goose_ask: Enhanced Ask Goose with Formatting

In gooseR: R Integration for 'Goose' AI

Enhanced Ask Goose with Formatting

Description

Send a query to Goose AI and get a beautifully formatted response. This is an enhanced version of goose_ask that formats the output by default.

Usage

goose_ask(
  prompt,
  format = getOption("goose.auto_format", TRUE),
  output_format = c("text", "json"),
  quiet = TRUE,
  timeout = getOption("goose.timeout", 300),
  retries = getOption("goose.retries", 1),
  session_id = NULL,
  width = getOption("goose.format_width", 80),
  color = getOption("goose.format_color", TRUE),
  ...
)

Arguments

prompt	Character string with the question or prompt
format	Logical, whether to format the response (default TRUE)
output_format	Character, either "text" or "json"
quiet	Logical, suppress status messages
timeout	Numeric, timeout in seconds (default 300, i.e., 5 minutes). Complex queries may take longer. Set to Inf for no timeout.
retries	Integer, number of retries after the first attempt (default uses getOption('goose.retries', 1)). Retries only occur for timeout/transient errors.
session_id	Optional session ID for context preservation
width	Integer, line width for wrapping (default 80)
color	Logical, whether to use color output (default TRUE)
...	Additional formatting arguments

Value

If format=TRUE and output_format="text", displays formatted response and returns raw text invisibly. If format=FALSE or output_format="json", returns the raw response.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Get a beautifully formatted response (default)
goose_ask("What is the tidyverse?")

# Get raw unformatted response
raw <- goose_ask("What is R?", format = FALSE)

# Get JSON response (never formatted)
data <- goose_ask("List 5 R packages", output_format = "json")

# Customize formatting
goose_ask("Explain ggplot2", width = 100, color = FALSE)

# For very complex queries, increase timeout
goose_ask("Write a complete Shiny app", timeout = 600)

## End(Not run)

gooseR documentation built on Feb. 6, 2026, 5:07 p.m.