Ollama Sidechat for Obsidian

A side panel chat interface for Ollama in Obsidian. Chat with local LLMs directly in your vault.

Features

• 💬 Side Panel Chat — Chat with Ollama without leaving your notes
• 📝 Note Context — Automatically includes active note content as context
• 💾 Chat History — Saves conversations as searchable markdown files
• ⚡ Streaming Responses — See responses as they're generated
• 🔄 Model Switching — Switch between available models on the fly

Installation

1. Install Ollama on your system
2. Pull a model: ollama pull llama3.1
3. Copy this plugin to .obsidian/plugins/ollama-sidechat/
4. Enable the plugin in Obsidian Settings → Community Plugins

Usage

1. Click the brain icon in the ribbon (or run command "Open Ollama Chat")
2. Start Ollama on your machine (if using it locally)
3. Type your message and press Enter to send
4. Use Shift+Enter for multi-line input

Settings

Setting	Description
Ollama URL	API endpoint (default: http://localhost:11434)
Default Model	Model to use for chat
Temperature	Response creativity (0-1)
Max Tokens	Token limit per response (-1 = unlimited)
Chat History Folder	Where to save chat files
Include Note Context	Send active note as context

Chat History

Chats are saved as markdown files organized by month:

Ollama Chats/
└── 2026-01/
    └── 2026-01-22_14-30-15_my-question.md

Each file includes YAML frontmatter with metadata and links to context notes.

Requirements

• Obsidian 0.15.0+
• Ollama installed locally

License

MIT