Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative to Claude Desktop

Re:Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative t... by nshotton on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @09:35AM (#48831776)

This looks really great! Quick question, is there any support for using local models?

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Re:Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative t... by segmenta on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @09:36AM (#48831799)

Yes! You can use local models through Ollama and LM Studio. We do some special handling when you use local models, such as suppressing background agents when you chat, so the model is not overwhelmed.

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Re:Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative t... by nshotton on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @10:30AM (#48832473)

sweet, is there any plans to implement VLLM in the future?

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Re:Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source, local-first alternative t... by segmenta on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @11:16AM (#48833069)

vLLM works today - it exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and you can point Rowboat at a custom base URL in model settings.

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