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

Named contexts

Named contexts are saved Smart Context bundles you can reopen, copy, and refine without rebuilding the same selection every time.

Build it once. Name it once. Reuse it anywhere the same job comes back.


Save a named context

Build a working set in Smart Context Builder, then type a name in the header.

As soon as the context has a name, it becomes a saved Smart Context that you can reopen later.

Name the context bundles however you like.

Slash names also group cleanly in the dashboard list, like "nested tags" in Obsidian.


Open the named contexts dashboard

Use the named contexts dashboard to browse saved contexts and reopen them in the Builder.

From the dashboard, you can:

That makes the dashboard the home base for reusable context packs.


Common workflow

  1. Build a working set in the Builder.
  2. Give it a name.
  3. Reopen it from the dashboard the next time the same problem returns.
  4. Copy it directly, or edit it in the Builder before copying.

Named contexts work especially well for:


Named context vs codeblock

Use a named context when:

Use a codeblock when:

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