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Goose: What's New in February 2026

A summary of all updates, new features, and bug fixes released for Goose during February 2026.

8releases57features34fixes17improvements
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New Features in February 2026

  • Added Snowflake provider support.(v1.0.25)
  • Introduced basic cron scheduler for goose-server.(v1.0.25)
  • Enabled schedule creation from deep links with comprehensive extension support.(v1.0.25)
  • Added task cancellation functionality for scheduled jobs.(v1.0.25)
  • Implemented edit schedule functionality.(v1.0.25)
  • Added pause/unpause functionality for scheduled jobs.(v1.0.25)
  • Enabled live tracking of running schedules.(v1.0.25)
  • Added MCP router skeleton.(v1.0.25)
  • Implemented handling for MCP server notification messages.(v1.0.25)
  • Added LanceDB vector tool selection.(v1.0.25)
  • Added GitHub Copilot stream support, fixing issues with gpt-4.1 and claude.(v1.0.25)
  • Added Claude 4 support in the Vertex dropdown.(v1.0.25)
  • Implemented context window limit configuration for Claude 4.(v1.0.25)
  • Enabled viewing and editing existing recipes in Desktop.(v1.0.25)
  • Enabled discovering recipes from the GOOSE_RECIPE_PATH environment variable.(v1.0.25)
  • Added recipe directory support.(v1.0.25)
  • Added screenshot paste support.(v1.0.25)
  • Implemented interactive deletion of sessions.(v1.0.25)
  • Enabled cancellation of tool calls and fixed program crashes related to tool execution.(v1.0.25)
  • Added configurable tool_params_max_length.(v1.0.25)
  • Added Google Drive labels support.(v1.0.25)
  • Added Kotlin function for getting structured outputs.(v1.0.25)
  • Added Goosebench v2 additions for evaluation post-processing.(v1.0.25)
  • Replaced subagent and skills with a single, streamlined Unified summon extension.(v1.24.0)
  • Introduced the Top of Mind (tom) platform extension, enabled by default for contextual awareness.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled MCP support, allowing Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI to use MCP tools.(v1.24.0)
  • Added dynamic model listing and mid-session model switching capabilities for Claude Code.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled stream-json protocol for persistent sessions in Claude Code.(v1.24.0)
  • Exposed Reasoning content in the API for reasoning models.(v1.24.0)
  • Added configurable thinking level for Gemini 3 models.(v1.24.0)
  • Added image support and improved error resilience for Codex.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled Google provider support for MessageContent::Image in user messages.(v1.24.0)
  • Allowed editing the model and extensions of a recipe directly from the GUI.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled loading the provider/model specified inside recipe configuration.(v1.24.0)
  • Added escaping for Jinja variables in recipes to allow their inclusion in prompts.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled session content search via the API.(v1.24.0)
  • Added inline renaming functionality for chat sessions in the sidebar.(v1.24.0)
  • Introduced a Desktop UI for deleting custom providers.(v1.24.0)
  • Added a custom headers field for custom OpenAI-compatible providers in the Desktop application.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled display of subagent tool calls in both CLI and UI.(v1.24.0)
  • Added type-to-search filtering in CLI select/multiselect dialogs.(v1.24.0)
  • Exposed the AGENT_SESSION_ID environment variable to extension child processes.(v1.24.0)
  • Exposed the AGENT=goose environment variable for cross-tool compatibility.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled passing environment variables to shell commands.(v1.24.0)
  • Added a global config switch to disable automatic session naming.(v1.24.0)
  • Ported Context (pctx) for Code Mode.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled overridable default bat themes using environment variables.(v1.24.0)
  • Added Permission Policy support for sandbox iframes in MCP Apps.(v1.24.0)
  • Integrated AppRenderer from the @mcp-ui/client SDK into MCP Apps.(v1.24.0)
  • Upgraded rmcp to 0.15.0 and advertised MCP Apps UI extension capability.(v1.24.0)
  • Updated Groq declarative data to include Preview Models.(v1.24.0)
  • Added model selection support for ACP's session/new and session/set_model endpoints.(v1.24.0)
  • Added support for the extra field in chat completion tool_calls for Gemini OpenAI compatibility.(v1.24.0)
  • Added manpage generation for goose-cli.(v1.24.0)
  • Added SLSA build provenance attestations to release workflows.(v1.24.0)
  • Enabled building with CUDA as the candle backend.(v1.24.0)
  • Implemented proper proxy support on Windows and macOS.(v1.24.0)

Bug Fixes in February 2026

  • Fixed issue where new models used different messages for context length exceeded errors.(v1.0.25)
  • Increased the limit for direct to disk operations for performance reasons.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed message type conversion in toolshim mode.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed Protobuf installation during the build process.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed issues related to menu bar and dock icon settings.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed permissions setting for quickscript execution.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed various issues within the Scheduler API.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed issue where Ctrl+C or ESC during CLI menu selection would not gracefully continue the current session.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed bundle download link not working.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed TypeScript errors cleanup.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed issue where the app would not automatically add the prompt after initialization with recipe instructions.(v1.0.25)
  • Replaced exec with spawn for improved process handling.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed issue where the application would stop in non-interactive mode when summarizing.(v1.0.25)
  • Enhanced security by enclosing HTML in code blocks and implementing CSP.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed issue where the recipe prompt was not appended when starting a recipe in a session.(v1.0.25)
  • Updated o3/mini and o4 mini context limits.(v1.0.25)
  • Fixed an issue where saving and running a recipe was not working.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed local speech/whisper functionality.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed keyring fallback to handle it as a success.(v1.24.0)
  • Replaced a panic with proper error handling in get_tokenizer.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed the broken text editor view.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed configuration of add provider custom headers.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed MCP issue where resource content was not being decoded.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed the Flatpak icon.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed missing content from Langfuse traces.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed extension selector syncing issues.(v1.24.0)
  • Improved defensive coding for model switching in Claude Code.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed duplicated output in Code Mode caused by filtering content by audience.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed ACP per-session Agent for model isolation and load_session restore.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed isolation of Claude Code sessions via stream-json session_id.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed Windows bundle random failure and optimized the canary build.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed Goose Desktop missing Calendar and Reminders entitlements.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed stripping of the empty extensions array when using a deeplink.(v1.24.0)
  • Fixed contrast issue for text-muted elements.(v1.24.0)

Improvements in February 2026

  • Improved handling for large tool responses.(v1.0.25)
  • Added CLI hint to press enter/ctrl-j if input is empty.(v1.0.25)
  • Implemented prevention of accidental quit.(v1.0.25)
  • Allowed quick quit in development mode.(v1.0.25)
  • Added version number display on the error screen.(v1.0.25)
  • Upgraded to UI v2 playground.(v1.0.25)
  • Upgraded UI v2 to include pull-down top filter bar and dark mode.(v1.0.25)
  • Upgraded UI v2 with improvements to the titlebar and fonts.(v1.0.25)
  • Upgraded UI v2 with basic timeline and reusable tile components.(v1.0.25)
  • Upgraded UI v2 to support routing.(v1.0.25)
  • Improved UI v2 tile/chart design.(v1.0.25)
  • Integrated UI v2 BossUI with chart components.(v1.0.25)
  • Cleaned up Recipe URLs dark mode and schedule button hover state.(v1.0.25)
  • Removed deprecated settings v1.(v1.0.25)
  • Updated tool router environment variable names to include the goose prefix.(v1.0.25)
  • Bumped onig library to v6.5.1.(v1.0.25)
  • Streamlined extension management by replacing subagent and skills with a single Unified summon extension.(v1.24.0)

All Releases in February 2026

v1.0.2523 features16 fixes

This release introduces significant new scheduling capabilities, including cron support, editing, pausing, and live tracking for jobs. It also expands AI model support with GitHub Copilot streaming and Claude 4 integration, alongside numerous quality-of-life improvements for recipes and the UI.

v1.25.1
v1.25.0
v1.24.034 features18 fixes

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including the default enablement of the Top of Mind (tom) extension for better contextual awareness and support for CUDA builds. Key updates also include streamlining extension management and adding dynamic model switching for Claude Code. Numerous bugs were resolved, fixing issues related to recipe saving, text editor display, and various provider configurations.

v1.23.2
v1.23.1
v1.23.0
v1.22.2