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Skills for Goose

84,000+ SKILL.md files you can use with Goose — Block's open-source, extensible AI agent. Adapt a skill's guidance into Goose's .goosehints file (or package it as a recipe). Free to browse. Pro unlocks the multi-signal Quality Score.

cat <skill>/SKILL.md >> ./.goosehints
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What is Goose?

Goose is an open-source AI agent from Block that runs locally on your machine, automates engineering tasks, and extends through MCP. It takes standing guidance from a .goosehints file and reusable workflows as recipes — both natural homes for a SKILL.md.

How to install a skill on Goose

Compatibility notes

.goosehints is freeform markdown, so a SKILL.md's body ports directly. Notes:

Frequently asked — Goose

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What is Goose?
Goose is Block's open-source, extensible AI agent that runs locally, automates engineering tasks, and connects to MCP extensions. See block.github.io/goose.
How do I use a SKILL.md with Goose?
Append the skill's guidance to a .goosehints file — ./.goosehints for a project or ~/.config/goose/.goosehints globally — or turn a task skill into a Goose recipe.
Do Claude Code skills work on Goose?
The guidance does. Goose reads freeform markdown hints, so the body of a SKILL.md transfers directly; tool-dependent skills also need the matching MCP extension enabled in Goose.