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Re:Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative t... by tomComb on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @04:53PM (#48823596)
This looks great, but let's see if I have this right ...

The "Agent Apps" (or whatever we are calling them) from the big vendors are organized around projects/folders, and we attach apps (via plugins) to the projects.

This appears to mae the apps (work surfaces) the primary artifact?

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Re:Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative t... by segmenta on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @05:10PM (#48823823)
Yes, that's mostly right.

Surfaces are the primary artifact for collaborating with the assistant - each one attaches an app to a workflow and gives both you and the agent a structured place to work, instead of everything flowing through chat.

Chat is still first class, and projects/folders exist separately to organize work around it.

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