The GitHub Podcast LIVE from GitHub Universe: Angie Jones on Goose, MCP, and the Real-World Future of AI Agents
Dec 2, 2025
Join Angie Jones, VP of Engineering at Block and AI tools advocate, as she reveals the transformative power of Goose, an open-source AI agent. Discover Goose's practical applications, such as aiding struggling students and streamlining sales processes. Angie shares insights on building trust in AI access, the importance of real-world use cases over flashy demos, and her innovative AI Builder Fellowship designed to cultivate the next generation of AI creators. Tune in for a fascinating look at the future of AI in everyday tasks!
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Goose As MCP Reference Implementation
- Goose is Block's open source AI agent and the reference implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
- Open sourcing Goose gave the community a voice to drive agent features and interoperability.
Company-Wide Agent Adoption
- Block uses Goose across 12,000 employees in 15+ job functions, not just engineers.
- Everyday users like finance, marketing, and sales run multiple agents via MCP to assist daily work.
Agents Helping Students In Real Time
- Resilient Coders used Goose to detect student stress by monitoring biometric spikes and intervene when learners got stuck.
- Goose then helped instructors identify troublesome assignment sections across a cohort.