Both are open source harness options with comparable terms, so the choice comes down to which model of the problem you prefer — compare the descriptions below rather than the licence.
Open-source meta-harness that orchestrates Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes and Pi from one session, on any device.
A common orchestration layer over other harnesses rather than a harness of its own — swap Claude Code/Codex/Cursor/etc. in and out, enforce policies, and run sessions in cloud sandboxes (Modal, Daytona, E2B and others).
Block's open-source on-machine agent with an extension system.
| Omnigent | Goose | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Open source | Open source |
| Pricing | open source | open source |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | Any language | Any language |
| Install | curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/omnigent-ai/omnigent/main/scripts/install_oss.sh | sh | brew install block-goose-cli |
| Keys required | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | None |
Both are open source harness options with comparable terms, so the choice comes down to which model of the problem you prefer — compare the descriptions below rather than the licence. Omnigent: Open-source meta-harness that orchestrates Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes and Pi from one session, on any device. Goose: Block's open-source on-machine agent with an extension system.
Omnigent can run on your own infrastructure. Goose can run on your own infrastructure.
Omnigent is open source (open source). Goose is open source (open source).
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