Getting Started
Start here if you are new to Row-Bot. You only need three things for a useful first session: the app installed, one working model path, and a basic understanding of where Row-Bot stores local data.
The Short Path
- Install Row-Bot from the release package for your platform.
- Launch the app and answer How should Row-Bot think?
- Choose one model path: local Ollama, a hosted provider, a subscription account, or a custom endpoint.
- Send a first chat message.
- Open Setup Center or Settings later when you are ready for documents, workflows, designs, code folders, channels, apps, Skills, Buddy, or voice.
Important Concepts
- Local app means Row-Bot runs on your machine and opens a local desktop or browser window.
- Data directory means the folder where Row-Bot keeps conversations, memories, documents, settings, workflows, logs, designs, code folder records, skills, plugins, and local integration state.
- Model provider means the service or local runtime that supplies a model. Ollama is local; API and subscription providers usually use the internet.
- Tools are actions Row-Bot can take, such as reading files, searching documents, using a browser, running commands in a code folder, or sending through a channel.
- Approvals ask you to approve or deny sensitive actions before Row-Bot proceeds. They wait until you answer.