Local-first Smart Plugins for Obsidian
Smart Plugins: local-first AI workflow layer for Obsidian
Your vault is the shared workspace between you and AI. Start with related notes.
Smart Connections surfaces related notes while you write. Smart Context turns the right notes into reusable context. Smart Chat keeps AI work attached to notes. Add Smart Graph, Smart Templates, and Pro workflows when the workflow asks for more depth.
Source available | Local-first Core workflows | Providers are opt-in
First win: surface related notes while writing. Next wins: reuse context, keep AI work in notes, and add Pro depth only when the workflow asks for it.
Choose your next workflow
Start with one plugin. Add the next surface only when it solves a real workflow.
Smart Connections
Related notes surface while you write.
- See relevant notes anchored to the current note.
- Preview, drag, copy, or send strong matches to Smart Context.
Smart Graph
See the landscape when list results feel flat.
- Map semantic clusters and neighborhoods.
- Select notes visually, then open, copy, or add them to Smart Context.
Smart Context
Turn scattered notes into reusable context.
- Copy notes, folders, blocks, or saved context packs.
- Export the right scope into the AI tool you already use.
Smart Chat
Keep AI chat attached to the work.
- Save provider thread links in the notes they belong to.
- Review context before sending in Pro workflows.
Smart Plugins Pro
Core stays simple. Pro unlocks depth.
- Advanced workflows across Connections, Graph, Context, Chat, Templates, and Connect Pro.
- Support local-first development and help shape what ships next.
Core retrieval works offline after indexing | No API key for Core Connections | Source available
Smart Graph Pro
Use Graph when the question is the landscape
Obsidian's native graph shows authored links. Smart Graph shows what belongs together by meaning, even when those notes are not linked yet.
- Use Connections when you want related notes for the current note.
- Use Lookup when you start with a question.
- Use Graph when list results are too flat and you need clusters, neighborhoods, and a visual working set.
A simple path
Start with the free wedge. Add depth only when you need it.
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Install Smart Connections
Open any note. See what connects.
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Capture reusable context
Use Smart Context when strong matches need to become AI-ready scope.
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Keep AI work attached
Use Smart Chat when the thread should remain with the note that owns the work.
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Add Graph and Pro when needed
Use Graph for landscape views and Pro for deeper control, performance, templates, and approved vault actions.
Already installed? Tune your workflow with advanced settings.
When you want more
Expand one section. Get the next step.
Where to start v
Install Smart Connections first.
Open any note and review the top matches. Link what matters.
Use Smart Lookup when you start with a question instead of the current note.
Open Smart Graph when you want the landscape view around a note, cluster, or Connections result.
Add Smart Context when you want repeatable exports. Use Smart Chat to ask with context attached.
Why this exists v
Better models do not fix fragmented work.
The winning layer is the workflow around the model.
Your vault becomes the shared workspace between you and AI, and your notes keep the work-state human-readable.
Read the mission at Smart Mission.
What changes when it clicks v
You stop hunting.
Patterns become visible.
You start reusing context.
Threads stay attached to the notes they affect.
Your vault feels like a working environment, not storage.
Supporters keep Smart Plugins local-first and user-aligned v
Supporters fund updates, Pro depth, and the long-term mission.
Join when you want more influence and want to keep the stack aligned with users, not ads.
Watch a quick tour v
Source available, local-first, and built for the long haul v
Core plugin source code is available on GitHub under the Smart Plugins License.
Core retrieval can stay local after indexing. Provider-backed workflows are explicit and configurable.
Smart Plugins Pro funds advanced workflows and faster iteration.