diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 7ee7959..6c686e9 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -32293,6 +32293,8 @@ var EmbedSearch = class {
   constructor(app, modelId) {
     this.excludeFolders = [];
     // vault folder prefixes to skip
+    this.contextProperties = [];
+    // frontmatter keys whose links get a score boost
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     this.pipe = null;
     this.cache = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -32508,18 +32510,51 @@ var EmbedSearch = class {
         return [];
       }
     }
+    const linkedPaths = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+    if (this.contextProperties.length > 0) {
+      const meta = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+      const links = meta?.frontmatterLinks ?? [];
+      for (const link of links) {
+        if (this.contextProperties.includes(link.key.split(".")[0])) {
+          const resolved = this.app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(link.link, file.path);
+          if (resolved)
+            linkedPaths.add(resolved.path);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const fileMeta = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+    const fileTags = new Set(
+      (fileMeta?.tags ?? []).map((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase())
+    );
     const scores = [];
     for (const [path3, { vec }] of this.vecs) {
       if (path3 === file.path)
         continue;
-      const s = this.cosine(qvec, vec);
-      if (s > 0.2)
-        scores.push([path3, s]);
+      let s = this.cosine(qvec, vec);
+      if (s < 0.15)
+        continue;
+      if (linkedPaths.has(path3)) {
+        s = Math.min(1, s + 0.15);
+      }
+      if (fileTags.size > 0) {
+        const otherMeta = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(this.vecs.get(path3).file);
+        const otherTags = (otherMeta?.tags ?? []).map((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase());
+        let sharedTags = 0;
+        for (const tag of otherTags) {
+          if (fileTags.has(tag))
+            sharedTags++;
+          if (sharedTags >= 3)
+            break;
+        }
+        if (sharedTags > 0)
+          s = Math.min(1, s + sharedTags * 0.05);
+      }
+      scores.push([path3, s]);
     }
     scores.sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
     return scores.slice(0, topK).map(([path3, score]) => {
       const { file: f } = this.vecs.get(path3);
-      return { file: f, score, excerpt: "", title: f.basename };
+      return { file: f, score, excerpt: "", title: f.basename, linked: linkedPaths.has(path3) };
     });
   }
   async search(query, topK = 8) {
@@ -33199,7 +33234,10 @@ var RelatedNotesView = class extends import_obsidian4.ItemView {
     for (const r of results) {
       const item = list.createDiv("vc-related-item");
       const info = item.createDiv("vc-related-info");
-      info.createDiv({ cls: "vc-related-name", text: r.title });
+      const nameRow = info.createDiv("vc-related-name-row");
+      nameRow.createSpan({ cls: "vc-related-name", text: r.title });
+      if (r.linked)
+        nameRow.createSpan({ cls: "vc-related-linked", text: "verkn\xFCpft" });
       const folder = r.file.parent?.path;
       if (folder && folder !== "/") {
         info.createDiv({ cls: "vc-related-folder", text: folder });
@@ -33334,6 +33372,7 @@ var MemexChatPlugin = class extends import_obsidian5.Plugin {
     }
     this.embedSearch = new EmbedSearch(this.app, this.settings.embeddingModel);
     this.embedSearch.excludeFolders = this.settings.embedExcludeFolders ?? [];
+    this.embedSearch.contextProperties = this.settings.contextProperties ?? [];
     this.registerEvent(
       this.app.vault.on("modify", (file) => {
         if (this.embedSearch && file instanceof import_obsidian5.TFile && file.extension === "md")
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 50b2001..a84db28 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "memex-chat",
   "name": "Memex Chat",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "minAppVersion": "1.4.0",
   "description": "Chat with your Obsidian vault using Claude AI — semantic context retrieval, @ mentions, thread history.",
   "author": "Sven",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4ccbe5..5e011cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "memex-chat",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "Obsidian plugin: Chat with your vault using Claude AI",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/EmbedSearch.ts b/src/EmbedSearch.ts
index 3fd366d..6c2ec04 100644
--- a/src/EmbedSearch.ts
+++ b/src/EmbedSearch.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class EmbedSearch {
   private app: App;
   private modelId: string;
   excludeFolders: string[] = []; // vault folder prefixes to skip
+  contextProperties: string[] = []; // frontmatter keys whose links get a score boost
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   private pipe: ((text: string, opts: object) => Promise<{ data: Float32Array }>) | null = null;
   private cache: Map<string, EmbedCacheEntry> = new Map(); // vaultPath → entry
@@ -278,16 +279,53 @@ export class EmbedSearch {
         qvec = await this.embedWithTimeout(text);
       } catch { return []; }
     }
+
+    // Collect paths explicitly linked via contextProperty frontmatter fields
+    const linkedPaths = new Set<string>();
+    if (this.contextProperties.length > 0) {
+      const meta = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+      const links = meta?.frontmatterLinks ?? [];
+      for (const link of links) {
+        if (this.contextProperties.includes(link.key.split(".")[0])) {
+          const resolved = this.app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(link.link, file.path);
+          if (resolved) linkedPaths.add(resolved.path);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Collect tags of the current file
+    const fileMeta = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+    const fileTags = new Set<string>(
+      (fileMeta?.tags ?? []).map((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase())
+    );
+
     const scores: Array<[string, number]> = [];
     for (const [path, { vec }] of this.vecs) {
       if (path === file.path) continue;
-      const s = this.cosine(qvec, vec);
-      if (s > 0.2) scores.push([path, s]);
+      let s = this.cosine(qvec, vec);
+      if (s < 0.15) continue; // broader pre-filter to allow boosted notes through
+
+      if (linkedPaths.has(path)) {
+        s = Math.min(1.0, s + 0.15);
+      }
+
+      if (fileTags.size > 0) {
+        const otherMeta = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(this.vecs.get(path)!.file);
+        const otherTags = (otherMeta?.tags ?? []).map((t) => t.tag.toLowerCase());
+        let sharedTags = 0;
+        for (const tag of otherTags) {
+          if (fileTags.has(tag)) sharedTags++;
+          if (sharedTags >= 3) break;
+        }
+        if (sharedTags > 0) s = Math.min(1.0, s + sharedTags * 0.05);
+      }
+
+      scores.push([path, s]);
     }
     scores.sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
     return scores.slice(0, topK).map(([path, score]) => {
       const { file: f } = this.vecs.get(path)!;
-      return { file: f, score, excerpt: "", title: f.basename };
+      return { file: f, score, excerpt: "", title: f.basename, linked: linkedPaths.has(path) };
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/RelatedNotesView.ts b/src/RelatedNotesView.ts
index 8418f7d..09f7643 100644
--- a/src/RelatedNotesView.ts
+++ b/src/RelatedNotesView.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ export class RelatedNotesView extends ItemView {
       const item = list.createDiv("vc-related-item");
 
       const info = item.createDiv("vc-related-info");
-      info.createDiv({ cls: "vc-related-name", text: r.title });
+      const nameRow = info.createDiv("vc-related-name-row");
+      nameRow.createSpan({ cls: "vc-related-name", text: r.title });
+      if (r.linked) nameRow.createSpan({ cls: "vc-related-linked", text: "verknüpft" });
 
       // Folder path (dimmed)
       const folder = r.file.parent?.path;
diff --git a/src/VaultSearch.ts b/src/VaultSearch.ts
index 2c4e74b..b404d82 100644
--- a/src/VaultSearch.ts
+++ b/src/VaultSearch.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ export interface SearchResult {
   score: number;
   excerpt: string;
   title: string;
+  /** True when the note is explicitly linked via a contextProperty frontmatter field */
+  linked?: boolean;
 }
 
 /** Minimal TF-IDF search engine over the Obsidian vault */
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 62342f8..85822de 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export default class MemexChatPlugin extends Plugin {
     }
     this.embedSearch = new EmbedSearch(this.app, this.settings.embeddingModel);
     this.embedSearch.excludeFolders = this.settings.embedExcludeFolders ?? [];
+    this.embedSearch.contextProperties = this.settings.contextProperties ?? [];
 
     // Re-embed modified notes as they change
     this.registerEvent(
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 3fe472c..aef3268 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
+.vc-related-name-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 5px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
 .vc-related-name {
   font-size: 12px;
   font-weight: 500;
@@ -58,6 +65,20 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.vc-related-linked {
+  font-size: 9px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-accent);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 15%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
 }
 
 .vc-related-folder {