Rowboat - Open-source local-first AI coworker with memory

Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative to Claude Desktop

Rowboat is an open-source, local-first desktop AI coworker that transforms your workflow by indexing emails, meetings, and Slack conversations into a living knowledge graph. Unlike tools that reconstruct context on demand, Rowboat maintains long-lived memory in plain Markdown, allowing you to inspect and edit your data. It features built-in work surfaces for email, code, and web tasks, supports background agents for automation, and integrates with local or hosted models like Ollama and Claude Code. Designed for privacy and control, it runs entirely on your machine across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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