Smart Connections Pro v4.8
Change the model. Change the ranking. Keep the workflow.
Smart Connections Pro is for vaults and workflows that have outgrown one default. v4.8 gives that advanced control a much stronger foundation: faster startup, more built-in local embedding models, model switching that preserves earlier embeddings, and visible scoring and ranking choices you can change without rebuilding the entire setup.
The point is not more knobs. It is being able to adapt discovery to the vault, the language, and the task while keeping every decision inspectable and reversible.
Update all installed Smart Plugins together, then restart Obsidian. Smart Connections Pro v4.8 requires Smart Environment v3.
Try a different semantic model without losing the way back
The embedding model shapes what "related" means before Connections applies any result controls. Smart Environment v3 makes that choice much less destructive.
Choose from a broader built-in local catalog, including more lightweight and multilingual models. Activate another model without restarting Obsidian or deleting the embeddings created by the model you were using before. When you want to compare the results or return to the earlier setup, its embedding data is still there.
Smart Environment Pro also moves the accelerated index onto v3, with batched updates after re-imports and clearer memory reporting.
When tuning changes the list in an unexpected way, the improved Stats view and source inspector help you check whether the notes are embedded, skipped, or stale before blaming the ranking.
Learn more about the release of Smart Environment v3.
Choose how relevance is calculated
Connections Pro now puts the major stages of advanced result control within reach:
- Filters decide which notes are eligible to appear.
- Scoring measures the initial semantic fit.
- Optional ranking can reorder that candidate set using another strategy.
Scoring and ranking choices are available through visible menus and settings, so a specialized workflow does not have to depend on an invisible default. Change one stage, review the list, and revert when it does not improve the work.
Filters now do what they say
Path filtering is more dependable, and Exclude already linked once again removes notes that are already connected to the target. That sounds small until a large vault fills the top of the list with material you have already handled.
Filters narrow the same Connections list you already know. Advanced control changes which notes enter the list and how they are ordered; it does not create a second workflow to learn.
Turn the tuned result set into work
Once the list is useful, shared Smart Environment actions let it continue into Context, Graph, source menus, and supported Smart Tasks workflows. The result set does not have to be manually reconstructed just because the next step belongs in another plugin.
Pro also inherits the Core v4.7 target improvements: recent target history, block-level targeting inside the current note, file-drop retargeting, more consistent list menus, and configurable Footer Connections components.
Before / After
| Before | With Smart Connections Pro v4.8 |
|---|---|
| Trying another embedding model felt like a one-way rebuild. | Switch models without deleting the embedding set you may want to return to. |
| The built-in local model choice was narrower. | Choose from more lightweight, multilingual, and experimental local options. |
| Advanced scoring and ranking behavior was harder to reach or explain. | Select the scoring and optional ranking stages from visible menus and settings. |
| Path and already-linked filters could admit unwanted candidates. | The filters once again narrow the list as configured. |
| Tuned results could become trapped in one surface. | Continue the reviewed set through shared Context, Graph, source, and task actions. |
Supporting improvements
- Reusable source actions for listing connections, scoring one connection, and supported Smart Tasks workflows.
- Better source metadata and Context handling across advanced Connections actions.
- Better compatibility with Smart Environment v3 vectors and custom embedding dimensions.
- Commands and ribbon actions moved onto the shared Smart Environment action system.
Learn more
- Smart Connections overview
- Smart Connections documentation
- Smart Connections getting started
- Smart Connections FAQ
Release notes
v4.8.1
Updated: Smart Environment
v4.8.0
Improved: is_vec detection should accept typed arrays for Smart Env v3 compatibility
Fixed: connections list path filtering
Fixed: filter should exclude already linked connections when setting is enabled
Added: ranking and scoring algorithm menu actions with corresponding configurations
migrated: ribbon icons to actions architecture
Migrate to action commands architecture
Add source connection actions and tests: implement list connections, score connection, and smart tasks functionalities
Enhance connection scoring and listing functionalities: update tests, improve metadata handling, and add source context support
Updated: Smart Environment v3
v4.8.0
- Added visible menu actions and settings for scoring and optional ranking behavior.
- Fixed path filtering and Exclude already linked behavior.
- Added reusable source actions for listing connections, scoring a connection, and supported Smart Tasks workflows.
- Improved source metadata and Context handling across advanced Connections workflows.
- Unified Pro commands and ribbon actions on the Smart Environment v3 action system.
- Improved Smart Environment v3 vector compatibility.
- Inherited Smart Connections Core v4.7 target, handoff, menu, and display improvements.
- Updated Smart Connections Pro to Smart Environment Pro v3.2.0.
- Requires Smart Environment v3.0.0 or newer.