Context Engineering

Context engineering is about building background knowledge, preferences, and workflows that help goose work more effectively. Instead of repeating instructions, you define them once and teach goose how you work.

📚 Documentation & Guides

Using goosehints

Use AGENTS.md, .goosehints, and other files to provide project context, preferences, and instructions that goose loads automatically.

Using Skills

Create reusable instruction sets containing workflows, scripts, and other resources that goose can load on demand.

Custom Slash Commands

Create custom shortcuts to quickly run reusable instructions in any chat session with simple slash commands.

Persistent Instructions

Inject critical reminders into goose's working memory every turn. Ideal for security guardrails and behavioral rules that must never be forgotten.

Memory Extension

Teach goose persistent knowledge it can recall across sessions. Save commands, code snippets, and preferences for consistent assistance.

Research → Plan → Implement Pattern

See how slash commands make it easy to integrate instructions into interactive RPI workflows.

📝 Featured Blog Posts

What's in my .goosehints file

A deep dive into .goosehints vs Memory Extension, and how to optimize your goose configuration for better performance.

Stop Your AI Agent From Making Unwanted Changes

Teach your AI agent how to commit early and often so you can control changes and roll back safely.

The AI Skeptic's Guide to Context Windows

Why do AI agents forget? Learn how context windows, tokens, and goose help you manage memory and long conversations.