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Smart Connections

Local-first Smart Ecosystem

You're one step away from building a private creative engine around your notes.

Smart Connections surfaces context, Smart Connect automates decisive workflows, and the Supporter circle keeps every release user-aligned.

Install Smart Connections Join the Supporters

Prefer to explore first? Choose a focus below, watch the welcome story, or visit the Smart Mission overview to see how we protect your ideas.

Quick links: Smart Connect • Smart Plugins • Support the Mission

Choose your focus

Auto-suggest research before you search.

Smart Connections highlights the next best idea while your work stays on-device.

  • ● Pin what resonates to teach the ranking model.
  • ● Hide noisy matches to keep future suggestions sharp.
  • ● Save ranking presets per project and swap mindsets instantly.

Discover Smart Connections in Action

Save time linking, tagging, and organizing—Smart Connections finds what you need as you write.

Why Smart Connections

Zero-Setup

Local AI embeddings work out-of-the-box—no API keys required.

Private & Offline

Your data never leaves your device. Connections keep working even without internet.

Mission-Driven

Open-source and community-supported. Built on user-aligned principles.

Instant Inspiration

Commands like Smart Random Note surface forgotten ideas to spark creativity.

“I build tools that empower ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results. Smart Connections isn’t a silver bullet, but it is a catalyst for realizing your boldest ideas.”

— Brian, Founder

Why the Smart Mission keeps your ideas safe

You deserve AI that works for you. The Smart Mission protects authorship, keeps workflows on your device, and prioritizes community accountability over vendor lock-in.

  • ● Smart Connections surfaces insights without shipping data to third-party servers, so your research and notes remain yours.
  • ● Smart Connect keeps ChatGPT workflows grounded in local files, letting you call powerful actions without uploading private context.
  • ● The supporter circle funds development, reviews early releases, and reinforces the Smart Mission with real-world feedback.

Meet the Smart Ecosystem

Three pillars keep every workflow aligned with you: Smart Connect bridges GPTs and your notes, Smart Plugins surface insight at the right time, and supporters keep the mission accountable.

Smart Connect

Import MCP servers, run Smart Actions, and automate tasks while keeping context on your machine.

Explore Smart Connect

Smart Plugins

Score connections, trigger automations, and document outcomes directly inside Obsidian.

See Smart Plugins

Supporter circle

Join weekly sessions, share experiments, and co-create the roadmap for user-aligned AI.

Join the supporters

How It Works

  • ✔︎

    Connection pane updates in real time while you edit any note.

  • ✔︎

    Supports 1,000+ local & API language models via Ollama, LM Studio, or HuggingFace.

  • ✔︎

    PDFs in Smart Chat — drag research papers straight into the conversation.

  • ✔︎

    Simple local data files avoid vendor lock-in and keep performance smooth.

  • ✔︎

    Works on desktop and mobile — your knowledge travels everywhere.

Plan to own your AI workflow

The story continues when you take the next right step. Follow this guide to see immediate momentum.

  1. 1

    Install Smart Connections

    Index your vault locally and surface relationships that were hiding in plain sight.

  2. 2

    Activate Smart Plugins & Smart Connect

    Compose actions, automations, and prompts that move with you instead of locking you in.

  3. 3

    Share ideas. Celebrate wins.

    Bring experiments and workflows to Community Lean Coffee sessions so we level up together.

Join the Supporter Community

Getting started with Smart Ecosystem

Smart Connect quickstart

Launch the desktop app, import an MCP server, and run your first Smart Action in minutes.

Open Smart Connect guide

Smart Connections walkthrough

Install the Obsidian plugin, index your vault, and surface inline insights without leaving your notes.

Explore Connections guide

Connections Early tour

Preview inline decorators, footer recommendations, and supporter-only scoring upgrades.

See Early release

Smart Connections video tour

Watch how Callum (Wanerloots) builds creative leverage with the plugin and Smart Connect.

Watch demo

Smart Guide GPT

Ask the custom GPT for quick answers about setup, workflows, and best practices across Smart Plugins.

Chat with Smart Guide

Built in public with a supporter-powered community

Obsidian Plugin

Smart Connections

Instant connections from your notes using local embeddings—no vendor lock-in.

Join the discussion
See the code
Smart Connect

Smart Connect App

Bundle GPT actions, index your files, and automate workflows without sending data away.

View the getting started slideshow
Mission

Mission first

Open-source roadmap sessions and audits keep the tools aligned with real people.

Learn the mission
Community

Supporter circle

Attend Lean Coffee, share experiments, and chat with builders shipping user-aligned AI.

Become a supporter
Supporter private chat
Participate in the next Community Lean Coffee

Empower your workflow today

Join the community shaping local-first, user-owned AI. Your support keeps the mission independent.

Become a supporter