Smart Context Pro v3.4
Build the full evidence set without losing control of it
Real projects rarely fit in Markdown alone. Smart Context Pro extends the redesigned Builder with media, PDFs, embedded Bases, saved Contexts, and local rule overrides while keeping the complete source set visible before anything is copied or exported.
More source types do not have to mean a more mysterious payload. Build first, inspect second, then choose exactly how the package should leave Obsidian.
Update all installed Smart Plugins together, then restart Obsidian. Smart Context Pro v3.4 requires Smart Environment v3.
One Builder for mixed evidence
Review notes, sections, named Contexts, images, PDFs, folders, and supported embedded Bases in the same tree. The source count, token estimate, rule count, and per-source contribution remain visible even when the project grows beyond ordinary Markdown.
Media-aware Context codeblocks and menus use that same Builder state. You no longer need one mental model for notes and another for the files that travel with them.
Rules no longer hide in settings
The Builder now shows the include and exclude rules that shape one Context. See which folder or saved Context introduced a source, restore an exact exclusion, or turn off a broader global exclusion only for this package.
The exception stays local. The wider folder, named-context, or global rule continues protecting the rest of the vault, so one deliberate override does not become future cleanup work.
Choose the output, not just the sources
Copy text and Copy media are now separate actions. A text prompt no longer shares one ambiguous clipboard operation with images and PDFs.
- Copy the reviewed text from the Builder, a Context codeblock, or supported menus.
- Choose the supported media files that should travel with the current Context depth.
- Export the full package as a ZIP when the destination needs files rather than clipboard content.
- See progress and clearer handling when a ZIP is too large to complete normally.
Embedded Bases stay grounded in their source
Supported Bases views can render as part of the Context package, including relative this.file and this.note queries. The Builder can keep that output tied to the note that gives the query meaning, and a missing Bases file no longer has to derail the rest of the package.
You can also decide whether embedded Bases render inline, keeping a dense package readable without removing the source entirely.
Smart Environment v3 supplies the stronger rails
Context Pro inherits v3's faster suite startup, broader built-in local embedding-model catalog, and non-destructive model switching. Drag-and-drop preserves the source you moved, and source menus behave more consistently across the suite.
The improved Environment inspector also makes it easier to verify what was imported or embedded when a semantic source workflow behaves unexpectedly.
Supported Pro integrations can now keep API keys in Obsidian's native keychain-backed secret storage instead of ordinary plugin settings.
Learn more about the release of Smart Environment v3.
Before / After
| Before | With Smart Context Pro v3.4 |
|---|---|
| Mixed notes and media became difficult to inspect as one package. | The redesigned Builder keeps richer source types in one visible tree. |
| Text and media relied on one copy path with destination-dependent behavior. | Choose explicit text, media, or ZIP outputs after reviewing the source set. |
| Dynamic Bases could lose the source needed for relative queries. | Embedded Bases resolve from the Context source, including this.file and this.note. |
| One local exception could tempt you to weaken a global exclusion. | Override the rule for one Context while preserving broader defaults. |
| Large, file-heavy context had to fit through the clipboard. | Export a ZIP with visible progress and safer oversized-output handling. |
Supporting improvements
- Media-aware Context codeblocks, commands, ribbon actions, and menus.
- Better handling for missing Bases files and source-relative Base compilation.
- More resilient rule restoration across folders and included named Contexts.
- Fixed Context codeblocks whose names contain a plus sign.
- Shared Smart Environment v3 actions across file menus, commands, ribbons, and codeblocks.
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Release notes
v3.4.1
Updated: Smart Environment
v3.4.0
Enhanced: context codeblock should support media files
Improved: removed the Copy media by default setting and replaced it with an explicit Copy current media command.
Improved: Smart Context copy UX now separates Copy text and Copy media actions instead of presenting media as a default copy mode to resolve mixed clipboard payloads pasting inconsistently across destinations..
Added: ribbon icon for copying media from current context to clipboard
Improved: enhance embedded base rendering by adding a toggle in settings to control inline rendering of embedded bases in source items.
Added: context renders embedded bases with relative (this.) queries
Added: implement media copy functionality with context menu integration
Fixed: should handle missing bases files when rendering bases embeds
Improved: file-nav menu options should use menu action pattern
Added: implement context export as ZIP file functionality
Improved: embedded base file handling when compiling context
Migrated: commands and ribbon icons to command actions architecture
Resolved: codeblock failing to work with context names that include plus sign
removed dependency on data.blocks to support v3 transition
Added: copy ribbon icon now opens menu
Improved: New v2 context builder UI
feat: implement rule management for SmartContext
- Add
rules_list.jsto handle dynamic include and exclude rules for contexts. - Introduce functions to restore exclusions, open contexts, and group rule entries.
- Enhance context exclusion utilities to support rule entries and improve data structure.
- Update tests to cover new functionalities for context rules and exclusions.
Improved: ZIP export functionality with oversized handling and progress notifications
Improved: source_get_context for better handling bases
Improved: copy ribbon icon menu actions with sub-menus for copy types
Added: override global-level exclusion settings inside individual context rules
Refactor SmartContext exclusion handling and enhance tests
- Improved exclusion pattern retrieval in SmartContext to include selected named contexts and normalize exclusion keys.
- Added functionality to restore local exclusions when adding items, ensuring broader rules remain intact.
- Enhanced removal logic to handle surviving folder and named context rules without hydration.
- Introduced new utility functions for explicit exclusion identity and normalization of exclusion match keys.
- Updated context exclusion tests to cover new behaviors and edge cases, ensuring robust handling of exclusions.
Updated: Smart Environment v3
Refactor exclusion handling across context and item management
v3.4.0
- Extended the redesigned Context Builder with Pro media, Bases, rule, and export workflows.
- Added explicit Copy text and Copy media actions across the Builder, codeblocks, commands, ribbons, and supported menus.
- Added media-aware Context codeblocks and a dedicated media chooser.
- Added embedded Bases rendering, relative
this.fileandthis.notequeries, inline-rendering control, and safer missing-file handling. - Added per-context exclusion overrides and improved rule restoration across folders and named Contexts.
- Added ZIP export with progress and oversized-output handling.
- Fixed Context codeblock names containing a plus sign.
- Updated Smart Context Pro to Smart Environment Pro v3.2.0.
- Requires Smart Environment v3.0.0 or newer.