Your AI. Your machine. Your rules.
One private workspace to reason, build, automate, and act.
Buddy is building.
01 · Research · Local
Ask across the work.
A local model follows public sources, keeps its evidence visible, and turns the result into connected knowledge.
Local model02 · Create · Explicit handoff
Turn context into something real.
Bring in a frontier model for final synthesis and creative direction, with the handoff shown clearly.
Frontier model03 · Automate · Local
Make useful work repeat.
Build a local workflow, keep delivery off, and retain every run for inspection.
Local model04 · Ship · Approval gated
Cross the boundary on your terms.
Row-Bot pauses before the action, shows the target, and waits for your explicit approval.
Approval required · reviewed actionReal product demonstrations
Watch the work happen.
See Row-Bot turn a prompt into research, creative work, and repeatable automation.
Local-first by architecture
Reason.
Orchestrate.
Work.
Keep it yours.
The power of an AI platform. The ownership of local software.
- Your system of recordConversations, knowledge, workflows, and projects live with the Row-Bot host.
- Your choice of modelLocal is a real route. Hosted providers receive only the requests you send.
- Your approvalConsequential actions pause at a visible boundary.
- No Row-Bot accountOpen source, portable, and free of platform lock-in.
Compare Row-Bot with cloud-only AI chat
| Capability | Typical cloud-only chat | Row-Bot |
|---|---|---|
| Durable system of record | Provider-hosted account and conversation state | Local conversations, goals, profiles, knowledge, workflows, and project records |
| Model choice | Models selected by the service | Local runtimes, hosted APIs, subscriptions, routers, and private compatible endpoints |
| Tools and actions | Service-defined integrations and sandboxes | Built-in tools, MCP, channels, Computer Use, and explicit approval boundaries |
| Background work | Usually tied to the provider session | Agent waves, dependencies, durable workflows, schedules, run history, budgets, and delivery policy |
| Offline operation | Requires the hosted service | Local models and local tools can continue without a hosted provider |
| Control and portability | Subject to service limits, retention, and product changes | Apache 2.0 application with local data, revocable owner sessions, and explicit external routes |
Hosted providers and networked tools receive the context required for requests you send to them. Capabilities vary by service; this compares the operating model.
Before you install
Practical answers.
Local records, explicit providers, and reviewable actions.
Is Row-Bot free?
Yes. Row-Bot is Apache 2.0 licensed and does not require a Row-Bot subscription. Hosted providers and external services may have their own charges.
Can it run entirely locally?
Yes, when you select a local runtime and local tools. Hosted models, cloud embeddings, web tools, online channels, and remote access require network connections and remain opt-in.
What reaches a hosted provider?
The selected provider receives the current model-visible context needed for that request. Durable conversations, knowledge, profiles, goals, and project records stay on your machine unless you deliberately send data through a provider or networked tool.
Can I use Row-Bot from another device?
Yes. An authenticated browser can open Row-Bot from a route you choose. Every invited browser has owner authority, and the host must remain running. It is not a standalone iOS or Android download.
Continue on desktop
Keep the workbench yours.
Row-Bot runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Open row-bot.ai on your computer to install it.