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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.

Smart Plugins FAQs

What are Smart Plugins?#

Smart Plugins add focused Obsidian workflows for finding notes, preparing context, reusing prompts, managing chats, exploring graphs, cleaning up duplicates, and running approved vault actions.

Which Smart Plugin should I start with?#

Start from the material already in front of you:

  • an open note -> Connections
  • a question -> Lookup
  • exact words or a filename -> Obsidian search
  • a topic to map -> Graph
  • sources to review and reuse -> Context
  • a reusable prompt structure -> Templates
  • an AI conversation to keep with a note -> Chat
  • a reviewed vault action for chat to run -> Connect Pro

Use Getting Started with Smart Plugins for the first workflow.

Does Installed mean a Smart Plugin is active and working?#

No. Store, Environment, and product-result states are separate.

Store label or action Meaning
Installed + Enable Files are installed, but the plugin is disabled. Select Enable.
Enabled The plugin is enabled in Obsidian but is not reported as loaded and active in the current session.
Active The plugin is loaded.
Update to vX An eligible newer package is available.
Reload required to activate vX Reload Obsidian so the installed version becomes active.
Reload required to disable Reload Obsidian to finish disabling it.
Reload required for Smart Environment Reload Obsidian so the required Environment state can take effect.

The Store does not show a standalone Reload state or a visible Configured state. After Active, complete any model, provider, or plugin settings. Confirm Smart Environment is Ready only when the workflow uses indexed sources, then test one result.

Use Core and Pro to identify the product track. Use Active, Installed, Open settings, and Enable on the live row to identify the next lifecycle step.

What do the other Store labels mean?#
  • Install and Install Core install an eligible Core package.
  • Install Pro installs the Pro package when the account has access.
  • Requires Pro means current access does not permit the Pro install.
  • Included in Pro identifies a capability included in the Pro track.
  • Core installed identifies the installed Core package in a grouped Core/Pro row.
  • Open settings is available for an active plugin when settings apply.
How do I recover the Store account row?#

Follow the state shown:

  • Checking session... -> wait for the check to finish.
  • Connect account -> select Login, or Copy link to login instead.
  • Session needs refresh -> select Refresh, or Logout to remove the saved session.
  • All-access subscription expired -> select Get Pro, Update subscription, or Refresh, as appropriate.

Signed-out users can browse and install eligible Core plugins. Pro installation and updates require current Pro access.

Why does an Active plugin still not work?#

Active means the plugin is loaded. Configuration and a successful product result are separate.

  1. Complete its model, provider, or plugin settings.
  2. If the workflow uses indexed sources and Environment says Smart Environment not loaded or Idle, select Load Smart Environment.
  3. For an indexed-source workflow, select Resume embedding when embedding is paused or Run re-import when re-import work is queued.
  4. For an indexed-source workflow, continue when the status view shows Smart Environment ready or Ready.
  5. For a provider block or API Chat without Lookup, skip the Environment steps and confirm the provider or model instead.
  6. Test one inspectable plugin result.

If one note is missing, use Inspect active note. If several are missing, use Show stats or Environment stats and review eligibility, current embeddings, and exclusions.

Is deferred loading on mobile a bug?#

No. Smart Environment can defer loading on mobile. Select Load Smart Environment, then keep the status view open until it shows Smart Environment ready or Ready. Test the first plugin result separately.

Do I need to complete every milestone?#

No. Smart Milestones records supported first-use actions. Complete only the groups that match your workflow.

What the numbers identify:

  1. Overall detected progress.
  2. A completed Environment group.
  3. A partially completed Connections group.
  4. A partially completed Lookup group.

A checked row means its action, event, or installed-plugin state was detected. Judge result quality in the plugin itself.

How should I evaluate Pro?#

Choose one Pro workflow with a clear job in your vault. Complete its prerequisites, produce one real result, and decide whether that result improves the work before adding another Pro workflow.