Rool is a product positioned as "your private AI machine," that is, a complete cloud machine hosted in the EU, where users can store files, run software, and use AI models self-hosted by Rool in the EU. Workspaces remain private to users and the people they invite.
In terms of purpose, Rool is designed to expand chat into a persistent working environment. Chat is only the surface; behind it is a complete machine that stores files, runs software, and retains work and memory between tasks. Users can start from chat and then build on top of it.
Main capabilities include: using AI models run by Rool on self-hosted EU infrastructure to handle documents, files, and tasks; storing files, running software, and retaining task results and context for use in the next task; connecting external services through built-in connectors and custom MCP servers to bring existing tools into the Rool workspace; workspaces are private, accessible to users and the people they invite, with no ads, no selling of data, and files and conversations not used to train AI models; hosted in the EU, with AI models also self-hosted in the EU.
In terms of usage, users can start from chat, handle files and run software in the machine, and use persistent memory to continue subsequent tasks. Connecting external services can be done through built-in connectors or custom MCP servers.
Applicable scenarios include users who need a private AI working environment, who want files and conversations not to be used for training, who need to connect external tools to an AI workspace, and who prefer EU data hosting.
In terms of limitations, the materials do not provide the specific types, performance, pricing details (other than the description of free and upgrades), supported file formats, software types, or specific connectors of the models. The free plan requires no credit card and has no trial countdown; each plan's balance refreshes every hour, with caps of 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 respectively.
