rowboat

Project Overview

Rowboat is an open-source AI coworker that turns work into a knowledge graph and acts on it. It connects to your email and meeting notes, builds a long-lived knowledge graph, and uses that context to help you get work done - privately, on your machine.

Key Features

• Long-lived knowledge graph built on Obsidian-compatible Markdown notes
• Meeting prep from prior decisions, threads, and open questions
• Auto-drafting: generates briefs, emails, docs, PDF slides
• Integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, Fireflies
• Voice input (Deepgram) and voice output (ElevenLabs)
• Exa web search and Composio external tools

Target Audience

• Knowledge workers who want AI assistance
• Users who value data privacy and local-first
• Teams who want a personal AI coworker

Quick Start

1. Download Mac/Windows/Linux from rowboatlabs.com/downloads
2. Configure Google services (Gmail, Calendar, Drive)
3. (Optional) Add Deepgram API key for voice input
4. (Optional) Add ElevenLabs API key for voice output
5. Launch Rowboat and start building your knowledge graph

Core Advantages

• Local-first with data staying on your machine
• Transparent knowledge graph in plain Markdown – inspect and edit anytime
• Long-lived memory that compounds, not cold retrieval every time
• Open-source and free, community-driven

System Requirements

• OS: macOS, Windows, Linux
• Architectures: x86_64, arm64
• Additional Dependencies: None (API keys configured as needed)

Notes

• Google services require separate OAuth setup
• Voice and search features require third-party API keys