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2026-03-20T13:02:00.000Z Memex Chat - Obsidian Plugin I built for myself Memex Chat is an Obsidian plugin that lets you chat with your vault using Claude AI with proper context retrieval, not just keyword search. on/memex revisit Public 2 2 Claude 2026-03-23T19:40:22.131Z
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Memex Chat is an Obsidian plugin that lets you chat with your vault using Claude AI with proper context retrieval, not just keyword search.


What it does:

  • Semantic vault search: a TF-IDF index over all your notes, no external API needed for retrieval
  • Local embeddings: optional on-device semantic search using BGE Micro v2, fully offline after one model download (~22 MB)
  • Auto context: relevant notes are automatically found and attached to your query before it even reaches Claude
  • @ mentions: reference specific notes directly in your message with autocomplete
  • Context preview: see and edit which notes are included before sending
  • Related notes sidebar: always-on panel showing the most similar notes to whatever you have open, ranked by semantic similarity, frontmatter links, and shared tags
  • Thread history: chats saved as Markdown in your vault, renameable inline, so nothing disappears
  • Message actions: copy any assistant reply or save it directly as a new note
  • Source links: every answer shows which notes were used as context
  • Prompt buttons: configurable header buttons that extend Claudes system prompt (e.g. draft check, monthly review); date-mode buttons can pull in notes by date range instead of search
  • System context file: a vault note you can pin to the system prompt — useful for personal context that should always be there
  • Installation is manual for now: download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release, drop them into .obsidian/plugins/memex-chat/, enable in Community Plugins, and add your Anthropic API key.

https://github.com/svemagie/obsidian-memex-chat