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theme-doc-toc-mobile tocMobile_ITEo"><button type="button" class="clean-btn tocCollapsibleButton_TO0P">On this page</button></div><div class="theme-doc-markdown markdown"><header><h1>Quick Goose Tips</h1></header><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="goose-works-on-your-behalf">Goose works on your behalf<a href="#goose-works-on-your-behalf" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Goose works on your behalf" title="Direct link to Goose works on your behalf"></a></h3>
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<p>Goose is an AI agent, which means you can prompt Goose to perform tasks for you like opening applications, running shell commands, automating workflows, writing code, browsing the web, and more.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="prompt-goose-using-natural-language">Prompt Goose using natural language<a href="#prompt-goose-using-natural-language" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Prompt Goose using natural language" title="Direct link to Prompt Goose using natural language"></a></h3>
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<p>You don't need fancy language or special syntax to prompt Goose. Talk with Goose like you would talk to a friend. You can even use slang or say please and thank you; Goose will understand.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="extend-gooses-capabilities-to-any-application">Extend Goose's capabilities to any application<a href="#extend-gooses-capabilities-to-any-application" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Extend Goose's capabilities to any application" title="Direct link to Extend Goose's capabilities to any application"></a></h3>
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<p>Goose's capabilities are extensible. As an <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MCP</a> client, Goose can connect to your apps and services through <a href="/goose/extensions">extensions</a>, allowing it to work across your entire workflow.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="choose-how-much-control-goose-has">Choose how much control Goose has<a href="#choose-how-much-control-goose-has" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Choose how much control Goose has" title="Direct link to Choose how much control Goose has"></a></h3>
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<p>You can customize how much <a href="/goose/docs/guides/goose-permissions">supervision</a> Goose needs. Choose between full autonomy, requiring approval before actions, or simply chatting without any actions.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="choose-the-right-llm">Choose the right LLM<a href="#choose-the-right-llm" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Choose the right LLM" title="Direct link to Choose the right LLM"></a></h3>
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<p>Your experience with Goose is shaped by your <a href="/goose/blog/2025/03/31/goose-benchmark">choice of LLM</a>, as it handles all the planning while Goose manages the execution. When choosing an LLM, consider its tool support, specific capabilities, and associated costs.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="keep-sessions-short">Keep sessions short<a href="#keep-sessions-short" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Keep sessions short" title="Direct link to Keep sessions short"></a></h3>
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<p>LLMs have context windows, which are limits on how much conversation history they can retain. Once exceeded, they may forget earlier parts of the conversation. Monitor your token usage and <a href="/goose/docs/guides/managing-goose-sessions">start new sessions</a> as needed.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="turn-off-unnecessary-extensions-or-tool">Turn off unnecessary extensions or tool<a href="#turn-off-unnecessary-extensions-or-tool" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Turn off unnecessary extensions or tool" title="Direct link to Turn off unnecessary extensions or tool"></a></h3>
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<p>Turning on too many extensions can degrade performance. Enable only essential <a href="/goose/docs/guides/managing-tools/tool-permissions">extensions and tools</a> to improve tool selection accuracy, save context window space, and stay within provider tool limits.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="teach-goose-your-preferences">Teach Goose your preferences<a href="#teach-goose-your-preferences" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Teach Goose your preferences" title="Direct link to Teach Goose your preferences"></a></h3>
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<p>Help Goose remember how you like to work by using <a href="/goose/docs/guides/using-goosehints/"><code>.goosehints</code></a> for permanent project preferences and the <a href="/goose/docs/mcp/memory-mcp">Memory extension</a> for things you want Goose to dynamically recall later. Both can help save valuable context window space while keeping your preferences available.</p>
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<p>Goose is often eager to make changes. You can stop it from changing specific files by creating a <a href="/goose/docs/guides/using-gooseignore">.gooseignore</a> file. In this file, you can list all the file paths you want it to avoid.</p>
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<p>Administrators can use an <a href="/goose/docs/guides/allowlist">allowlist</a> to restrict Goose to approved extensions only. This helps prevent risky installs from unknown MCP servers.</p>
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<p>You can turn a successful session into a reusable "<a href="/goose/docs/guides/recipes/session-recipes">recipe</a>" to share with others or use again later—no need to start from scratch.</p>
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<p>You don’t need to get it right the first time. Iterating on prompts and tools is part of the workflow.</p>
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