Goose 1.54.0 adds HTML session export and extension leases
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Summary
Goose v1.54.0, released October 8, 2026, adds HTML session export with an interactive viewer and routes extension operations through leases.
- Tool
- Goose
- Category
- Coding agents
- Date
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache-2.0
- MCP
- Yes
- Pricing
- null
The goose project published Goose v1.54.0 on GitHub on October 8, 2026. The release notes list three main additions: an HTML session export with an interactive viewer, adaptive thinking for Claude Sonnet and Haiku 5.5, and an internal change that routes every extension operation through a lease. The goose site says the project is part of the Agentic AI Foundation at the Linux Foundation.
Release facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product | Goose (aaif-goose/goose) |
| Version | v1.54.0 |
| Release date | October 8, 2026 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (as reported by the GitHub API) |
| Platforms | Desktop app and CLI for macOS, Linux and Windows, per the product site |
| Where to get it | The GitHub release page, or the CLI install script on goose-docs.ai |
What changed
- Session export. You can now export sessions as HTML with an interactive viewer (#11977).
- First-run setup. The first-time configure flow now asks you to pick a goose mode (#12629).
- Extension leases. Every extension operation now goes through a lease, and extensions are resolved into a per-inference lease (#12723, #12161). Goose now treats a client's extension selection as the exact set for the session (#12548). The notes don't explain what this changes for users beyond the item titles.
- Subagents. Foreground subagents now run inside the state machine loop (#12632). The product site describes subagents as a way to run tasks in parallel while keeping the main conversation clean.
- Models and providers. This release adds adaptive thinking for Claude Sonnet and Haiku 5.5 (#12761), hyphenated GPT 6.1 Sol effort aliases (#12689) and detection of vision support (#12594). It also refreshes revoked GitHub Copilot tokens (#12616, #12627).
- Removed. Nostr session sharing is removed from goose core (#12453).
The release also upgrades Rust to 1.99.0, and the Windows npx wrapper now uses a system Node.js.
Questions
Does v1.54.0 remove anything? Yes. The release notes include "Remove Nostr session sharing from goose core." The cited sources don't say whether the feature is available anywhere else.
Which model changes ship in this release? According to the release notes, the model changes are:
- adaptive thinking for Claude Sonnet and Haiku 5.5
- support for hyphenated GPT 6.1 Sol effort aliases
- a fix for session naming and "none" reasoning effort failing with gpt-6.1-sol
- detection of vision support
How does Goose connect to tools and models? The product site says Goose connects to 70+ extensions through the Model Context Protocol. It also says Goose works with 15+ providers, using API keys or existing Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini subscriptions via ACP. The cited sources don't give any pricing.
For an overview of the project, see the Goose tool hub. You can also browse other coding agents or read OpenCode vs Cline vs Aider to compare alternatives.
Alternatives
| Tool | License | Pricing note |
|---|---|---|
GooseThis launchApache-2.0 agent from Block. The repository describes Goose as an open-source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions. | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 client. Provider access is separate. |
OpenCodeOpen-source coding agent from the anomalyco/opencode repository, MIT-licensed, with a terminal client and a site at opencode.ai. | MIT | The client is MIT-licensed. Model access is separate; this page does not quote a hosted plan. |
ClineApache-2.0 coding agent published as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant in the cline/cline repository. | Apache-2.0 | The repository license is Apache-2.0. Model access is separate. |
AiderApache-2.0 terminal pair programmer. The project describes Aider as AI pair programming in your terminal. | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 software. Model access is separate. |
Qwen CodeAn open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal to turn ideas into code. | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
Questions
What is Goose?
Goose is an open-source AI agent maintained in the block/goose repository. GitHub's description is an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions. The LICENSE file is Apache-2.0, copyright 2024 Block, Inc.
What are Goose alternatives?
OpenCode, Cline, and Aider are the coding-agent alternatives linked here.
Filed on Agent Radar. Claims in this note are limited to the sources above.