Products

Rowboat

AI-nativeMCPSkill

The multiplayer personal assistant for work

rowboatlabs.com Source★ 5,850non-standard DiscordProductivity & Collaboration / AI Personal Assistants

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
31.4K
Down28.8%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$5/mo
Lower than 89% of peersNiche median $15/mo
Creators
Tushar Magar
No social account linked
Launched
19mo ago
2025-04-22 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026
Events4 changes · 4 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (219 pts · 99 comments)Launch

    Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative to Claude Desktop — Claude’s desktop app is brilliant, but for our own daily work we kept wanting it to be less like a chat app and more like a full-fledged w…

    Jul 7 · 4mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    The AI work app that understands how you work

    Apr 21 · 7mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (205 pts · 56 comments)Launch

    Rowboat – AI coworker that turns your work into a knowledge graph (OSS) — Hi HN, AI agents that can run tools on your machine are powerful for knowledge work, but they’re only as useful as the context they have.…

    Feb 10 · 9mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (7 pts)Launch

    Rowboat – Open-Source Claude Cowork with an Obsidian Vault — Claude Cowork just launched, bringing agentic AI to everyday work. Rowboat is an open-source alternative that builds knowledge that persis…

    Jan 21 · 10mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (161 pts · 51 comments)Launch

    Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems — Hi HN! We’re Arjun, Ramnique, and Akhilesh, and we are building Rowboat ( ), an AI-assisted IDE for building and managing multi-agent syst…

    Apr 22, 2025 · 19mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2025-04-22Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN! We’re Arjun, Ramnique, and Akhilesh, and we are building Rowboat ( https://www.rowboatlabs.com/ ), an AI-assisted IDE for building and managing multi-agent systems. You start with a single agent, then scale up to teams of agents that work together, use MCP tools, and improve over time - all through a chat-based copilot. Our repo is https://github.com/
Show HN
2026-01-21Source
Post excerpt:
Claude Cowork just launched, bringing agentic AI to everyday work. Rowboat is an open-source alternative that builds knowledge that persists over time. A quick demo is here: https://youtu.be/T2Bmiy05FrI It connects to Gmail and meeting notes (Granola, Fireflies) and organizes them into an Obsidian-compatible vault. Plain Markdown files with backlinks, organi
Show HN
2026-02-10Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, AI agents that can run tools on your machine are powerful for knowledge work, but they’re only as useful as the context they have. Rowboat is an open-source, local-first app that turns your work into a living knowledge graph (stored as plain Markdown with backlinks) and uses it to accomplish tasks on your computer. For example, you can say "Build me a
Show HN
2026-07-07Source
Post excerpt:
Claude’s desktop app is brilliant, but for our own daily work we kept wanting it to be less like a chat app and more like a full-fledged work app. Rowboat is our attempt at that, including the ability to build your own work surfaces inside Rowboat (more below). Our repo is https://github.com/rowboatlabs/rowboat , and there’s a demo video here: https://www.yo

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-11-07
GitHub Stars
★ 5,850
Forks
498
License
non-standard
Primary language
Python

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct35%
  • Social29%
  • Organic Search21%
  • Referrals13%
  • Other2%

Countries

  • United States25%
  • Japan9%
  • France8%
  • Czechia8%
  • India7%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2024-01-02

KeywordMonthly volume
rowboat7,080
rowboat ai670
rowboat labs370
rowbot labs80
rowbote70

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Free
Free
Starter
$5/mo
Pro
$50/mo
Enterprise
Contact sales

Trial: None · Free tier included · 2 paid tiers ($5–$50) · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page

Entry price $5/mo, Lower than 89% of peers; “AI Personal Assistants” median is $15/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-04-21

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “The multiplayer personal assistant for work”Positioning

    Build and manage your agent swarms→The multiplayer personal assistant for work

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Amazon Web ServicesFeatures

    Amazon Web Services→—

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: TypeformFeatures

    Typeform→—

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage title changed to “Rowboat - Your AI coworker, with memory”Positioning

    Rowboat - Let AI build your agents for you→Rowboat - Your AI coworker, with memory

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring headline over large product shot layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“The multiplayer personal assistant for work”

Headline Over Large Product Shot hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.

Conversion path: Headline Over Large Product Shot + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Download App / Install Extension · Trust bar: User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.5 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
Social proof
User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Pill · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f3f6fa;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #111111;
  --muted-foreground: #8b93a0;
  --accent: #111111;
  --radius: 9999px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F3F6FA (~42%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~32%) · Text #111111 (~12%) · Muted Text #8B93A0 (~8%) · Accent #111111 (~6%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Headline Over Large Product Shot
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Pill; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension · Trust bar uses User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Headline Over Large Product Shot hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring headline over large product shot layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much does Rowboat cost?
Free: Free; Starter: $5/mo; Pro: $50/mo; Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does Rowboat get?
Vaneform estimates 31.4K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source

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