How to use Rodeo

You can be writing in Rodeo in under a minute. There is nothing to install and no password to remember.

Everything you write is made of blocks — paragraphs, headings, images, tables, and much more. Blocks can be dragged, nested, and turned into one another.

Inserting content

• Slash menu — type / to browse and insert any block. Keep typing to filter (/call → callout).
• Markdown shortcuts — # for a heading, - for a bullet, [] for a to-do, > for a quote, ``` for code.
• Paste rich text, Markdown, or HTML — nested lists, quotes, code, links, and images all keep their structure.

Formatting text

Select any text for the formatting toolbar: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, inline code, text & background color, links, superscript/subscript, add a comment, and — when AI is on — an AI transform button.

Every block type

A page is a document; pages nest inside pages to form an unlimited tree. Any page can become as rich as you need.

• Nest & organize — drag rows in the sidebar to reorder or re-parent, or add subpages directly.
• Icon & cover — click above the title to add an emoji or image icon and a banner cover.
• Favorites & recents — star a page to pin it; recently visited pages are tracked for you.
• Display modes — toggle full width or small text per page.
• Version history — Rodeo auto-snapshots as you edit; open History to browse and restore any past version.
• Export — download any page as Markdown or HTML from the ⬇ Export menu.
• Present — press ⌘⇧P to turn a page into a full-screen slide deck (splits on your headings).

A database is a set of rows that are themselves pages, with typed columns on top. View the same rows as a table, board, calendar, and more. The fastest start is a template from the gallery.

Create one

Type /database or use the sidebar +. Add columns with + on the header row; add rows with + New. Click any row to open it as a full page.

Property types

Views

Each view has its own filters (compound AND/OR groups), multi-sort, grouping & sub-grouping, and column visibility.

Go further

• Relations & rollups — link rows across databases, then aggregate (count/sum/avg/min/max).
• Formulas — compute values per row with prop("Name") references and operators.
• Row templates — save a configured row and reuse it for new entries.
• CSV import — bring existing data in; columns match your headers.
• Automations — on row created/updated/changed, set a property, notify someone, or AI-fill a field.
• Buttons — one-click open URL or create a row in a chosen database.
• Linked databases — embed a live view of any database inside any page to build dashboards.
• Forms — collect entries internally, or publish a public form anyone can submit without an account.

Get anywhere in a keystroke, and see how your work connects.

• ⌘K quick switcher — jump to any page, search, or run a command (including Ask Rodeo AI).
• Full-text search — across titles and content, always permission-aware.
• Tabs — open pages in tabs and switch like a browser (up to 12).
• Favorites & recents — pin what matters; return to what you just had open.
• Home — a live per-workspace dashboard to start your session.
• Backlinks — every page shows what links to it.
• Graph view — a visual map of how your pages connect (permission-scoped, so nothing leaks).
• Activity feed — a chronological log of what changed in the workspace.
• Trash — deleted pages are recoverable; restore or permanently purge them.

Rodeo is multiplayer at its core — edit the same page together, live, with offline support.

• Real-time co-editing — changes appear character-by-character; concurrent edits merge cleanly (CRDT), never overwrite.
• Presence — see who else is on the page.
• Offline — keep editing offline; your changes sync when you reconnect.
• Comments — anchor threaded comments to a selection or the page; reply and resolve.
• Mentions — type @ for a unified menu of people, pages, and dates.
• Notifications inbox — mentions, comments, reminders, assignments, and automations, with filter tabs.
• Reminders — attach a reminder to a date; it lands in your inbox when due.
• Assignments — set a Person property on a row to assign & notify people.
• Email digests — opt into a daily email of your unread notifications.

Three layers compose: your workspace role sets the baseline, Spaces group and gate pages, and per-page shares grant access to individuals — including people outside the workspace.

Roles

Owner (full control, can transfer/delete) · Admin (manage members, sharing, spaces, billing) · Member (create & edit) · Guest (read-only by default; sees only pages shared with them).

Spaces

Organize a workspace into sections like General or Engineering. Set visibility to Open (all members), Closed, or Private (members only — non-members can't even see it exists). Move a page to a space and its whole subtree follows.

Sharing

• Per-page share — share one page (and its subtree) at view, comment, or edit level. Guests see nothing else.
• Invite members — by email or a shareable invite link; pending invites auto-accept on sign-in.
• Enforced everywhere — search, graph, activity, databases, comments, and live collaboration all respect the same rules. Un-granted content returns a clean 404 — no leaks.

AI is woven through Rodeo — and always permission-aware. Where it's enabled, these light up; where it isn't, the app works exactly the same without them.

• In-editor assist — select text and use the AI button to improve, fix grammar, summarize, shorten/lengthen, change tone, translate, or run a custom instruction.
• Workspace Q&A — ask a question and get an answer grounded in your own pages, with clickable citations. Only pages you can view are used.
• Database autofill — an AI fill automation classifies, summarizes, or extracts into a property as rows change.
• Ask AI block — type a prompt in the page and generate content in place; regenerate or edit the prompt.

Bring in images and files, embed the web, run custom HTML safely, and get your content out.

• Uploads — images, file attachments, and custom page icons/covers.
• Embeds & bookmarks — paste a URL for a rich player (YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, Figma, CodePen, Maps) or a tidy link-preview card.
• HTML block — paste raw markup that runs in a sandboxed iframe: scripts work, but can never touch your workspace.
• Present mode — ⌘⇧P turns any page into a slide deck.
• Export — download pages as Markdown or HTML anytime.

Rodeo is a platform. Script it, react to it, or connect an AI agent.

• Public REST API — create scoped personal access tokens and read/write pages & database rows. See the developer docs.
• Webhooks — get an HMAC-signed callback when pages or rows change.
• MCP server — connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client at api.rodeo.so/mcp to read and write your workspace with your consent.