YOLO

Agent-native AI assistant for Obsidian — chat, write, knowledge base, and orchestration, all in one place.

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What's New

• 1.6

  • On-device local embedding models and multiple knowledge bases: index without any API key, split and manage knowledge bases independently, and let the Agent auto-pick the right one by name.
  • CLI chat: on desktop, drive the Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Pi, or Grok CLI you're already signed into from the same chat surface.
  • The new Learning Mode: turn any topic and reference material into a personalized learning project with structured outlines, knowledge points, flashcards, and an interactive knowledge map, backed by FSRS spaced repetition and Anki .apkg import for sustainable long-term review.

• 1.5: Introduces a new Agent runtime that turns AI from Q&A into active collaboration—with full tool calling, MCP, Skills, desktop Bash, subagents, and web search—plus smarter long-session context and memory, refreshed hybrid RAG, focus/PDF awareness, and multi-window chat with background Agents.

Highlights

A Complete Agent Experience | Use Codex / Claude Code Inside Obsidian	Turn Vault Knowledge into Lasting Mastery
Go beyond answers. YOLO understands and works directly with your Vault, calls tools and MCP servers, and uses Skills to get real work done your way. On desktop, switch in one click to a supported CLI agent you are already signed in to and let it work directly in your Vault.	Turn topics and source material into a personal learning system, then use flashcards and FSRS-powered review to move from saved notes to lasting knowledge.
YOLO Whiteboard | A High-Performance Obsidian Canvas
For now, think of it as an Obsidian Canvas several to dozens of times faster. More features that push the boundaries of AI and human thinking are on the way.

Features

Beyond the core capabilities above, YOLO also provides:

Feature	Description
🖥️ CLI Agent (Desktop)	Reuse a supported locally signed-in CLI agent, including Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, Pi, and Grok, right inside Obsidian
🔌 External Agent Support	Connect MCP clients such as Hermes and OpenClaw to YOLO's Vault search, or delegate tasks to a configured YOLO Agent
⚡ Quick Ask	Ask, edit, and continue writing without leaving the editor
🔎 Vault RAG	Retrieve across your Vault for answers grounded in your own notes
🪟 Multi-Window Chat	Run different tasks and contexts in parallel across independent chat windows
🧠 Memory System	Lets YOLO remember preferences, habits, and long-term context for more consistent conversations
🪡 Cursor Chat	One-click context addition, conversation at your fingertips
⌨️ Tab Completion	Real-time AI-powered completion for smoother, more natural writing
🎛️ Multi-Model Support	OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek and other mainstream models, freely switch
🌍 i18n	Native multi-language support

Quick Start

1. Open Obsidian Settings → Community Plugins → Browse → Search "YOLO"
2. Install and enable
3. Configure your API key in plugin settings, or use your own ChatGPT OAuth / Gemini OAuth:
   • OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini / Groq
4. Open the sidebar to start chatting — or try Quick Ask by typing @ in the editor

Installation

Community Plugin Store (Recommended)

See Quick Start above.

Manual Installation

1. Go to Releases and download the latest main.js, manifest.json, styles.css
2. Create folder: <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-yolo/
3. Copy files to that folder, then enable the plugin in Obsidian Settings

[!WARNING] YOLO cannot coexist with Smart Composer. Please disable or uninstall Smart Composer before using YOLO.

Roadmap

• Better and stronger Vault AI search
• Background Agent (long-running task automation)
• Multi-Agent orchestration (via subagents)
• Learning Mode — a dedicated study view
• Annotation Mode — real-time AI annotations and suggestions on notes
• Built-in assistant — a corner-pinned helper for config/agents, with auto-compaction and scheduled tasks
• Better AI whiteboard
• Voice input & meeting notes

Documentation

Full user documentation lives in documentation/en:

Getting started	Install, configure a working model, run your first chat
Models & providers	Connect providers, OAuth sign-in, model parameters
Chat	Referencing notes, the three modes, tool approvals, applying edits
Sparkle	Quick Ask, Tab completion, selection rewrite
Knowledge base	Indexing, multiple knowledge bases, local embedding models
Tools & permissions	What it can touch, and how to rein it in
Memory · Skills · Agents	Tailoring it to you
MCP · CLI agents · Modules	Going further
Settings reference · FAQ	Look things up

Also available in 简体中文 and Italiano.

Feedback & Issues

Hit a bug, something confusing, or have an idea? Open an issue:

🐛 Report a bug · ✨ Request a feature

What helps:

• Bug reports with a clear reproduction (Obsidian version, OS, plugin version, what you did, what happened)
• "I tried X and got Y" reports — UX papercuts, confusing wording, broken docs, outdated translations
• Concrete feature ideas tied to a real use case ("when I do A, I want B because C")

Please search existing issues first to avoid duplicates.

Contributing

All forms of contribution are welcome — bug reports, documentation improvements, feature enhancements.

Please open an issue first to discuss feasibility and implementation for major features.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full guide: what we welcome, AI-assisted PR policy, size guidelines, and dev setup.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Smart Composer for the original work — without them, there would be no YOLO.

Special thanks to Kilo Code for their sponsorship. Kilo is an open-source AI coding assistant platform with 500+ AI models, helping developers build and iterate faster.

Support

If you find YOLO valuable, consider supporting the project:

   

Development logs are regularly updated on the blog.

License

MIT License

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