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The active chat tab now renders from useSessionChat; background tabs keep
the legacy cached view state until stage 7 retires it.

- Send path: sessions:create + sessions:sendMessage with the structural
  UserMessage (userMessageContext carries datetime + middle-pane — the
  cache-safe per-message tier) and per-message turn config (model
  override + composition: workDirId/voice/search/codeMode, permissionMode
  -> autoPermission). Attachments/mentions ride as real content parts —
  the old 'as unknown as string' cast is gone.
- Stop / permission / ask-human handlers route through the hook against
  the latest turn; permission scope is passed as audit metadata (session
  grants are a deferred v2 feature). Stop state clears when the turn
  settles.
- Chat history lists sessions (sessions:list/delete); selecting one just
  switches the active session — the hook loads the conversation, so the
  200-line run-log replay in loadRun is gone.
- Work-dir persistence unchanged: the per-chat sidecar file is keyed by
  the session id, which the resolver reads via composition.workDirId.

Renderer tsc/vite build clean; all 324 workspace tests pass; renderer
lint identical to baseline (108 pre-existing findings, none in new code).

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Rowboat

A desktop AI coworker with a memory of your work and built-in surfaces to act on it.

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Rowboat indexes your work into a living knowledge graph and uses that to get work done on your machine. It includes work surfaces for collaborating with AI: email client, notes, browser, code mode, meeting note taker, and workspaces for different projects.

Download latest for Mac/Windows/Linux: Download

Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 11 40 45 PM

Demo - email to code · Demo - knowledge graph

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Overview

Brain

Rowboat indexes email, meetings, slack and assistant conversations into a living Obsidian-style backlinked knowledge graph.
Screenshot 2026-06-24 at 11 22 52 PM

Email

The built-in email client sorts emails into important and everything else. Rowboat automatically drafts responses for important email using all the work context.
Email screenshot

Background agents

You can set up background agents that run on events like new email or on schedule like every day at 8am. They can connect to tools, search the web, use the browser and write code using Claude Code or Codex.
Background agents screenshot

Built-in Browser

Rowboat includes a browser that lets you and assistant collaborate on web tasks. Because its isolated from your main browser, you can log in only to the accounts that want the assistant to access.
Browser screenshot

Meeting Notes

A local meeting note-taker that taps into mic & speaker, produces live transcript and summarizes the meeting in a markdown file and updates the knowledge graph.
Meeting notes screenshot

Code Mode

Code mode lets you spin up parallel coding agents with Claude Code or Codex, and have Rowboat drive them with all the work context where needed.
Code mode screenshot

Integrations

Includes one-click integrations to most popular products.
Integrations screenshot

Installation

Download latest for Mac/Windows/Linux: Download

All release files: https://github.com/rowboatlabs/rowboat/releases/latest

Google setup

To connect Google services (Gmail, Calendar, and Drive), follow Google setup.

Voice input

To enable voice input and voice notes (optional), add a Deepgram API key in ~/.rowboat/config/deepgram.json

Voice output

To enable voice output (optional), add an ElevenLabs API key in ~/.rowboat/config/elevenlabs.json

To use Exa research search (optional), add the Exa API key in ~/.rowboat/config/exa-search.json

External tools

To enable external tools (optional), you can add any MCP server or use Composio tools by adding an API key in ~/.rowboat/config/composio.json

All API key files use the same format:

{
  "apiKey": "<key>"
}

How its different

Most AI tools reconstruct context on demand by searching transcripts or documents.

Rowboat maintains long-lived knowledge instead:

  • context accumulates over time
  • relationships are explicit and inspectable
  • notes are editable by you, not hidden inside a model
  • everything lives on your machine as plain Markdown

The result is memory that compounds, rather than retrieval that starts cold every time.

Bring your own model

Rowboat works with the model setup you prefer:

  • Local models via Ollama or LM Studio
  • Hosted models (bring your own API key/provider)
  • Swap models anytime — your data stays in your local Markdown vault

Extend Rowboat with tools (MCP)

Rowboat can connect to external tools and services via Model Context Protocol (MCP). That means you can plug in (for example) search, databases, CRMs, support tools, and automations - or your own internal tools.

Examples: Exa (web search), Twitter/X, ElevenLabs (voice), Slack, Linear/Jira, GitHub, and more.

Local-first by design

  • All data is stored locally as plain Markdown
  • No proprietary formats or hosted lock-in
  • You can inspect, edit, back up, or delete everything at any time