goose vs OpenShell

goose and OpenShell share 13 technologies: axum, sqlx, Tokio, console, indicatif, oauth2, jsonschema, tracing, tracing-subscriber, OpenTelemetry, tracing-opentelemetry, opentelemetry-otlp, and tracing-appender. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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goose

an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM

Rust56.3kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit bfe8ccdWhat is goose built with?

Only in goose

In common

NVIDIA

OpenShell

OpenShell is the safe, private runtime for autonomous AI agents.

Rust21.1kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit d9a9196What is OpenShell built with?

Only in OpenShell

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
goose423,989 lines written946 code files
OpenShell796,056 lines written725 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
goose4.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, Codex, and Warp
OpenShell0.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
gooseLast push November 4, 20265,919 commits56,251 stars
OpenShellLast push November 5, 20261,961 commits21,127 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
goose233 test files21.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
OpenShell383 test files39.2% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, goose or OpenShell?
OpenShell, with 796,056 lines written; goose has 423,989.

The proof: NVIDIA/OpenShell's code at commit d9a9196

Which has more GitHub stars, goose or OpenShell?
goose, with 56,251 stars; OpenShell has 21,127.

The proof: aaif-goose/goose on GitHub

Which has more tests, goose or OpenShell?
OpenShell, with 383 test files; goose has 233.

The proof: NVIDIA/OpenShell's code at commit d9a9196

Which was updated more recently, goose or OpenShell?
OpenShell: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and goose's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: NVIDIA/OpenShell's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, goose or OpenShell?
goose: an AI signed 4.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, Codex, and Warp; in OpenShell, 0.3%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in aaif-goose/goose

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