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Summary

This PR adds a new blog post: 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode

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The post covers lesser-known features and benefits of Code mode in Goose:

  1. Code mode reduces context rot
  2. It uses significantly fewer tokens
  3. It's not just for coding
  4. You can use it with any LLM provider
  5. It works with extensions (MCP servers)
  6. It's available in Neovim
  7. It's built on ACP (Agent Communication Protocol)
  8. It's open source

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  • Blog post follows naming convention (YYYY-MM-DD-slug)
  • Front matter includes title, description, and authors
  • Header image included
  • Social media meta tags added
  • Build passes locally

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Pull request overview

Adds a new documentation blog post introducing and explaining “Code Mode” in goose, focusing on practical benefits (context hygiene, token savings, batching, portability) and including social sharing metadata.

Changes:

  • Adds a new blog post Markdown page with frontmatter, content sections, code examples, images, and social meta tags.
  • Includes internal links to existing goose docs and prior related blog posts.

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@blackgirlbytes blackgirlbytes added this pull request to the merge queue Feb 6, 2026
Merged via the queue into main with commit 47cfea6 Feb 6, 2026
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zanesq added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 7, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' of github.com:block/goose into spence/nav
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* 'main' of github.com:block/goose:
  refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062)
  Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052)
  docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059)
  fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047)
  Show recommended model on failture (#7040)
  feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050)
  docs: fix img url (#7053)
  Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042)
  Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051)
kuccello pushed a commit to kuccello/goose that referenced this pull request Feb 7, 2026
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tlongwell-block added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 9, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into summon_extension
0332ddc 
* origin/main: (55 commits)
  test(mcp): add image tool test and consolidate MCP test fixtures (#7019)
  fix: remove Option from model listing return types, propagate errors (#7074)
  fix: lazy provider creation for goose acp (#7026) (#7066)
  Smoke tests: split compaction test and use debug build (#6984)
  fix(deps): trim bat to resolve RUSTSEC-2024-0320 (#7061)
  feat: expose AGENT_SESSION_ID env var to extension child processes (#7072)
  fix: add XML tool call parsing fallback for Qwen3-coder via Ollama (#6882)
  Remove clippy too_many_lines lint and decompose long functions (#7064)
  refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062)
  Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052)
  docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059)
  fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047)
  Show recommended model on failture (#7040)
  feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050)
  docs: fix img url (#7053)
  Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042)
  Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051)
  Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946)
  add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997)
  fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035)
  ...

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#	scripts/test_subrecipes.sh
lifeizhou-ap added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 9, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into lifei/build-monitor
0f8a539 
* main: (101 commits)
  fix: lazy provider creation for goose acp (#7026) (#7066)
  Smoke tests: split compaction test and use debug build (#6984)
  fix(deps): trim bat to resolve RUSTSEC-2024-0320 (#7061)
  feat: expose AGENT_SESSION_ID env var to extension child processes (#7072)
  fix: add XML tool call parsing fallback for Qwen3-coder via Ollama (#6882)
  Remove clippy too_many_lines lint and decompose long functions (#7064)
  refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062)
  Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052)
  docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059)
  fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047)
  Show recommended model on failture (#7040)
  feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050)
  docs: fix img url (#7053)
  Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042)
  Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051)
  Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946)
  add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997)
  fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035)
  Document max_turns settings for recipes and subagents (#7044)
  feat: update Groq declarative data with Preview Models (#7023)
  ...
jh-block added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 9, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into local-models-candle
a62b0d8 
* origin/main: (54 commits)
  chore: strip posthog for sessions/models/daily only (#7079)
  tidy: clean up old benchmark and add gym (#7081)
  fix: use command.process_group(0) for CLI providers, not just MCP (#7083)
  added build notify (#6891)
  test(mcp): add image tool test and consolidate MCP test fixtures (#7019)
  fix: remove Option from model listing return types, propagate errors (#7074)
  fix: lazy provider creation for goose acp (#7026) (#7066)
  Smoke tests: split compaction test and use debug build (#6984)
  fix(deps): trim bat to resolve RUSTSEC-2024-0320 (#7061)
  feat: expose AGENT_SESSION_ID env var to extension child processes (#7072)
  fix: add XML tool call parsing fallback for Qwen3-coder via Ollama (#6882)
  Remove clippy too_many_lines lint and decompose long functions (#7064)
  refactor: move disable_session_naming into AgentConfig (#7062)
  Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052)
  docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059)
  fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047)
  Show recommended model on failture (#7040)
  feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050)
  docs: fix img url (#7053)
  Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042)
  ...
dianed-square added a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 9, 2026
@dianed-square
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into docs/standalone-mcp-apps
9a4b415 
* origin/main: (141 commits)
  Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052)
  docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059)
  fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047)
  Show recommended model on failture (#7040)
  feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050)
  docs: fix img url (#7053)
  Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042)
  Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051)
  Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946)
  add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997)
  fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035)
  Document max_turns settings for recipes and subagents (#7044)
  feat: update Groq declarative data with Preview Models (#7023)
  fix(codex): propagate extended PATH to codex subprocess (#6874)
  Switch tetrate tool filtering back to supports_computer_use (#7024)
  feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar (#6995)
  fix: handle toolnames without underscores (#7015)
  feat(claude-code): use stream-json protocol for persistent sessions (#7029)
  test(providers): add model listing to live provider suite (#7038)
  Agent added too much (#7036)
  ...
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