Smart Connections
AI-powered note connections. Uses embeddings to find semantically similar notes, chat with your vault using AI, and discover hidden relationships between ideas.
Brian Petro is credited as the original plugin creator. Setup notes, fit assessments, and cautions below are Obsidian Mate editorial guidance. How we review resources
Overview
AI-powered note connections. Uses embeddings to find semantically similar notes, chat with your vault using AI, and discover hidden relationships between ideas. It helps surface semantically related notes when exact keywords and manually maintained links are not enough. The practical value is a repeatable workflow that remains visible in ordinary Markdown or Obsidian's own interface, rather than an isolated feature added without a plan.
Key Features
- Discover forgotten notes via semantic embeddings
- Surface related ideas without exact keyword matches
- Interactive vault chat grounded in note context
How to Install Smart Connections
- 1Open Obsidian Settings, select Community plugins, and confirm Restricted mode is disabled.
- 2Search the community catalog for Smart Connections, install it, and enable it.
- 3Open the plugin settings and review its defaults before using it on existing notes.
- 4Test the workflow in a copied note or disposable vault, then inspect the resulting files.
How to Use Smart Connections
Index a small representative folder, inspect the suggested connections for several notes, and adjust exclusions before expanding indexing to the whole vault.
When Smart Connections Helps
It helps surface semantically related notes when exact keywords and manually maintained links are not enough.
A Safe First Workflow
Index a small representative folder, inspect the suggested connections for several notes, and adjust exclusions before expanding indexing to the whole vault.
Limits and Checks
- Similarity is not factual verification. Results depend on the embedding model and the text included in the index.
- Keep a recoverable vault backup before enabling automation or bulk changes.
Details
- GitHub stars
- 2.5k+
Sources and Documentation
This guide was checked against the creator's repository and primary documentation.
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