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Smart Plugins

Official Smart Plugins site Smart Plugins are independent third-party plugins for Obsidian. Smart Connections is the flagship plugin.

Start here with Smart Plugins

Start with core Smart Plugins for Obsidian

Start with Smart Connections and get one useful result from your own notes. Add Smart Context, Smart Chat, and Smart Templates when the next workflow needs context, continuity, or structure.

Need a side-by-side Copilot alternative comparison first? Review the migration path and feature tradeoffs.

Core retrieval uses local embeddings by default, and templates stay in Markdown. Provider workflows receive what you send; a configured cloud embedding or ranking provider can separately receive eligible source text during preparation.

Which Core plugin does what?

Use this quick map to decide where to start. Each plugin covers a different workflow layer, and Core remains useful before Pro.

Plugin What it is best for Typical result
Smart Connections Finding related notes while you write One useful related note from your own vault
Smart Context Copying reviewable context from notes and folders A smaller, clearer context bundle
Smart Chat Keeping AI threads attached to the notes they serve A saved provider thread link and active/done state, not a transcript stored in the note
Smart Templates Turning current work and Markdown templates into structured prompts A copied prompt with context, task, and trusted form

Core Smart Plugins for your Obsidian vault

Install Smart Connections first when you want to see relevant content. Add Context, Chat, and Templates when discovery needs packaging, the thread should stay with the note, or the output form repeats.

Core plugin

Smart Connections

Related notes surface while you write.

  • - Open one real note and see what connects.
  • - Preview, drag, copy, or send strong matches to Smart Context.
  • - Use the Connections view, Footer, or included 2D similarity map to inspect the current result set.

Core plugin

Smart Chat

Keep AI threads attached to the notes they serve.

  • - Store provider thread links and active/done state inside the note; the transcript remains with the provider.
  • - Return later without hunting through browser tabs.
  • - Review output before it earns a place in the trusted note.

Core plugin

Smart Templates

Turn current work and Markdown templates into structured prompts.

  • - Start from the current note or selection instead of a blank prompt.
  • - Combine reviewed context, templates, and request instructions.
  • - Copy a ready-to-run prompt for the AI tool you already use.

How to install core plugins

Install the Core plugins from Obsidian's Community plugins tab. They share Smart Environment setup where relevant.

  1. 1 Open Obsidian, go to Settings -> Community plugins, and turn on community plugins.
  2. 2 Click Browse, then search for Smart Connections, Smart Context, Smart Chat, or Smart Templates.
  3. 3 Install and enable the plugin that matches your current workflow. Start with one visible result before adding the next plugin.