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date: 2026-03-20T13:02:00.000Z
title: Memex Chat - Obsidian Plugin I built for myself
summary: Memex Chat is an Obsidian plugin that lets you chat with your vault using Claude AI with proper context retrieval, not just keyword search.
category: on/memex
summary: Memex Chat is an Obsidian plugin enabling vault conversations through Claude AI, leveraging proper context retrieval instead of simple keyword matching.
category:
- on/memex
- dev
gardenStage: revisit
visibility: Public
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aiTools: Claude
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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.
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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
Memex Chat is an Obsidian plugin enabling vault conversations through Claude AI, leveraging proper context retrieval instead of simple keyword matching.
## Capabilities
The plugin provides these key features:
- **Semantic vault search:** TF-IDF indexing across all notes without external APIs
- **Local embeddings:** Optional offline semantic search using BGE Micro v2 (~22 MB model)
- **Hybrid search:** When embeddings are enabled, TF-IDF keyword ranking and local semantic embeddings are combined via Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) — neither score space needs normalization, and results are better than either engine alone. Falls back to TF-IDF-only while embeddings are still indexing.
- **Automatic context:** Relevant notes automatically attached to queries before reaching Claude
- **@ mentions:** Direct note references with autocomplete support
- **Active note command:** "Memex Chat: Aktive Notiz als Kontext" opens a new thread pre-filled with the current note as explicit context, asking Claude to explain and connect it with other vault concepts
- **Context preview:** View and edit included notes before sending
- **Related notes sidebar:** Always-visible panel showing semantically similar notes, ranked by similarity, frontmatter links, and shared tags
- **Thread history:** Chats saved as Markdown in your vault with inline renaming
- **Message actions:** Copy assistant replies or save them as new notes
- **Source links:** Answers display which notes provided context
- **Prompt buttons:** Configurable header buttons extending Claude's system prompt (e.g., draft checking, monthly reviews); date-mode buttons retrieve notes by date range
- **System context file:** Pin vault notes to the system prompt for persistent personal context
- **Manual installation:** Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from releases into `.obsidian/plugins/memex-chat/`, enable in Community Plugins, add Anthropic API key
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## Resources
**Repository:** https://github.com/svemagie/obsidian-memex-chat