Goose Adds Native iOS App and Terminal Integration for Apple Silicon macOS

Goose released a native iOS app (and Apple Silicon macOS build) that securely tunnels to your desktop instance, preserving extensions and settings. It also adds @goose terminal integration, plus unified, persistent sessions across mobile, terminal, and desktop.

Goose Adds Native iOS App and Terminal Integration for Apple Silicon macOS

TL;DR

  • Native iOS (and Apple Silicon macOS) app: available on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/app/goose-ai/id6752889295; connects to a local desktop goose instance via a secure tunnel, preserving desktop extensions and configuration
  • Quick setup: install app (https://apps.apple.com/app/goose-ai/id6752889295) / enable Remote Access in desktop App Settings / scan the desktop QR code to tunnel to the same sessions and tooling (/goose/docs/experimental/mobile-access)
  • Apple Silicon macOS support: app runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs as a lightweight alternative to the desktop client
  • Native terminal integration: invoke the agent inside the shell with @goose after following the Terminal Integration guide (/goose/docs/guides/terminal-integration); session-aware assistant that keeps recent-project context and prior interactions
  • Unified sessions and context persistence: mobile, terminal, and desktop share the same sessions; session and context persist across environments while personal data and extensions remain local to the desktop instance

goose has added two new entry points for interacting with a personal AI agent: a native iOS app that also runs on Apple Silicon macOS, and direct terminal integration that brings the agent into the shell environment.

Native iOS (and Apple Silicon macOS) app

The iOS app is available on the App Store at https://apps.apple.com/app/goose-ai/id6752889295 and connects back to a local desktop goose instance through a secure tunnel. This preserves the desktop agent’s extensions and configuration while enabling remote access.

Getting started with the mobile app is a short setup:

  1. Install the app from the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/goose-ai/id6752889295
  2. Enable Remote Access in the desktop app’s App Settings
  3. Scan the QR code shown in the desktop app with the iOS app
  4. The mobile app tunnels to the desktop instance and exposes the same sessions and tooling

The app running natively on Apple Silicon Macs offers a lightweight alternative for accessing the same desktop-backed agent from another device.

For detailed instructions, consult the Mobile Access guide: /goose/docs/experimental/mobile-access

Native terminal integration

A new integration allows invoking the agent directly inside the shell by calling @goose. After following the Terminal Integration guide (/goose/docs/guides/terminal-integration), the agent is available without switching to a separate TUI or app. The integration manages sessions automatically and maintains context with recent work, even when the desktop agent is not actively running.

This model keeps the agent accessible in the developer workflow: calls to @goose surface a session-aware assistant that understands the current project context and previous interactions.

Unified sessions and workflows

Mobile, terminal, and desktop all operate on the same set of sessions. That means work started on the desktop is accessible later from the terminal or the mobile app, with session and context persistence across environments. The unified session model aims to remove friction from switching devices or interfaces while keeping personal data and extensions local to the desktop instance.

Feedback and community discussion are available on the project Discord: https://discord.gg/goose-oss

Original source: https://block.github.io/goose/blog/2025/12/19/goose-mobile-terminal/

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