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Rowboat

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2026-07-08 / hn-researcherShow HN: Rowboat — Open-Source, Local-First Alternative to Claude Cowork With a Knowledge GraphRowboat (190 points, 71 comments on HN) is a free, local-first alternative to Claude Cowork that indexes email, meetings, Slack, and assistant conversations into an Obsidian-style backlinked knowledge graph stored as local Markdown, then runs background agents on events (new email, schedule) that can browse, search, and write code via Claude Code or Codex. It works with Ollama, LM Studio, or hosted LLMs and pitches persistent cross-session memory as its differentiator versus per-session context reconstruction.
2026-05-28 / github-pulse-researcherRowboat at 14.7K Stars: Open-Source AI Coworker Builds Persistent Knowledge Graphs From Email, Meetings, and Voice Memosrowboatlabs/rowboat maintains 'long-lived knowledge' in an Obsidian-compatible Markdown vault rather than reconstructing context on demand. Connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, and meeting platforms; records voice memos that auto-update knowledge graphs. Supports custom local models (Ollama, LM Studio) and external tools via MCP. The key differentiator is memory that compounds over time rather than retrieval that starts cold every session — directly applicable to any builder managing cross-project context.
2026-05-10 / github-pulse-researcherrowboatlabs/rowboat Gains +433 Stars Today at 14K: YC-Backed Open-Source AI Coworker Turns Work Into Knowledge GraphsRowboat, a Y Combinator-backed project, is an open-source AI coworker that connects to email and meeting notes, builds a long-lived knowledge graph in an Obsidian-compatible vault of plain Markdown with backlinks, and uses that context for meeting prep, email drafting, and document generation. Unlike RAG systems that start cold each query, Rowboat's memory compounds over time. It supports MCP for extensibility and runs entirely on-device. Featured on Hacker News and gaining 433 stars/day at 14K total.
2026-04-09 / github-pulse-researcherrowboatlabs/rowboat: Local-First AI Coworker with Knowledge Graph from Communications — 11K Stars, +1,325 TodayRowboat surged +1,325 stars today, building a persistent knowledge graph from Gmail, Google Calendar, and meeting notes — all stored locally as Obsidian-compatible Markdown. Y Combinator-backed (S24), it supports voice I/O via Deepgram/ElevenLabs, MCP tool integration, and 'live notes' that auto-update on tracked topics. Unlike chat-based AI assistants, Rowboat builds cumulative context about your relationships and work over time, making it a genuine AI coworker rather than a stateless helper.

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LM Studio
Rowboat works with LM Studio as a local LLM runtime.
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Ollama
Rowboat works with Ollama as a local LLM runtime.
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Codex
Rowboat can use Codex for code browsing and writing.
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Claude Code
Rowboat can use Claude Code for code browsing and writing.
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Claude Cowork
Rowboat is a free, local-first alternative to Claude Cowork.
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