Guides

📄️ Managing Sessions

A session is a single, continuous interaction between you and Goose, providing a space to ask questions and prompt action. In this guide, we'll cover how to start, exit, and resume a session.

Goose’s permissions determine how much autonomy it has when modifying files, using extensions, and performing automated actions. By selecting a permission mode, you have full control over how Goose interacts with your development environment.

📄️ Using Goosehints

.goosehints is a text file used to provide additional context about your project and improve the communication with Goose. The use of goosehints ensures that Goose understands your requirements better and can execute tasks more effectively.

📄️ CLI Commands

Goose provides a command-line interface (CLI) with several commands for managing sessions, configurations and extensions. Below is a list of the available commands and their descriptions:

📄️ LLM Rate Limits

Rate limiting is the process of restricting the number of requests a user or application can send to an LLM API within a specific timeframe. LLM providers enforce this with the purpose of managing resources and preventing abuse.

📄️ Logging System

Goose uses a unified storage system for conversations and interactions. All conversations and interactions (both CLI and Desktop) are stored locally in the following locations:

📄️ File Management

As an autonomous agent, Goose is designed to carry out tasks following specified instructions. This may sometimes involve working with local files. It's essential to follow best practices for safe file modification to monitor changes and revert anywhere necessary.

📄️ Adjust Tool Output

When working with the Goose CLI, you can control the verbosity of tool output.

📄️ Quick Tips

Here is a collection of tips for working with Goose: