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At Block, we believe open source is at the heart of innovation and community empowerment. Our vision is to nurture a diverse and vibrant open source ecosystem that removes barriers to technology and fosters economic opportunities for all.
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block-opensource 10 months ago
πŸ“Ί This week on Block Open Source events: - tomorrow, The Great Goose Off returns, Creator Edition, with Rizel Scarlett, Alexander Hancock & Spencer Martin; - also tomorrow, AI Agent Hack Night with MCP in Toronto! As part of Toronto Tech Week with W. Ian Douglas from Block, Lazar Nikolov from Sentry, & Shivam Ajmera from Temporal. Links ‡️ Check out the upcoming events calendar: https://block.github.io/goose/community RSVP to Toronto MCP hack night:
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block-opensource 10 months ago
If you want to run multiple AI agents in parallel, Solomon Hykes believes isolated environments are essential. Otherwise, you're just babysitting bots. Full video in the thread 🧡
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block-opensource 10 months ago
Tomorrow, we're bringing top minds together to discuss MCP, AI agents, and open source: - Dhanji R. Prasanna - Nick Eayrs - Bradley Axen - Jackie Brosamer - Xavier Armitage - Mic Neale ...and so much more! πŸ“ Sydney Β· June 23 πŸ”— Save your spot:
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block-opensource 10 months ago
Do the people shaping Goose know how to drive it? Alex and Spencer usually build Goose. Now they’re stepping into the prompt arena to build with it in under 10 minutes. Who will guide Goose to the better build? πŸ“† June 24 at 10am PT/1pm ET πŸ“Ί linktr.ee/blockopensource image
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block-opensource 10 months ago
β€œSomething like Goose had to exist.” According to @solomonstre (co-founder of Docker and Dagger), Goose stands out in a sea of AI tools with no strings attached. It’s open source, decoupled, and built for developers. πŸŽ₯ Full video in the thread
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block-opensource 10 months ago
What happens when you connect an AI agent to a plotting engine? In this Wild Goose Case, Senior Data Scientist, Da Lu, shows how he built a custom MCP server that lets Goose generate live data plots & launch a Streamlit UI β€” all from a prompt. πŸ“Ί: https://linktr.ee/blockopensource image
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block-opensource 10 months ago
We’re bringing the MCP magic to Sydney πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Think building an MCP server sounds complex? Phil Nash from DataStax is about to prove otherwise with a live low-code demo using Langflow. πŸ“ Sydney, Australia πŸ“… June 23, 2024 πŸ”— Save your spot: image
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block-opensource 10 months ago
Michael Shimeles doesn’t just build with MCP; he shows others how to use it. He’s used his platform to introduce Model Context Protocol to over 19,000 developers, and now he’s sharing those insights live in Toronto. πŸ“ Toronto πŸ“… June 24 πŸ”— lu.ma/ruit2le5 Hosted in collaboration with Sentry image
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block-opensource 10 months ago
Goose is coming to Sydney πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί And so is the person who built it. Bradley Axen, creator of Goose, will join us at our MCP Hack Night to share how he designed a local, open source AI agent. πŸ“ Sydney, Australia πŸ• June 23, 2024 πŸ”— Save your spot: image
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block-opensource 10 months ago
Next stop on the Goose Tour: Toronto πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Join us for an evening hosted in collaboration with Sentry on June 24th where we'll: 🧠 Explore Model Context Protocol (MCP) πŸͺΏ Hack with Goose πŸ• Good food, great conversations guaranteed RSVP: image
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block-opensource 10 months ago
Tons of exciting events kicking off this week! - Join us at RenderATL with talks from Angie Jones, Adewale Abati, and Ebony Louis πŸ‘ - The Great Goose Off with Rizel Scarlett returnsπŸͺΏ - AI agent hack nights in πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ - Monthly Contributor Spotlight: All-Star Edition ⭐ More info in the πŸ’¬
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block-opensource 11 months ago
The only source of truth should be the actual docs. Goose + Context7 pulls live, versioned docs to help you: βœ… Compare frameworks βœ… Follow best practices βœ… Scaffold apps with real implementation patterns Removing all the guess work and your LLMs hallucinations.
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block-opensource 11 months ago
Join us on stage at SXSW London! Learn how SaaS companies can harness AI to drive growth, stay competitive and deliver smarter solutions with Manik Surtani (Block), Eleanor Lightbody (Luminance), Matt Weaver (OpenAI), and moderator Marine Boulot (The Metaverse Society) Live at 11:35am on June 5th, image #SXSWLondon
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block-opensource 11 months ago
πŸ” "Got your keys, got your coins" - but what happens when those keys aren't as secure as you think? Our latest engineering deep-dive explores Bitcoin wallet security vulnerabilities and the importance of robust cold storage approaches. Essential reading for anyone serious about crypto security.
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