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rowboatlabs/rowboat

rowboatlabs/rowboat is a developer tool in RepoRadar's Radar section, holding Silver tier and a 'watch' verdict. Its strongest signal is practical usefulness, scored 7.7 out of 10.

Score7.7
Popularity41.7
Riskhigh
TierSilver
Score breakdown
Usefulness7.7
Novelty6.5
Momentum4.0
Maturity6.5
Open-source/build7.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential7.7
Setup ease6.5

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

It sits in the intersection of two hot trends: MCP-based tool ecosystems and multi-agent orchestration.

Who should use it

Builders Power users

Who should skip it

Hold off on rowboatlabs/rowboat for mission-critical workflows without a containment strategy, explicit approvals, and a hands-on security review.

About this signal

rowboatlabs/rowboat is tracked by RepoRadar as a developer tool in the Radar section. First seen 2026-06-12; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-12. The current verdict is 'watch' with a Silver tier and review needed setup difficulty. rowboatlabs/rowboat leads on practical usefulness (7.7) and workflow potential (7.7); its lowest signal is momentum (4.0), so factor that in before investing setup time. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The rowboatlabs/rowboat record combines a 7.7/10 composite score with separate popularity (41.7), risk (high), and setup (review needed) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to evaluate an AI tool before you adopt it for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

High risk: do not use without strong containment, approvals, and hands-on review.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Editorially reviewed

Explicit source-record review against the RepoRadar publication gate. Reviewer: RepoRadar editorial desk. Last checked 2026-07-12T00:00:00Z.

No hands-on run is claimed. This record remains source-reviewed only.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

49 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-16 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score7.7 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum9.6 current · +5.6 net
GitHub stars (observed)17,214 current · +915 net
GitHub stars17,214 exact observation
Versionv0.8.7
Last release2026-08-13T10:40:41Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskhigh
Current verdictwatch
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineClaude Code

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-137.79.617,214highwatchactive
2026-08-127.79.617,173highwatchactive
2026-08-117.79.617,108highwatchactive
2026-08-107.79.617,061highwatchactive
2026-08-097.79.617,049highwatchactive
2026-08-087.79.617,031highwatchactive
2026-08-077.79.616,958highwatchactive
2026-08-067.74.0Not recordedhighwatchnot recorded
2026-08-057.74.0Not recordedhighwatchnot recorded
2026-08-047.79.616,958highwatchactive
2026-08-037.79.616,958highwatchactive
2026-08-027.79.616,938highwatchactive

Why the record changed

stars changed

Stars changed: 17173 → 17214.

version changed

Version changed: v0.8.6 → v0.8.7.

version changed

Version changed: v0.8.4 → v0.8.6.

stars changed

Stars changed: 17108 → 17173.

stars changed

Stars changed: 17061 → 17108.

version changed

Version changed: v0.8.3 → v0.8.4.

stars changed

Stars changed: 17049 → 17061.

stars changed

Stars changed: 17031 → 17049.

stars changed

Stars changed: 16958 → 17031.

stars changed

Stars changed: 16938 → 16958.

stars changed

Stars changed: 16913 → 16938.

stars changed

Source-observed stars changed: 16910 → 16913. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.