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Block Open Source
At Block, we believe open source is at the heart of innovation and community empowerment. Our vision is to nurture a diverse and vibrant open source ecosystem that removes barriers to technology and fosters economic opportunities for all.
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Last Notes npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource For Day 6, youโll use goose in your CI/CD pipeline to build a festival feedback system! https://adventofai.dev/challenges/6 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Day 5 of the Advent of AI is here! & itโs time to throw your keyboards out the window. The challenge: build a gesture-controlled Homecoming Board using real flight data. Watch the Day 5 solution + try the Day 6 challenge, now live! https://blossom.primal.net/71c3e5b2b2fdc95895c574f727c6021ea6f9893591ea5d1bffb14258185ea30d.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource It's Friday! You know what that means...it's time to see what goose events are coming up next ๐ชฟ - MCP Night returns for a special holiday edition by WorkOS! Join the goose team at the historic Regency Ballroom for incredible demos and discussions. https://luma.com/mcp-night-3 https://blossom.primal.net/d702ce804a171eae46c0933fd12fadfff84b885657d0628083621dca9580c2db.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource It's the most wonderful time of the year... to build with goose. โ๏ธ Starting December 1st, swap that holiday rerun for a daily AI challenge! Join Advent of AI and boost your AI agent proficiency every weekday. All skill levels welcome https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/11/30/announcing-advent-of-ai npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Create content โ
then spend 3 hours promoting it perfectly everywhere ๐ฉ Our Dev Advocate, Ebony Louis, said โno thanksโ and automated it by creating 2 MCP servers & 1 goose recipe. Daily drafts, no duplicates, less work. https://blossom.primal.net/d503c7a8b0e96664128e7be72baa88076f2d235a8e6c2cb941f592a2dbd5fd10.png https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/11/21/social-media-agent-automation npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Using an AI agent to migrate a codebase sounds great in theory, but in practice it can feel like an orchestrated lie. Rizel Scarlett breaks down the messy, real steps she used to prompt goose to migrate a React and Node app to Next.js. Blog post: https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/11/17/migrate-app-with-ai-agent/ https://blossom.primal.net/8fd58ed8da4e35fff0f0f0ac6b811462abf5baf48a4c8862d28b3575f18c1c8c.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource It's Friday! That means it's time to see what goose events are coming up next thru the 21st. ๐ชฟ๐ชฟ๐ชฟ - Join us at AI Engineer Code Summit NY to see goose, and what top AI builders are planning for 2026. https://www.ai.engineer/code - Vibe code with goose returns next week, with our lovely host Ebony Louis! - Rizel Scarlett will be speaking at OpenMetadata's Community meetup about goose! Join in virtually at https://www.meetup.com/openmetadata-meetup-group/events/308134557/ https://blossom.primal.net/db3785e2716e28c44aeac1470d6b18cb41557468b3faba298829163acb7ae649.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Happy Friday! https://blossom.primal.net/1af53fdf5018f46f5e84b32afbd99ba469251e072a95e358d163bf0c6f8293e4.mp4 That means it's time to see what goose events are coming up next ๐ชฟ Subscribe to the events calendar: https://calget.com/c/t7jszrie npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource 64 merged contributions in 4 weeks. Hacktoberfest 2025 was goose's first time participating, and thank you doesn't quite cover it. Every single contribution made goose better! ๐ชฟ๐ https://blossom.primal.net/4492e0a4745820cfef765868c3d59de646669654a4e78bc0f80e2e9cdb2db302.mp4 Thank you so much for celebrating open source with us. See the full Top 20 leaderboard and prizes here: https://github.com/block/goose/issues/4775 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Hacktoberfest 2025 is almost over. ๐ Here's a sneak peek on what's next.. https://blossom.primal.net/5ddac66092c343af03e6cd35ee109703b4b8ceda28945d6a95e77e44ad6a47ab.mp4 + the chance to win $10K hasn't ended yet. Don't miss out! - Still time to enter: https://nokeyboardsallowed.dev/ - goose @ Boston meetup: https://luma.com/3x7iyomz npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource โฐ 2 days left to win over $10k!! Use goose to create an app driven by voice, vision, or motion โ anything but your keyboard. ๐ First 5 entries win $150 in LLM credits ๐ฅ 1st place wins $5K from the prize pool! (https://nokeyboardsallowed.dev/) https://blossom.primal.net/8b939a970d904163dd88db18856993d5da2266ebc0669b3a99b867bc7b9cb0e7.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource It's time to celebrate all contributors whoโve helped make goose better in September 2025. โค๏ธ https://blossom.primal.net/cc72a0857d9d485fe6eb3b441e756d5a8e11adef8cb8c16dd9035576bda5cabb.mp4 See who made it to the top: ๐ Top 5 Community Stars ๐ค Top 5 Team Stars ๐ฅ September Leaderboard Rankings For last month at https://block.github.io/goose/community/ Thank you for all of your contributions โจ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource October is almost over ๐ here are the events coming 'round the corner! https://blossom.primal.net/aa2c1ea1f5347e1d31ec60683b7a3a087c1153bf3955ae59d0b8290c97f152b4.mp4 + the chance to win $10K+ prizes + goose swag ends Oct 31st. Don't miss out! โฐ Scan to register or subscribe to the calendar: https://linktr.ee/goose_oss - Vibe Code with goose returns on October 30th with Emma! Her first appearance since the Great goose Off ๐ - Join us at GitHub Universe 2025! Rizel Scarlett will be doing a session on "How to vibe code responsibly (with a little help from MCPs)" on October 29th. - At Generative AI Summit Boston, Rizel Scarlett will also be on a panel: "Building Industry-Ready Agents & How to Accelerate Their Adoption" on October 30th. npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Exciting events are coming up. Plus, there's still time to win $10K+ prizes and goose swag! https://blossom.primal.net/9d996552ab6cc0972ee0d138f3cbbb5d6d2b6c111b9a920323fbb0c129d92ee2.mp4 Scan to register or subscribe to the calendar: https://lnkd.in/e-Am9Smv (more info below) - The Great Goose Off Returns Oct 21st with Rizel Scarlett! Wonder who our contestants will be ๐ - At DevSecCon 2025 W. Ian Douglas will be presenting a virtual talk! Register here: https://snyk.io/events/devseccon/ - At API Denver Group's upcoming meetup, W. Ian Douglas will be presenting an intro to APIs talk. Register now: https://www.meetup.com/denver-apis-meetup-group/events/307787612/ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Weโre not here to impress AI with perfect prompts. It should be impressing us by responding to what we actually intend to do. If youโre building agentic experiences, itโs time to design for intent, not input. https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/10/14/designing-ai-for-humans/ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐ CodeTV x goose Hackathon is now live! We're giving away $10K+ in prizes if you can build an app with goose that listens, moves, or reacts to anything but your keyboard. ๐ฃ๏ธ Voice commands ๐ Gestures ๐ก Sensors โ๏ธ Even sunlight! https://nokeyboardsallowed.dev/ https://blossom.primal.net/8b939a970d904163dd88db18856993d5da2266ebc0669b3a99b867bc7b9cb0e7.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Where for art thou, official goose swag? Wait no more! https://www.gooseswag.xyz/ is live now for all the ๐ชฟ swag your heart desires. https://blossom.primal.net/7241ec6cd2803dfc216c51392d309e95440f1b4790440334490ba49417d59a99.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Full video here: https://youtu.be/0KyLCmkc-Do And check out the blog post for more detail: https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/10/08/recipe-cookbook-generator npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Everybody has patterns in how they work: writing, coding, reviewing, analyzing, documenting. What if your AI could learn those patterns? ๐ค ๐ Analyze session data ๐ Build automation ๐ Level up productivity โฐ Save your future self time! https://blossom.primal.net/48961e6fd72242b25e0556ab5cf3fd845842dfbd0755eef23e87e9ac6c1e993f.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Think you can do better? Join the challenge! https://nokeyboardsallowed.dev/ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Watch the full video to see the results of their innovative, chaotic builds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CxvZwaS2z0 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource goose makes it easy to build apps fast, so we raised the stakes. We challenged six developers to build one in four hours with a single rule: their apps couldnโt rely on a keyboard or mouse. https://blossom.primal.net/c404849b282630882768b440fcacb3e815a711457b8ad566e2a9f4604d9ca87a.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Edit Message Guide: https://block.github.io/goose/docs/guides/sessions/in-session-actions/#edit-message npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Sent the wrong prompt? No problem. With goose, you can edit past messages and the convo continues like nothing happened. Itโs basically git rebase, but for your AI agent. https://blossom.primal.net/bbfb5aaf5790f84bdb62b8c6c16730a99cf32acf23e1c9f33f239da7c3adff97.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Blog post with more detail and documentation links: https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/09/26/subagents-vs-subrecipes Full-length video: https://youtu.be/joePzlkARjs npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Choose the right tool: Subagents vs subrecipes ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ - Subagents: quick one-off isolated prompted missions - Subrecipes: tasty reusable workflows with typed params and custom LLM choice - When to choose each, or when to use BOTH! Full length video and blog post in the comments! https://blossom.primal.net/29110690d0e2c8cc660e4290acba721d685035e35c777cfbc6817f4ae9feaf46.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource It's officially spooky season, which means... goose x Hacktoberfest 2025 is live! Beginner-friendly issues, a live leaderboard, plus a chance to win new goose swag ๐ชฟ To get started: https://bit.ly/goosetoberfest2025 https://blossom.primal.net/6636a2a58d38a6b49c735a624673ff65bd9f7cff79bf0979be9bba2f50813bfc.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1szmJSKInnU npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Aren't you tired of repeating that prompt over and over? Become the Master Chef on your dev team with goose recipes: ๐ณ Pick and pair the right LLM per task ๐ถ๏ธ Sprinkle in retry logic ๐ฅฃ Fold in template control flow ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ Whip up parallel subrecipes Link to full video in the thread! https://blossom.primal.net/49d871557d61617c4e7fc2bfbfc98ee115b1c7e1369228ae5a3449afaf0ac1e9.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Read our docs to learn more: https://block.github.io/goose/docs/guides/sessions/in-session-actions/#queue-messages npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Why babysit every prompt when Goose can handle the queue? Skip the messy one shot prompts. Queue digestible steps and let Goose run them in order. You can even reorder the prompts mid flow! That means clearer results for Goose and more time for you to grab a coffee โ๏ธ https://blossom.primal.net/e7c49c38e0852335cbdf2c2ffe7e382c2b7ee40876fda62cd4a700a5c5afef78.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Our full tutorial is at https://block.github.io/goose/docs/mcp/vercel-mcp npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource The future of developer workflows is conversational! Use the @Vercel MCP with goose to track projects, deployments, and team status! Link in ๐งต https://blossom.primal.net/2599cd1d91dfb37f69fe19e7b9509a9264412f2b5344ebae951dbf5da8077b35.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource It's time to celebrate all contributors whoโve helped make goose better in August 2025. โค๏ธ See who made it to the top: ๐ Top 5 Community Stars ๐ค Top 5 Team Stars ๐ฅ August Leaderboard Rankings > https://block.github.io/goose/community/ Thank you for all of your contributions, they mean the world โจ https://blossom.primal.net/09abeaec61fdd8cb457016f8f559330e24b0d06533a3e53451e370f725f85edf.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource https://block.github.io/goose/recipes npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource โจ The Goose Recipe Cookbook is LIVE โจ Got a Goose setup that just works? Don't let it disappear. Save it. Share it. & Let the community cook. ๐ The first 50 APPROVED recipes will receive $10 in OpenRouter LLM credits. Submit yours now: [link in the comments] Let's build a library of shareable Goose workflows together! https://blossom.primal.net/93597a6bf887bfb51c23ca023d0f06191beb419344f7e34bcae6e96d964eb0ed.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource https://blossom.primal.net/03a36132a3d6b699073bd34e5305080eb4f311fa6d73017aa2e9f72ae85851aa.png August was a month of major releases, initiatives, and events for the open source community. From Amsterdam hack nights to game-changing features, letโs take a peek behind the scenes at each milestone. โค๏ธ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/celebrating-major-milestones-block-opensource-j0dbe https://github.com/block/ospo/discussions/158 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource We've got another Flight School video for you: using headless Goose to grab news articles and run sentiment analysis in parallel, and build a summary web page, on a schedule! https://youtu.be/gvg7DomaJuA npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource We watched @nprofileโฆzj6n vibe code for 2 hours and here are the takeaways https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/jack-dorseys-vibe-coding-tips npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource At Block, we're moving fast with AI, but never at the expense of security. Here are our GenAI security principles. https://blossom.primal.net/c4b71241126d734e54208709eaffeaa8ef1f18dffb81bec19822a34998d96707.png https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/genai-security-principles npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Join the livestream Wednesday at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern! Ian is showing Matt how to use goose in "headless" mode with MCP to find routine tasks that take up Matt's time so he can focus on his business operations instead. https://blossom.primal.net/29c851164258fe4ed16dccb7d07ce5ab32e257d97db749845d0ab7f50904bdae.png https://linktr.ee/blockopensource npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Tech moves too fast to keep up manually. The Devto MCP Server lets Goose scan, fetch, and summarize the latest posts for you. ๐ฅ https://youtube.com/shorts/nkdksdxHxaQ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Have a website you keep promising you'll design? (eventually? ๐) Tania Chakraborty can relate! See how a prompt challenge quickly turned into her dream website. ๐ https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/08/14/how-goose-rebuilt-my-website/ https://blossom.primal.net/ec02c035e71674659ff52394966c38056fac9a772f27df3aa345be059f32597f.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐บ : https://linktr.ee/blockopensource npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource MCP-UI is here! & weโve got its creators, and the Goose engineer who's bringing it to life! Instead of typing prompt after prompt, developers can now build real, interactive UIsโ all running inside Goose. Watch the team that built it and the first team to adopt it break it down live. https://blossom.primal.net/206c5c073228efa97d39efd5ba71f0d7c5b6c63880952837c304e6a1eb43b411.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Why just talk to your AI agent when you can interact with it? Now you can, with MCP-UI. Live in goose 1.3.0 Learn more: https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/08/11/mcp-ui-post-browser-world/ https://blossom.primal.net/53fe3e4594ab1365919f7998bd377c7bf74ebd847f9a54e12e515320a1525d2e.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource AI agents are changing how we build. Join us for an evening hosted in collaboration with Dagger, Docker, and Databricks in Amsterdam to explore MCP and get hands-on with Goose. ๐ August 27 at 6 PM Secure your backstage pass to the future: https://lu.ma/zfbvc190 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource MCP-UI changes the game! Instead of typing prompt after prompt, developers can now build real, interactive UIsโ all running inside Goose. Weโll show you how it works, how you can make your own, and why itโs such a big deal. ๐บ: https://linktr.ee/blockopensource ๐: THURS ยท August 14 at 9am PT / 12pm ET https://blossom.primal.net/200f15449474993c42dd4d6428894f9fc8024fae75e6a3f424da4491223a9154.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Tired of your AI Agents forgetting your data context? Meet MCP Jupyter ๐ง ๐ป - Persistent memory for ML & data science - Interactive debugging & model tuning - Seamless pair programming in your notebook Full blog + Demo โฌ๏ธ https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/08/04/mcp-jupyter-server npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource https://blossom.primal.net/0824a7b5b4cff85e80be5987823d8872873249fe4999ae2c7d067f1f18d40d8d.mp4 The first events of the month are kicking off! โค๏ธ Here's what's coming up this week: - Office Hours with goose Devs with Mic Neale - Great Goose Off with Rizel Scarlett - #AIAgentHackNight with MCP ft. Goose, Vercel, Temporal, & Dagger Links below ๐ - Subscribe to the calendar: https://block.github.io/goose/community - RSVP to AI Agent Hack Night in Denver: https://lu.ma/tylz1e9o npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Goose is free. But the most performant LLMs arenโt. We didnโt want people paying out of pocket just to try Goose at meetups. So, Rizel Scarlett built a credit system using Open Router's provisioning API. https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/07/29/openrouter-unlocks-workshops npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Been hearing โMCPโ but still fuzzy on what it does? Youโre not alone. Go beyond the hype with Anthony Shew from Vercel for a beginner-friendly intro to the Model Context Protocol. ๐ August 5 | Denver ๐ https://lu.ma/tylz1e9o https://blossom.primal.net/5c438a408f08f9ab555cdbc5b0cc3bcce70b3385299bf22fd4b215456821e97e.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource What if your AI agent could read real GitHub docsโnot hallucinate them? With the GitMCP extension Goose can: โ
Pull live docs from any public repo โ
Extract real setup + usage patterns โ
Scaffold smarter, faster ๐น: https://youtube.com/shorts/6aV8pinnUS8 Full Tutorial: https://block.github.io/goose/docs/mcp/gitmcp-mcp npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Come hang out Friday 10amPT/1pmET to see how Goose made an incredible "retro" terminal work tracker for productivity that scores your focus, productivity, and context switching! https://blossom.primal.net/b2dbadbe6a061cc3aa0968079f48d979bc4b46b0df5aacbc453f25cf25538ea2.png http://linktr.ee/blockopensource npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Goose is coming to Denver ๐ Join us for an evening hosted in collaboration with Dagger and @temporaltech.bsky.social on August 5th where we'll: ๐ง Explore Model Context Protocol (MCP) ๐ชฟ Hack with Goose ๐ Good food, great conversations guaranteed https://lu.ma/tylz1e9o npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource June 2025 Community All-Stars โญ It's time to celebrate all contributors whoโve helped make goose better, because every single contribution is important! ๐ Check it out: https://block.github.io/goose/community https://blossom.primal.net/43dba7f195947160c3618165903304894c22ebb078a3b0b00c527ed592614a2a.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Jordan is a Developer Relations Engineer at Block, and while he usually works on things behind the scenes... Join him live now as we add support for OpenRouter into Goose Mobile: ๐บ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K14Xn5Ncj28 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐ The goose grant program is now open! We're funding $100K grants to accelerate open source agentic AI Looking for innovative ideas in: ๐ฅ Multi-modal interactions ๐ค Agent autonomy ๐ Self-improving systems ๐ Real-world automation โOther novel ideas https://block.github.io/goose/grants npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Our engineers discovered USB barcode scanners were causing Android apps to freeze due to a garbage collection issue. Instead of just patching our own apps, we dug deep, found the root cause, and contributed the fix upstream to Android 16. The result? 40% improvement in our P90 latency + a fix that benefits the entire Android ecosystem. This is why we contribute to open source - when we make platforms better, everyone wins. ๐ https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-android-usb-freezes npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Theyโre not developers. But theyโre not afraid to lay down the law OR the logic. Ananya Joshi and MacKenzie Cummins are stepping into the Goose Off ring. Letโs see what happens when business brains meet agentic power. ๐ TODAY at 10am PT/ 1pm ET ๐บ https://linktr.ee/blockopensource https://blossom.primal.net/403c404e64107d6ec3eb4338433f8fbf9146477bdeb289f29e2e587c590dbb62.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐ชฟ๐ฑIntroducing Goose Mobile An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem! Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks. https://github.com/block/goose-mobile https://blossom.primal.net/a4b40adf3a3e9852113adaae656975036de3674e6f1dda778f0cd8f10a28b617.mov npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐ฅ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Check out upcoming events calendar for more https://block.github.io/goose/community npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource RSVP to Building AlphaZero with Project Goose https://lu.ma/bb6xh9zs npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource RSVP to MCP Build Night https://lu.ma/mcp-build-night npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐บ This week on Block Open Source events: - Today: We're vibe coding with Austin JS - July 18th: Clippy Gets an Upgrade - July 21st: MCP Build Night with goose in Austin, TX - July 23rd: Building AlphaZero with Project goose in Sydney, AU https://blossom.primal.net/047b1def75d084d111b26e2b34d9af839c12ceea3e47f5a42dfb9f7086f59403.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource with goose, anyone with an idea can build it. weโre doubling down to make that even easier. goose now has a dedicated open source team. full autonomy. independently funded. we'd love the community to build with us. we're launching a grant program to fund impactful contributions. subscribe here https://bit.ly/subscribe-goose-grant npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Introducing Community All-Stars โญ A very special update: ALL contributors whoโve helped improve goose, from other teams across Block to open source contributors, you are all spotlighted in the Community All-Stars program! Complete with a special homepage ๐ https://block.github.io/goose/community https://blossom.primal.net/5c2633c3f4d0ce939cc20068d61f3191c27bf42cb17921984b59ebcdcb56dc49.mp4 Every month, it's important to take a moment and recognize the team effort behind every release, update, and improvement to goose. So, in addition to the amazing top 5 Community Stars and Team Stars every month... ๐ Now EVERYONE who contributes will be part of the monthly leaderboard! ๐ Because every single contribution is important. From suggesting new features to always supporting others, thank you so much for being part of the open source community! npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐ชฟ Next up in the Great Goose Off... Can a manager really out-goose their own teammate? Watch Darron Johnson and Jon Ferm flex their localization skills in a vibe coding face-off. ๐
July 10 at 10AM ET/ 1PM ET ๐บ http://linktr.ee/blockopensource https://blossom.primal.net/cc8a7ef7e826a2c037eb34d18f7041681330b11c733c8b424526f156b86816a3.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐ฅ Fifth edition is here! Grab your favorite beverage and take a break with this special recap-montage on how goose on Windows & Linux became a reality, the latest hack nights and where we're heading to next, plus all the inspiring community contributions in between that led to a brand new Community All-Stars program. Be sure to subscribe to get new editions direct to your inbox every month. โค๏ธ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/opening-windows-worldwide-block-opensource-xsjae https://github.com/block/ospo/discussions/148 https://blossom.primal.net/320fbb2f4f5cb33a42a8738a8a1da4ec16c3c22a23b06decc6ff9760cda1e077.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Vibe coding has certainly taken hold but often ends in a ton of refactoring. I came up with the idea of "vibe prompting" a few months back to improve the starting point, saving time and tokens/money. I made a Flight School video out of it, let me know what you think! https://youtube.com/watch?v=IjXmT0W4f2Q npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Poor fee estimates waste Bitcoin users' money, sometimes 10x more than necessary. We built Augur, a mempool-based fee estimator that cuts costs without compromising reliability. It's now open source. Used in production by Cash App. Available for everyone. https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/augur-an-open-source-bitcoin-fee-estimation-library npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/8rTliYrQ6Iw npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Todayโs special: Goose ร la Workflow. Had an amazing AI workflow? Good luck repeating it. Agentic workflows rarely behave the same way twice. Goose recipes let you lock in your exact setup so you can reuse it or share it anytime. ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ณ Letโs cook! https://blossom.primal.net/df06f4d59fa9be79fc4eced7b1dd5f81d92f342dba29d3e72829007234a81a34.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource No flashy demo today. Just Goose saving someone hours by automating 5 tedious, everyday tasks... each in under a minute. This is the AI we were promised. https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/06/27/everyday-usecases-ai npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Learn more about goose: block.github.io/goose/ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource With goose, you can talk to your Snowflake data like a friend. Natural language in, Cortex insights out, powered by Snowflakeโs new MCP server and your open source AI agent. โ๏ธ Try it out: https://medium.com/snowflake/getting-started-with-goose-using-snowflake-and-mcp-4e6c78ca0e19 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource ๐บ This week on Block Open Source events: https://blossom.primal.net/6b531ade10cc888409ad83eb4ad74d34e4aafc2439ebd5ddf2498e52a330b2f8.mp4 - tomorrow, The Great Goose Off returns, Creator Edition, with Rizel Scarlett, Alexander Hancock & Spencer Martin; - also tomorrow, AI Agent Hack Night with MCP in Toronto! As part of Toronto Tech Week with W. Ian Douglas from Block, Lazar Nikolov from Sentry, & Shivam Ajmera from Temporal. Links โคต๏ธ Check out the upcoming events calendar: https://block.github.io/goose/community RSVP to Toronto MCP hack night: https://lu.ma/ruit2le5 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGce9T4E5Yw npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource If you want to run multiple AI agents in parallel, Solomon Hykes believes isolated environments are essential. Otherwise, you're just babysitting bots. Full video in the thread ๐งต https://blossom.primal.net/2d11819c84ba635ee0c41b33a995d272cbce0ccaf3371a71d4f097634d9c53fc.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Tomorrow, we're bringing top minds together to discuss MCP, AI agents, and open source: - Dhanji R. Prasanna - Nick Eayrs - Bradley Axen - Jackie Brosamer - Xavier Armitage - Mic Neale ...and so much more! ๐ Sydney ยท June 23 ๐ Save your spot: https://lu.ma/shevklqh https://blossom.primal.net/f6ea392fd22c6db48f31eba70ff06d32cbeff7962c99d459eda47f46f3809d52.png https://blossom.primal.net/4288769b4043f354e42935bce48376849b04ceaf9b09a4e85f5cc25860848fcb.png https://blossom.primal.net/52a20a94308da7882305b00733371a683d4f0d1bc3d89c135503aa82d1f58773.png https://blossom.primal.net/d8b0515f8630227494464e5a471b27bc76ff7f29721bbe4c9f37f67d8775a865.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Do the people shaping Goose know how to drive it? Alex and Spencer usually build Goose. Now theyโre stepping into the prompt arena to build with it in under 10 minutes. Who will guide Goose to the better build? ๐ June 24 at 10am PT/1pm ET ๐บ linktr.ee/blockopensource https://blossom.primal.net/bdef6c32c5969966627b3afc74fdd72737a4b631f9d7156c5e13c019529c160e.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource https://youtu.be/pGce9T4E5Yw npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource โSomething like Goose had to exist.โ According to @solomonstre (co-founder of Docker and Dagger), Goose stands out in a sea of AI tools with no strings attached. Itโs open source, decoupled, and built for developers. ๐ฅ Full video in the thread https://blossom.primal.net/c8d89cc6c8875f6be6db573f4d90e7553f5632851b60c92fdbf19f249fbf519a.mp4 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource What if every idea had its own sandbox? Mic Nealeโs using Dagger's Container Use MCP server with Goose to build isolated dev environments for safe testing, fast refactors, and side-by-side experiments. https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/06/19/isolated-development-environments npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Goose is open source, local, and designed to speed up how you build. Join us in Toronto, where W. Ian Douglas will be your guide to getting started. ๐ Toronto, Canada ๐
June 24 at 6pm ET ๐ https://lu.ma/ruit2le5 https://blossom.primal.net/45aaabd9fc5265f717240726383deb7d8fde94be416ce7441c09a365ac7996f7.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource We've heard you all loud and clear! Goose v1.0.29 introduces Desktop for Windows!!!! ๐ This was definitely a community effort. Thank you all for the feedback, pull requests, and constant reminders ๐คญ Enjoy! โค๏ธ https://block.github.io/goose/docs/getting-started/installation npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource What happens when you connect an AI agent to a plotting engine? In this Wild Goose Case, Senior Data Scientist, Da Lu, shows how he built a custom MCP server that lets Goose generate live data plots & launch a Streamlit UI โ all from a prompt. ๐บ: https://linktr.ee/blockopensource https://blossom.primal.net/2c33a0918e5dae8d5cd3dacfbd2f8879393c23abd6b393b9dfded488306dc805.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Weโre bringing the MCP magic to Sydney ๐ฆ๐บ Think building an MCP server sounds complex? Phil Nash from DataStax is about to prove otherwise with a live low-code demo using Langflow. ๐ Sydney, Australia ๐
June 23, 2024 ๐ Save your spot: https://lu.ma/shevklqh https://blossom.primal.net/c19477a0e556420a70419b65474607e411d83d0de2c562303f462e8f063f2713.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource At Block, we've built 60+ MCP servers. We're sharing our playbook on what's worked, what hasn't, and how we're building smarter tools for AI agents https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/blocks-playbook-for-designing-mcp-servers npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Michael Shimeles doesnโt just build with MCP; he shows others how to use it. Heโs used his platform to introduce Model Context Protocol to over 19,000 developers, and now heโs sharing those insights live in Toronto. ๐ Toronto ๐
June 24 ๐ lu.ma/ruit2le5 Hosted in collaboration with Sentry https://blossom.primal.net/483e172c613b16aa8f081cae226ec773257efe3d82c4ced50f968005d7ca6c42.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Goose is coming to Sydney ๐ฆ๐บ And so is the person who built it. Bradley Axen, creator of Goose, will join us at our MCP Hack Night to share how he designed a local, open source AI agent. ๐ Sydney, Australia ๐ June 23, 2024 ๐ Save your spot: https://lu.ma/shevklqh https://blossom.primal.net/52a20a94308da7882305b00733371a683d4f0d1bc3d89c135503aa82d1f58773.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Goose just got smarter. We now support an automatic multi-model flow that utilizes a lead model for planning and a faster model for execution. It's an easy way to save on cost without sacrificing quality. https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/06/16/multi-model-in-goose/ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Next stop on the Goose Tour: Toronto ๐จ๐ฆ Join us for an evening hosted in collaboration with Sentry on June 24th where we'll: ๐ง Explore Model Context Protocol (MCP) ๐ชฟ Hack with Goose ๐ Good food, great conversations guaranteed RSVP: https://lu.ma/ruit2le5 https://blossom.primal.net/def57fd5caf318489869cf5a958c634c2892e8e11c5682e899c657319f9be7be.png npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Subscribe to our public events calendar: https://calget.com/c/t7jszrie npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource RSVP for AU AI Agent Hack Night with MCP: https://lu.ma/shevklqh npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource RSVP for Toronto AI Agent Hack Night with MCP: https://lu.ma/ruit2le5 npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource RenderATL website & schedule: https://www.renderatl.com/ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource Tons of exciting events kicking off this week! https://blossom.primal.net/91fcab708388db3b5149169183f273fe767138c0aebb3f8096164e203627f21a.mp4 - Join us at RenderATL with talks from Angie Jones, Adewale Abati, and Ebony Louis ๐ - The Great Goose Off with Rizel Scarlett returns๐ชฟ - AI agent hack nights in ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ - Monthly Contributor Spotlight: All-Star Edition โญ More info in the ๐ฌ npub16l0ck0s5zened29dsaqtqm6z0t4fmk2mwtszw64fz7fppcnls8mss3yj9s block-opensource The latest edition of Block Open Sourcery is here! In this month's newsletter, we cover: ๐ง Square MCP server launch ๐ First international Goose meetup โจ Monthly Contributor Spotlight and more! https://blossom.primal.net/ffb1edeac06ce7af90e1dfce84287cdd4c4382e56cc1acefc564d81da51aeb21.png https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/goose-goes-global-block-opensource-p9cne/