# RowboatX - Claude Code for Everyday Automations
- ✨ **Create background agents with full shell access**
- E.g. "Generate a NotebookLM-style podcast from my saved articles every morning"
- 🔧 **Connect any MCP server to add capabilities**
- Add MCP servers and RowboatX handles the integration
- 🎯 **Let RowboatX control and monitor your background agents**
- Easily inspect state on the filesystem
Inspired by Claude Code, RowboatX brings the same shell-native power to background automations.
## Quick start
```bash
npx @rowboatlabs/rowboatx@latest
```
## Demo
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyPBinQzicY&t)
## Examples
### Add and Manage MCP servers
`$ rowboatx`
- Add MCP: 'Add this MCP server config: \ '
- Explore tools: 'What tools are there in \ '
### Create background agents
`$ rowboatx`
- 'Create agent to do X.'
- '... Attach the correct tools from \ to the agent'
- '... Allow the agent to run shell commands including ffmpeg'
### Schedule and monitor agents
`$ rowboatx`
- 'Make agent \ run every day at 10 AM'
- 'What agents do I have scheduled to run and at what times'
- 'When was \ last run'
- 'Are any agents waiting for my input or confirmation'
### Run background agents manually
``` bash
rowboatx --agent= --input="xyz" --no-interactive=true
```
```bash
rowboatx --agent= --run_id= # resume from a previous run
```
## Models support
You can configure your models using:
```bash
rowboatx model-config
```
Alternatively, you can directly edit `~/.rowboat/config/models.json`
```json
{
"providers": {
"openai": {
"flavor": "openai"
},
"lm-studio": {
"flavor": "openai-compatible",
"baseURL": "http://localhost:2000/...",
"apiKey": "...",
"headers": {
"foo": "bar"
}
},
"anthropic": {
"flavor": "anthropic"
},
"google": {
"flavor": "google"
},
"ollama": {
"flavor": "ollama"
}
},
"defaults": {
"provider": "lm-studio",
"model": "gpt-5"
}
}
```
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# Rowboat Studio - Cursor for Multi-agent Workflows
⚡ Build AI agents instantly with natural language | 🔌 Connect tools with one-click integrations | 📂 Power with knowledge by adding documents for RAG | 🔄 Automate workflows by setting up triggers and actions | 🚀 Deploy anywhere via API or SDK
## Quick start
1. Set your OpenAI key
```bash
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
```
2. Clone the repository and start Rowboat (requires Docker)
```bash
git clone git@github.com:rowboatlabs/rowboat.git
cd rowboat
./start.sh
```
3. Access the app at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).
To add tools, RAG, more LLMs, and triggers checkout the [Advanced](#advanced) section below.
#### Create a multi-agent assistant with MCP tools by chatting with Rowboat
[](https://youtu.be/KZTP4xZM2DY)
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# Contributing
We'd love your help making Rowboat better! Join our 💬 [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/rxB8pzHxaS)