Goose

Goose publishes native Linux binaries for both aarch64 and x86_64. Its installer detects the guest architecture, which makes it a relatively small agent setup compared with a large Python environment.

Run Goose

Start Goose

msb run -t --name goose-demo --replace \
  --cpus 2 --memory 2G --root-disk 3G \
  --copy-dir ./my-project:/workspace \
  --workdir /workspace \
  --mount-named goose-data:/data/goose \
  -e GOOSE_PATH_ROOT=/data/goose \
  debian:bookworm-slim -- sh -lc '
    apt-get update &&
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl bzip2 git &&
    curl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/v1.44.0/download_cli.sh |
      GOOSE_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin GOOSE_VERSION=v1.44.0 CONFIGURE=false bash &&
    exec goose session
  '

msb run -t --name goose-demo --replace `
  --cpus 2 --memory 2G --root-disk 3G `
  --copy-dir ./my-project:/workspace `
  --workdir /workspace `
  --mount-named goose-data:/data/goose `
  -e GOOSE_PATH_ROOT=/data/goose `
  debian:bookworm-slim -- sh -lc '
    apt-get update &&
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates curl bzip2 git &&
    curl -fsSL https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/download/v1.44.0/download_cli.sh |
      GOOSE_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin GOOSE_VERSION=v1.44.0 CONFIGURE=false bash &&
    exec goose session
  '

On first launch Goose asks whether to share anonymous usage data, then walks through provider configuration. GOOSE_BIN_DIR installs the executable on the sandbox’s normal PATH, including later msb exec sessions. GOOSE_PATH_ROOT keeps its configuration, data, and session state in the goose-data volume.

To test Goose without copying a project, replace --copy-dir ./my-project:/workspace with --mkdir /workspace.

Start another session

After leaving Goose, return to the same sandbox and workspace with:

msb exec -t goose-demo -- goose session

Verify the installation

Exit the session and run:

msb exec goose-demo -- goose --version

The pinned installer reports 1.44.0.

Export changes

Use the same review boundary as other coding-agent examples:

msb exec goose-demo -- sh -lc 'cd /workspace && git add -N . && git diff --binary > /tmp/goose.patch'

Copy the patch to the host:

msb cp goose-demo:/tmp/goose.patch ./goose.patch

Check that it applies cleanly before applying it:

git apply --check ./goose.patch

Clean up

Remove the sandbox:

msb rm -f goose-demo

Remove persisted Goose data only when you no longer need it:

msb volume rm goose-data

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