Rowboat is an open-source AI coworker that transforms your work into a living knowledge graph stored as editable Markdown files. The tool connects to email services like Gmail and meeting notes from platforms such as Granola and Fireflies, extracting decisions, commitments, and relationships to create a persistent context that compounds over time.

Unlike traditional AI tools that search transcripts on demand, Rowboat maintains long-lived knowledge with explicit relationships you can inspect and edit. The system works with any LLM, including local models via Ollama or LM Studio, and stores all data locally as plain Markdown files. Users can accomplish tasks like generating presentation decks from project roadmaps or preparing for meetings by pulling relevant context from their accumulated graph.

Rowboat includes both a living context graph and a local assistant with shell access and MCP support. The tool can run scheduled background agents for routine tasks like drafting email replies or generating daily voice notes. With 4.4k GitHub stars and Apache-2.0 licensing, Rowboat positions itself as a privacy-focused alternative that gives users full control over their data while providing AI assistance that remembers and acts on accumulated work context.