agent · ai-coding-agents
Augment Code vs Goose
55 fields both were evaluated on, 27 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 28 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Explainability· | “CI Failure Investigator ★ Triggered on any failed GitHub Actions run — reads the log, identifies the root-cause step, and posts a plain-English diagnosis as a PR comment with a suggested fix.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Runtime governance· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Permission scopes· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Human oversight· | “Checkpoints are first-class. Loops pause for review, resume on reply, and consequential actions are approved by a person.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | “agents carry the repetitive middle of the SDLC, humans decide at the checkpoints, and every run sharpens the next.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Action space· | “Execute Code · Review · Triage”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your machine.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “Standing loops across every team. Always running, always sharing, always improving.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Safety policy· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “🔒 Security Prompt injection detection, tool permission controls, sandbox mode, and an adversary reviewer that watches for unsafe actions.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model or system card· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Incident reporting· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Availability· | “Download the desktop app Available for macOS, Linux, and Windows”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Deployment options· | “Managed cloud sandboxes, your own machines for code that cannot leave the building, or pools of both.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | |
| Integrations· | “Native triggers for GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Linear, Jira, schedules, and typed webhooks for the rest of your stack.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Connect to 70+ extensions — databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more — via the Model Context Protocol open standard.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Model provider· | “Works with 15+ providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, OpenRouter, Azure, Bedrock, and more.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Model swappable· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Use API keys or your existing Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini subscriptions via ACP .”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Fine-tuning· | “Improve the prompt once; every future run upgrades.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Context window· | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | “Model Context Protocol MCP is the open standard for connecting AI agents to tools and data sources.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “Cosmos runs your software agents at scale, giving them the context, tools, and feedback loops they need to get better with every workflow.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Connect to 70+ extensions — databases, APIs, browsers, GitHub, Google Drive, and more — via the Model Context Protocol open standard.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | “Loops hand outcomes to each other: triage feeds authoring, authoring feeds review, postmortems file the next tickets.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Subagents Spawn independent subagents to handle tasks in parallel — code review, research, file processing — keeping the main conversation clean.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| API access· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | “Desktop app, CLI, and API — for code, workflows, and everything in between.”goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Augment Code | Goose |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | ||
| Deployment scale· | “Cosmos is the platform built for the second.”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| High-risk domains· | “Security Remediation From CVE alert to a reviewed fix”augmentcode.com · checked Aug 6, 2026 | no public information goose-docs.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Augment Code and Goose publish nothing on these 28 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 28 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Autonomy level
- Target sectors
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Price point
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Usage restrictions
- Third-party evaluations
- Data handling
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage