goose vs ai-memory

goose and ai-memory share 14 technologies: axum, Tokio, rmcp, candle-core, candle-nn, candle-transformers, tokenizers, lopdf, pulldown-cmark, zip, schemars, tracing, tracing-subscriber, and tracing-appender. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

aaif-goose

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

akitaonrails

ai-memory

Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors

Rust15.4kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit fec76f1What is ai-memory built with?

Only in ai-memory

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
goose423,989 lines written946 code files
ai-memory653,695 lines written418 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
ai-memory37.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
gooseLast push November 4, 20265,919 commits56,251 stars
ai-memoryLast push November 8, 20263,915 commits15,357 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
ai-memory248 test files27.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, goose or ai-memory?
ai-memory, with 653,695 lines written; goose has 423,989.

The proof: akitaonrails/ai-memory's code at commit fec76f1

Which has more GitHub stars, goose or ai-memory?
goose, with 56,251 stars; ai-memory has 15,357.

The proof: aaif-goose/goose on GitHub

Which has more tests, goose or ai-memory?
ai-memory, with 248 test files; goose has 233.

The proof: akitaonrails/ai-memory's code at commit fec76f1

Which was updated more recently, goose or ai-memory?
ai-memory: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and goose's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: akitaonrails/ai-memory's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, goose or ai-memory?
ai-memory: an AI signed 37.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot; in goose, 4.9%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in akitaonrails/ai-memory

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