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AI writing assistant for Obsidian. OpenAI-compatible, streaming, tool calling.
Features
- Slash trigger — type
/(or\) to open a floating prompt - Inline actions — improve, shorten, summarize, translate, fix grammar, and more
- Custom prompt — type any question or instruction in the input bar
- Streaming — response appears character by character in real-time
- Web search — AI can search Google, Brave, or a custom API for current info
- Web fetch — AI can read any URL and summarize its content
- SVG generation — AI can create diagrams and charts, save to
assets/, and insertinto your note - Reasoning effort — supports OpenAI o-series
reasoning_effort(low/medium/high) - Multi-provider — works with any OpenAI-compatible API (OpenAI, Anthropic via proxy, local Ollama, etc.)
Installation
From Obsidian Community Plugins
Search Aide in Settings → Community plugins → Browse.
Manual
- Download
main.js,manifest.json,styles.cssfrom releases - Copy to
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/aide/ - Enable in Settings → Community plugins
Usage
- Open any note and type
/(or backslash, configurable) - Select an action from the list, or type a custom prompt and press Enter
- Watch the AI generate or edit your text in real-time
Configuration
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| API Base URL | OpenAI-compatible endpoint |
| Model | Model identifier (e.g. gpt-4o-mini, o3-mini, claude-3-opus) |
| Max tokens | Response length limit |
| Temperature | Randomness (0 = deterministic, 2 = very random) |
| Reasoning effort | o-series only — how long the model thinks |
| Web search | Enable Google/Brave/Custom search via tool calling |
| SVG assets folder | Folder (relative to vault root) for generated SVGs |
Development
git clone https://github.com/doko89/obsidian-aide.git
cd obsidian-aide
npm install
npm run dev # watch mode
npm run build # production build
License
MIT
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Add AI writing and editing to notes with streaming, real-time responses and inline actions like improve, shorten, summarize, translate, and fix grammar. Open a floating slash prompt to run custom prompts, perform web searches or URL fetches, generate SVG diagrams saved to assets, and connect to any OpenAI-compatible provider with adjustable reasoning effort.Details
Current version
1.2.2
Last updated
Last month
Created
Last month
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
146
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.5.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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