Rowboat
ActiveDescription
An open-source AI coworker with persistent memory, supporting multi-turn conversations and context retention for knowledge management and collaborative task completion.
Key Features
- Local-first AI coworker with persistent knowledge graph
- Integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, and meeting notes
- Obsidian-compatible Markdown vault for transparent data storage
- Supports voice input/output via Deepgram and ElevenLabs
- MCP extensibility for external tools like Slack, GitHub, Jira
- Bring your own model — local Ollama or hosted API providers
Use Cases
💡 Meeting preparation with prior decisions and context summaries
💡 Email drafting grounded in historical commitments
💡 Generating documents and PDF decks from your knowledge graph
💡 Live notes that track people, companies, or topics automatically
💡 Personal knowledge management with searchable backlinked notes
Strengths & Limitations
✅ Strengths
- • Actively maintained, recent updates
- • High community interest (17.5k stars)
- • Permissive open-source license (Apache-2.0)
- • Responsive to issues, low backlog
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Quick Start
1. Download the latest release for Mac/Windows/Linux from rowboatlabs.com.
2. Follow the Google setup guide to connect Gmail, Calendar, and Drive.
3. Optionally configure Deepgram (voice input), ElevenLabs (voice output), or Exa (web search) API keys.
4. Start chatting — Rowboat builds your knowledge graph from existing work.