notes, ink and images.

They do different jobs: goose is the agent and you bring the model, while Winy gives your goose sessions a place on a board you think on.

At a glance

Question	Winy	goose
What it is	A canvas notebook where agent sessions are cards	An open source, general-purpose AI agent
Writes code itself	No, the agents on the board do	Yes, plus research, writing and automation
Models	None of its own; runs the agents you use	15+ providers, local models, or your existing subscriptions
Where it runs	Mac, iPad and iPhone; the Mac runs the agents	Desktop app and CLI on macOS, Linux and Windows
Extending it	Notes, ink and images the agents can see	70+ MCP extensions, skills and YAML recipes
Notes and sketches	Text, notes, ink, arrows and images on the board	Not a notebook
Open source	No	Yes, Apache 2.0
Price	Early access, join the waitlist	Free; you pay your model provider

Which one is for you

Choose goose if

You want the agent itself, and for more than code: goose also does research, writing, data analysis and automation.
You want an Apache 2.0 agent with a neutral home at the Linux Foundation, a desktop app and a CLI.
You want to plug in 70+ MCP extensions and share workflows as recipes.

Choose Winy if

You run goose next to Claude Code, Codex or other CLI agents and want all of them on one board.
You want your notes, sketches and arrows beside the agent, and visible to it.
You want to zoom out and see which agents are working and which are waiting on you, from your Mac, iPad or iPhone.

Using both

Use both. The goose CLI runs in a terminal card on the Winy canvas, a real session on your Mac with your providers and extensions. Give each task its own goose card, keep the notes and sketches for it alongside, and zoom out to see which agents are working and which are waiting on you.

Questions

Does Winy work with goose?

Yes. goose has a full CLI, and Winy runs any CLI agent as a live terminal card on the canvas.

Is goose free?

goose is free and open source under Apache 2.0. You connect your own model provider by API key, a local model, or an existing Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscription.

Is goose still a Block project?

Block created goose and contributed it as a founding project of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation in December 2025, where it now lives.

goose has a desktop app. Why use Winy?

The goose desktop app is a home for goose. Winy is a board for all your agents and your thinking: goose, Claude Code and others as cards side by side, with your notes, ink and images around them.

Thinking is Winning