# brianpetro/obsidian-smart-connections

Find related notes and excerpts while writing. Your link building copilot displays relevant content in graph + list view. A local embedding model powers semantic search. Zero setup. No API key.

Repository: https://github.com/brianpetro/obsidian-smart-connections
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/obsidian-smart-connections
Homepage: https://smartconnections.app
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: chatgpt, embeddings, claude, gemini, obsidian, obsidian-plugin, obsidian-md, related-items, semantic-search, vectors
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:23:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1346, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 27, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 139}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5401, forks 341 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:17.447163+00:00)

## What it is
Smart Connections is an Obsidian plugin that surfaces semantically related notes and excerpts while you write, using a locally-run embedding model with no API key or setup required. It displays relevant content in list and graph views, keeping link building, tagging, and retrieval private and offline by default.

## Use cases
- find related notes while writing in obsidian
- semantic search across my vault without an api key
- resurface forgotten notes automatically
- build links between hundreds of markdown notes
- run embeddings locally for private note search
- discover connections in a large personal knowledge base
- avoid re-reading old docs to find past research

## When to choose
- you use Obsidian with hundreds or thousands of notes and want automatic related-note suggestions
- you need private, offline semantic search with zero setup and no API key
- you want a lightweight, auditable plugin that also works on mobile

## When to avoid
- you don't use Obsidian as your note-taking tool
- you need cloud-scale AI features, model routing, or advanced retrieval workflows beyond the free core
- your vault is tiny and Obsidian's built-in search is sufficient

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, machine-learning, rag, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: obsidian-plugin, semantic-search, embeddings, local-first, note-taking, second-brain, related-notes, privacy, natural-language-processing, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- brianpetro/obsidian-smart-connections (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.447163+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:57:48.687040+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brianpetro/obsidian-smart-connections (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.447163+00:00, sha 72aa0e8d42ea)
  - homepage: https://smartconnections.app (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:47.567347+00:00, sha 3bbd940d48ee)
  - site_page: https://smartconnections.app/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:47.579573+00:00, sha 21822a1783c7)
  - site_page: https://smartconnections.app/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:47.577145+00:00, sha 14cbf6bddc36)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.