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# Goose Super - Current State Analysis & Enhancement Plan
## Executive Summary
**Goose Super** is currently a functional Electron-based AI coding assistant that combines Qwen LLM with basic computer automation. However, to achieve the vision of a **noob-proof, all-in-one AI coding environment** (like Lovable but with full computer control), significant enhancements are needed.
---
## Current State Assessment
### ✅ What Works Today
| Feature | Status | File |
|---------|--------|------|
| **Qwen LLM Integration** | ✅ Working | `bin/qwen-bridge.mjs`, `bin/goose-launch.mjs` |
| **Electron GUI** | ✅ Working | `bin/goose-electron-app/main.cjs` |
| **Chat Interface** | ✅ Working | `bin/goose-electron-app/renderer.js` (1970 lines) |
| **Screenshots** | ✅ Working | `computer-use.cjs` - PowerShell capture |
| **Mouse Click** | ✅ Working | PowerShell mouse_event simulation |
| **Keyboard Input** | ✅ Working | SendKeys via PowerShell |
| **Key Combinations** | ✅ Working | Ctrl+C, Alt+Tab, etc. |
| **Shell Commands** | ✅ Working | `exec()` with timeout |
| **Window Listing** | ✅ Working | Get-Process filtering |
| **Window Focus** | ✅ Working | SetForegroundWindow via WinAPI |
| **App Opening** | ✅ Working | Common apps mapped |
| **Preview Panel** | ✅ Working | Webview for HTML preview |
| **Playwright Bridge** | ⚠️ Basic | `playwright-bridge.js` - navigate/click/type |
| **AI Suggestions** | ✅ Working | Pre-defined prompt cards |
| **Terminal Panel** | ✅ Working | Command execution UI |
### ❌ What's Missing (vs. Goal)
| Gap | Impact | Priority |
|-----|--------|----------|
| **No Vision/OCR Element Finding** | Can't "see" and click buttons by name | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| **No Self-Correction Loop** | Doesn't verify if actions worked | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| **No Vibe Coding Flow** | Can't create/preview apps like Lovable | 🔴 CRITICAL |
| **No Project/File Management** | No file tree, save/load projects | 🟠 HIGH |
| **No Embedded IDE** | No Monaco editor, syntax highlighting | 🟠 HIGH |
| **No Server/SSH Management** | Can't deploy/manage remote servers | 🟡 MEDIUM |
| **No Git Integration** | Can't commit/push/pull | 🟡 MEDIUM |
| **Browser Automation is Surface-Level** | No DOM inspection, smart selectors | 🟡 MEDIUM |
| **No Memory/Context Persistence** | Forgets between sessions | 🟡 MEDIUM |
---
## Reference Implementations Deep-Dive
### 1. Windows-Use (CursorTouch)
**Best for: Desktop automation without computer vision**
```
windows_use/
├── agent/ # Agent orchestration
├── llms/ # LLM providers (Ollama, Google, etc.)
├── messages/ # Conversation handling
├── tool/ # Tool definitions
└── telemetry/ # Analytics
```
**Key Innovations:**
- Uses **UIAutomation** (Windows Accessibility API) to find elements by name/role
- **PyAutoGUI** for mouse/keyboard (more reliable than raw SendKeys)
- Works with **any LLM** (Qwen, Gemini, Ollama) - not tied to specific models
- **Grounding** - Shows how it "sees" the screen with labeled elements
**What to Take:**
- UIAutomation for element discovery (instead of blind x,y clicking)
- Agent loop pattern with tool execution
- LLM abstraction layer
---
### 2. Browser-Use
**Best for: Comprehensive web automation**
```
browser_use/
├── actor/ # Action execution
├── agent/ # Agent service
├── browser/ # Playwright wrapper
├── code_use/ # Code execution sandbox
├── controller/ # Action controller
├── dom/ # DOM manipulation & analysis
├── filesystem/ # File operations
├── llm/ # LLM integrations
├── mcp/ # Model Context Protocol
├── sandbox/ # Safe execution environment
├── skills/ # Reusable action patterns
└── tools/ # Custom tool definitions
```
**Key Innovations:**
- **Smart DOM analysis** - extracts meaningful selectors
- **Multi-tab support** with session persistence
- **Custom tools API** - `@tools.action(description='...')`
- **Sandbox execution** for safe code running
- **Cloud deployment** option
- **Form filling with validation**
- **CAPTCHA handling** (via stealth browsers)
**What to Take:**
- DOM extraction and smart selector logic
- Tools/actions decorator pattern
- Multi-tab browser session management
- Sandbox for safe code execution
---
### 3. Open-Interface
**Best for: Simple LLM → Screenshot → Execute loop**
```
app/
├── core.py # Main orchestration loop
├── interpreter.py # Parse LLM responses
├── llm.py # LLM communication
├── ui.py # Tkinter UI (18KB)
└── utils/ # Helpers
```
**Architecture:**
```
User Request → Screenshot → LLM → Parse Instructions → Execute → Repeat
```
**Key Innovations:**
- **Course-correction** via screenshot feedback loop
- **Stop button** + corner detection to interrupt
- Simple, understandable architecture
- Works across Windows/Mac/Linux
**What to Take:**
- The "screenshot → analyze → execute → verify" loop
- Interrupt mechanisms (corner detection)
- Cross-platform automation patterns
---
### 4. OpenCode TUI (sst/opencode)
**Best for: Terminal-based IDE experience**
```
packages/
├── core/ # Core logic
├── tui/ # Terminal UI (Ink-based)
├── lsp/ # Language Server Protocol
└── ...
```
**Key Innovations:**
- Uses **Bun** for speed
- **LSP integration** for code intelligence
- **SST** infrastructure for deployment
- Beautiful TUI with Ink
**What to Take:**
- LSP integration for code completion/diagnostics
- Bun for faster package management
- TUI patterns (if we add TUI mode)
---
### 5. Mini-Agent (MiniMax)
**Best for: Lightweight Python agent framework**
```
mini_agent/
├── agent.py # Agent implementation
├── tools.py # Tool definitions
└── memory.py # Context management
```
**What to Take:**
- Memory/context management patterns
- Simple agent abstraction
---
## Gap Analysis: Current State vs. Noob-Proof Vision
### 🎯 User Experience Goals
| Goal | Current | Required |
|------|---------|----------|
| "Build me a website" | ❌ Can chat, can't create | ✅ One prompt → working preview |
| "Click the Settings button" | ⚠️ Blind x,y click | ✅ Find element by name/OCR |
| "Deploy this to my server" | ❌ No SSH | ✅ Connect, upload, run commands |
| "Open my last project" | ❌ No persistence | ✅ Project save/load |
| "Edit this file" | ❌ No editor | ✅ Monaco with syntax highlighting |
| "Show me what you see" | ⚠️ Can screenshot | ✅ Annotated vision with element labels |
---
## Proposed Architecture
### Layered Super-Powers
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ GOOSE SUPER UI │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌────────┐ │
│ │ Chat │ │ Preview │ │ Editor │ │ Browser │ │Terminal│ │
│ │ Panel │ │ Panel │ │ Panel │ │ Panel │ │ Panel │ │
│ └─────────┴─┴─────────┴─┴─────────┴─┴─────────┴─┴────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐
│ AI BRAIN │ │ EXECUTION │ │ CONTEXT │
│ │ │ LAYER │ │ LAYER │
│ • Qwen Bridge │ │ • Computer Use│ │ • Memory │
│ • Planning │ │ • Browser Use │ │ • Projects │
│ • Verification│ │ • Server Mgmt │ │ • Sessions │
│ • Correction │ │ • File Ops │ │ • History │
└───────────────┘ └───────────────┘ └───────────────┘
```
### Phase-by-Phase Enhancement
#### Phase 1: Vision & Smart Automation
**Make the AI truly "see" and interact reliably**
1. **Add UIAutomation element discovery** (from Windows-Use)
- Find buttons/inputs by name, not x,y
- Label screenshot with element overlays
2. **Implement verification loop** (from Open-Interface)
- After each action, screenshot and verify success
- Self-correct if needed
3. **Enhanced computer-use.cjs**
- Add `findElement(name)` using UIAutomation
- Add `getElementsOnScreen()` for element listing
- Add `clickElement(name)` for reliable interaction
#### Phase 2: Vibe Coding Experience
**Create apps from prompts like Lovable**
1. **Embedded Monaco Editor**
- File tree sidebar
- Multi-tab editing
- Syntax highlighting
- Live error detection
2. **Project System**
- Create/save/load projects
- Auto-scaffold HTML/CSS/JS
- Template library
3. **Live Preview Enhancement**
- Hot reload on file save
- Dev server auto-start (Vite integration)
- Console output in UI
#### Phase 3: Full Automation Power
**Control everything**
1. **Server Management**
- SSH connection panel
- Remote command execution
- Log streaming
- File upload/download
2. **Browser Automation**
- DOM inspection
- Smart element selectors
- Multi-tab support
- Cookie/auth persistence
3. **Git Integration**
- Clone/commit/push
- Branch management
- Diff visualization
#### Phase 4: Noob-Proof Polish
**Make it intuitive for anyone**
1. **Onboarding Wizard**
- API key setup
- Permissions check
- Quick tutorial
2. **AI Suggestions**
- Context-aware suggestions
- One-click actions
- Visual tutorials
3. **Error Recovery**
- Smart retry
- User-friendly error messages
- Undo/redo history
---
## Technical Debt to Address
| Issue | Risk | Fix |
|-------|------|-----|
| PowerShell scripts for automation | Slow, fragile | Use native Node.js (robotjs/nut.js) |
| 1970-line renderer.js | Hard to maintain | Modularize into components |
| No TypeScript | Type errors | Migrate to TypeScript |
| No tests | Regressions | Add jest/playwright tests |
| Hardcoded paths | Portability | Use config files |
---
## Recommended Priorities
### 🔴 Immediate (Week 1)
1. Add UIAutomation element discovery
2. Implement screenshot → verify loop
3. Fix any existing bugs in computer-use
### 🟠 Short-term (Week 2-3)
4. Monaco Editor integration
5. Project save/load system
6. Enhanced preview with hot reload
### 🟡 Medium-term (Week 4-6)
7. SSH/Server management panel
8. Git integration
9. Browser DOM inspection
### 🟢 Long-term (Week 7+)
10. Onboarding wizard
11. AI-driven auto-correction
12. Multi-agent support
---
## Questions for User
1. **Which LLMs to support?** Currently Qwen only - add OpenAI/Claude/Ollama?
2. **Deployment target?** Windows only or also Mac/Linux?
3. **Cloud features?** Should Goose have cloud sync/remote execution?
4. **Monetization?** Any commercial plans affecting architecture?
5. **Performance priority?** Speed vs. reliability trade-off?
---
## Summary
Goose Super has a solid foundation but needs these critical additions to become "noob-proof":
1. **Vision** - UIAutomation element discovery (not blind clicking)
2. **Verification** - Screenshot → analyze → correct loop
3. **IDE** - Monaco editor with project management
4. **Server** - SSH/deployment capabilities
5. **Polish** - Onboarding, error handling, undo/redo
The reference repos provide excellent patterns to adopt. Windows-Use gives us UIAutomation. Browser-Use gives us smart DOM handling. Open-Interface gives us the verification loop. OpenCode gives us TUI patterns.
**Next step recommendation:** Start with Phase 1 (Vision & Smart Automation) as it unblocks all other "noob-proof" features.