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This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Side comments for both humans and agents.

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Features

  • Uses a dedicated sidebar for drafting, editing, resolving, reopening, and deleting comments.
  • Supports Obsidian-style [[wikilinks]] inside side comments to link existing notes or create new markdown notes.
  • Type # in a side note to search existing tags or add a new one.
  • Browse, filter, and batch-apply local side-note tags from the active note sidebar.
  • Keeps resolved comments archived instead of removing them.
  • Generates Aside index.md as a vault-wide comment index.
  • Lets the index sidebar switch between the comment list and a thought-trail graph built from side-note wiki links. The graph follows those links across connected markdown files, so it can show multi-step trails instead of only direct one-hop links.
  • Built-in @codex side notes on desktop Obsidian. Type @codex in a thread, watch the reply stream in the sidebar, and keep the final answer in the same thread.

How to Get Started

  1. Install Aside settings -> install community plugins -> type aside
  2. Install and sign in to Codex on the same machine. Quick check: open Terminal in your vault or project folder and run codex.
  3. Optional: install the Aside Codex skill if you also use external headless workflows. 
    $skill-installer install https://github.com/vicky469/aside/tree/main/skills/aside
    Restart Codex after installing the skill.

Workflow

  1. Open a markdown file.
  2. Add a side note. You can select text and right-click Add comment to selection, or use the sidebar for a page note.
  3. Write your comment in the sidebar. Type @codex if you want Codex to take the task.
  4. Save the note.
  5. Aside runs Codex locally and appends the reply back into the same thread.

Glossary

  • thread
    One Aside discussion attached to one target. A thread can have one first entry and later replies.

  • entry
    One message inside a thread. The first saved entry creates the thread. Later child entries are replies in the same thread.

  • page note
    A thread attached to the whole file, not to a text selection.

  • anchored note
    A thread attached to a specific text selection in a markdown note.

  • orphaned note
    An anchored thread whose original text can no longer be matched in the file. The thread still exists; its anchor is just currently missing.

  • resolved note
    A thread that has been archived instead of deleted.

  • Aside index.md The generated vault-wide index note. It is derived output, not the source of truth.

  • thought trail
    The graph view built from [[wikilinks]] inside side-note threads.

Writing in Side Notes

Action How it works
Save draft Click Save.
Insert a newline Press Enter.
Ask Codex from a side note Type @codex in the note, then save it.
Link a note Type [[ to open note suggestions and insert an Obsidian wikilink.
Add a tag Type # to open tag suggestions and insert a tag.
Reopen link or tag suggestions Press Tab while the cursor is inside an unfinished [[... or #... token.
Bold or highlight text Use the sidebar B and H buttons to wrap the current selection with **bold** or ==highlight==.
Cancel a draft or edit Press Esc.

Settings

  • Index header image URL
  • Index header image caption

Command

  • Aside: Add comment to selection

Reporting Bugs

Open a GitHub issue using the bug report template:

https://github.com/vicky469/aside/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml

For suspected vulnerabilities or other sensitive security issues, do not file a public issue. Email [email protected] instead.

License

MIT

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