# Smart Connections - Screenshots Reference Visual documentation captured on November 9, 2025, showing Smart Connections plugin interface and workflows. ## Screenshot Collection 43 screenshots documenting Smart Connections plugin features, stored at: ``` Computer Tech/Obsidian/03. Plug-In Workflows/_attachments/Smart Connections/ ``` All screenshots captured: November 9, 2025, 7:04-7:05 PM ## What's Documented ### Initial Setup & Status (Screenshots 1-9) **Files:** `Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 7.04.08 PM.png` through `7.04.16 PM.png` **Shows:** - Plugin installation completion - Embedding process status messages - "Import complete. 5900 sources imported in 3.251s" - "Embedding complete. 9618 embeddings created" - "17202 tokens/sec using TaylorAl/bge-micro-v2" - Smart Connections sidebar opened - Related notes displayed with similarity scores **Referenced in:** [[Smart Connections - Getting Started]] ### Understanding Connections (Screenshots 10-20) **Files:** `Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 7.04.18 PM.png` through `7.04.39 PM.png` **Shows:** - Expand/Collapse button for previews - Refresh button to re-embed and rerank - Semantic Search (Lookup) feature - Drag-to-link functionality - Hover preview behavior (with ⌘/Ctrl modifier) - Click-to-open workflow - Related notes list with scores (0.89, 0.81, 0.80, 0.79, 0.78) - Example content: "Second Brain", "PKM References", "Key Concepts" **Referenced in:** [[Smart Connections - Overview]] ### Chat Interface Features (Screenshots 21-35) **Files:** `Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 7.04.50 PM.png` through `7.05.08 PM.png` **Shows:** - Chat interface layout - History & Names feature for managing conversations - System Prompt editor location - Context Builder interface - "Edit context" button - Type-to-search suggestions - "Show Connections" button (adds semantically related notes) - "Show Links" button (adds linked notes) - Remove context items (X button) - "New" button to clear all context - Context list with multiple notes added - Example notes: "Second Brain.md", "Daily Review Habit.md", productivity notes **Referenced in:** [[Smart Connections - Chat Interface]] ### Installation & Community (Screenshots 36-43) **Files:** `Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 7.05.09 PM.png` through `7.05.31 PM.png` **Shows:** - Community plugins browser - Smart Connections plugin listing - Version: 2.5.17 - Author: Brian Petro - Repository link: github.com/brianpetro/obsidian-smart-connections - "Report an Issue" link - "Start a Discussion" link - Mission statement: "We build tools that turn raw notes into living knowledge" - Core Principle: "Transparency, user ownership, and offline-first design" - "Smart Guide GPT" feature mention **Referenced in:** [[Smart Connections - Getting Started]], [[Smart Connections - Overview]] ## Key Visual Elements ### Similarity Scores Screenshots show real similarity scores from a live vault: - 0.89 | Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte - 0.81 | PKM References - 0.81 | PKM Courses and Tutorials - 0.80 | Key Concepts in PKM - 0.79 | Synthesis of Information - 0.78 | Continuous Learning ### Status Messages Embedding completion messages visible: ``` [Smart Env v2.139272] Import complete. 5900 sources imported in 3.251s Embedding complete. 9618 embeddings created. 17202 tokens/sec using TaylorAl/bge-micro-v2 ``` ### Interface Components Labeled Screenshots include helpful labels: - "Drag to add link to note" - "Hover + ⌘/Ctrl" (for preview) - "Shows Hover Preview (click to edit)" - "Type to search the suggestions" - "Enter: Add to context" - "⌘/Ctrl + Enter: Open named context in builder" - "Esc: Close" ## Screenshot Capture Method **Date:** November 9, 2025 **Time span:** 7:04 PM - 7:05 PM (1 minute, 23 seconds) **Total screenshots:** 43 **Method:** macOS screenshot tool (⌘ ⇧ 4) **Resolution:** 3840 x 2160 (4K) **Format:** PNG **Average file size:** 1.7 MB **Captured with:** Maccy clipboard manager (for efficient workflow) ### Workflow Used Based on the rapid succession of screenshots (1-2 seconds apart), the capture workflow was: 1. Open Smart Connections "Getting Started" guide in Obsidian 2. Scroll through each section 3. Capture screenshots of each feature explanation 4. Screenshots automatically saved to Desktop 5. Maccy clipboard manager retained history 6. Later organized into vault's `_attachments` folder **See:** [[Maccy]] for clipboard management workflow **See:** [[1 . Screenshots]] for screenshot keyboard shortcuts ## Using These Screenshots ### In Documentation All Smart Connections articles reference these screenshots: - [[Smart Connections - Overview]] - General interface - [[Smart Connections - Getting Started]] - Installation process - [[Smart Connections - Chat Interface]] - Chat features - [[Vector Embeddings for Note Retrieval]] - Technical concepts ### For Teaching Screenshots show authentic Smart Connections output with real vault data, making them ideal for: - Student tutorials on Obsidian plugins - Workshop presentations on PKM tools - Blog posts about knowledge management - Video tutorial references ### For Reference When explaining Smart Connections features, reference specific screenshots: ```markdown The context builder interface ![[Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 7.04.55 PM.png]] shows the "Show Connections" and "Show Links" buttons clearly. ``` ## Screenshot Organization ### File Naming Convention macOS default: `Screenshot YYYY-MM-DD at H.MM.SS AM/PM.png` - Easy to sort chronologically - Includes date and time automatically - Consistent across all macOS versions ### Storage Location ``` Computer Tech/Obsidian/03. Plug-In Workflows/_attachments/Smart Connections/ ``` **Why this location:** - Keeps screenshots with related articles - Follows vault organization standards - Easy to reference with relative paths - Backed up with rest of vault ### Attachment Folder Standards Per vault guidelines: - Attachments stored in `_attachments/` subfolder within topic directory - Subfolder named after the feature/topic (e.g., "Smart Connections") - Referenced using `![[filename.png]]` syntax in Obsidian ## Technical Notes ### Screenshot Metadata All screenshots contain: - Timestamp: November 9, 2025, 7:04-7:05 PM PST - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K/UHD) - Color space: RGB with alpha channel - DPI: 144 x 144 - Format: PNG (lossless compression) - Bits per sample: 8 ### Storage Considerations - Total collection: ~75 MB (43 files) - Individual files: 1.5-2.1 MB each - High resolution preserves text clarity - Suitable for zoom/crop without quality loss ## Related Documentation ### Articles Created from These Screenshots 1. [[Smart Connections - Overview]] - Main feature guide 2. [[Smart Connections - Getting Started]] - Installation workflow 3. [[Smart Connections - Chat Interface]] - Chat feature guide 4. [[Vector Embeddings for Note Retrieval]] - Technical explainer ### Related Workflows - [[Maccy]] - Clipboard manager used during capture - [[1 . Screenshots]] - macOS screenshot shortcuts - [[Obsidian Plugin Ecosystem]] - Context for Smart Connections - [[Second Brain Methodology]] - PKM framework context ## See Also - **GitHub**: https://github.com/brianpetro/obsidian-smart-connections - **Plugin Author**: Brian Petro - **Obsidian Community**: Community Plugins browser - **Documentation**: These articles based on v2.5.17 (November 2025)