Rowboat — open-source Productivity Knowledge

Updated 2026-09-17 · tool · Productivity Knowledge · rev 1 · structured JSON

Rowboat is a self-hostable multiplayer workspace where each teammate brings their own AI assistant and those assistants collaborate across shared Spaces.

Is Rowboat open source?

Yes, Rowboat is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

How much does Rowboat cost?

Rowboat is free to use.

Can I self-host Rowboat?

Yes, Rowboat can be self-hosted (the source is available under the Apache-2.0 license).

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Apache-2.0 TypeScript app from Rowboat Labs: a self-hostable multiplayer workspace where each teammate brings their own AI assistant and those assistants collaborate across shared Spaces with local knowledge. The Spaces server, Harbor, is open source and self-hostable, and the desktop app runs against local models through Ollama or LM Studio, or hosted models with a key you provide. Optional voice and search integrations take their own keys.

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Why it matters for a GTM stack

Most AI-assistant collaboration lives inside a hosted product that also holds your team's context. Rowboat inverts that: the Spaces server is yours to run, the models can be local, and each person's assistant works in shared channels the team controls. For a GTM team that wants agents in the loop on accounts, campaigns and research but does not want that knowledge sitting in someone else's cloud, the self-host path is the point. The honest read: it is one open server plus whatever models you bring, so the collaboration is only as good as those models, and a fully wired setup pulls in a few paid keys. As a team workspace you can host and keep, it earns a look.

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