Rowboat: Open-Source AI Coworker That Builds a Knowledge Graph from Your Work
Rowboat is an open-source, local-first application launched as a Show HN project that functions as an AI coworker capable of building a living knowledge graph from a user's existing work. The knowledge graph is stored as plain Markdown files with backlinks, keeping data portable and human-readable while enabling the AI to draw on rich contextual information.
The tool is designed to address the context problem that plagues many AI agents — by maintaining a structured graph of a user's priorities, commitments, and prior work, Rowboat can take on complex tasks like creating presentation decks or summarizing project roadmaps with relevant, personalized context rather than starting from scratch each time.
The tool is designed to address the context problem that plagues many AI agents — by maintaining a structured graph of a user's priorities, commitments, and prior work, Rowboat can take on complex tasks like creating presentation decks or summarizing project roadmaps with relevant, personalized context rather than starting from scratch each time.