Overview
Rowboat Studio is your visual interface for building AI assistants — powered by agents, tools, and workflows — using plain language and minimal setup. It brings the process of creating multi-agent systems down to just a few clicks. Workflows created within Rowboat are known as assistants, and each assistant is composed of:- One or more agents
- Attached tools and MCP servers
Key Components
Here’s what you’ll interact with in Studio:| Component | Description | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Core building blocks of your assistant. Each agent handles a specific part of the conversation and performs tasks using tools and instructions. | • Define behavior in plain language • Connect agents into a graph • Attach tools and RAG sources |
| Playground | Interactive testbed for conversations. Lets you simulate end-user chats with your assistant and inspect agent behavior in real time. | • Real-time feedback and debugging • See tool calls and agent handoffs • Test individual agents or the whole system |
| Copilot | Your AI assistant for building assistants. Copilot creates and updates agents, tools, and instructions based on your plain-English prompts. | • Understands full system context • Improves agents based on playground chat • Builds workflows intelligently and fast |
Agents are the heart of every assistant. Learn more about how they work in the Agents page.
Agents
Learn about creating and configuring individual agents within your multi-agent system
Building in Rowboat
1
Describe your assistant to Copilot
Use plain language to tell Copilot what you want your assistant to do. Copilot will auto-generate the agents, instructions, and tools that form the base of your assistant.
2
Review and apply Copilot suggestions
Inspect the created agents — especially their instructions and examples — and refine or approve them before moving forward.
3
Connect MCP servers and tools
Integrate external services, tools, and backend logic into your agents using Rowboat’s modular system. Tools are tied to agents and triggered through instructions.
4
Test in the Playground
Use the chat playground to simulate real-world conversations. You’ll see which agent takes control, what tools are triggered, and how your assistant flows.
5
Deploy via API or SDK
Assistants can be deployed into production using the Rowboat Chat API or the Rowboat Chat SDK. Both support stateless and stateful conversation flows.