diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/components/NodeTypeModal.tsx b/apps/obsidian/src/components/NodeTypeModal.tsx
index 6e91d65d1..793ffc3b5 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/components/NodeTypeModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/components/NodeTypeModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { App, Editor, SuggestModal, TFile, Notice } from "obsidian";
 import { DiscourseNode } from "~/types";
-import { getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression } from "~/utils/getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression";
-import { checkInvalidChars } from "~/utils/validateNodeType";
+import { processTextToDiscourseNode } from "~/utils/createNodeFromSelectedText";
 
 export class NodeTypeModal extends SuggestModal<DiscourseNode> {
   constructor(
@@ -27,58 +26,11 @@ export class NodeTypeModal extends SuggestModal<DiscourseNode> {
     el.createEl("div", { text: nodeType.name });
   }
 
-  async createDiscourseNode(
-    title: string,
-    nodeType: DiscourseNode,
-  ): Promise<TFile | null> {
-    try {
-      const instanceId = `${nodeType.id}-${Date.now()}`;
-      const filename = `${title}.md`;
-
-      await this.app.vault.create(filename, "");
-
-      const newFile = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(filename);
-      if (!(newFile instanceof TFile)) {
-        throw new Error("Failed to create new file");
-      }
-
-      await this.app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(newFile, (fm) => {
-        fm.nodeTypeId = nodeType.id;
-        fm.nodeInstanceId = instanceId;
-      });
-
-      new Notice(`Created discourse node: ${title}`);
-      return newFile;
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      const errorMessage =
-        error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error";
-      new Notice(`Error creating discourse node: ${errorMessage}`, 5000);
-      console.error("Failed to create discourse node:", error);
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-
   async onChooseSuggestion(nodeType: DiscourseNode) {
-    const selectedText = this.editor.getSelection();
-    const regex = getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression(nodeType.format);
-
-    const nodeFormat = regex.source.match(/^\^(.*?)\(\.\*\?\)(.*?)\$$/);
-    if (!nodeFormat) return;
-
-    const formattedNodeName =
-      nodeFormat[1]?.replace(/\\/g, "") +
-      selectedText +
-      nodeFormat[2]?.replace(/\\/g, "");
-
-    const isFilenameValid = checkInvalidChars(formattedNodeName);
-    if (!isFilenameValid.isValid) {
-      new Notice(`${isFilenameValid.error}`, 5000);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const newFile = await this.createDiscourseNode(formattedNodeName, nodeType);
-    if (newFile) {
-      this.editor.replaceSelection(`[[${formattedNodeName}]]`);
-    }
+    await processTextToDiscourseNode({
+      app: this.app,
+      editor: this.editor,
+      nodeType,
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/index.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/index.ts
index 9931375ec..f709e949b 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { Plugin } from "obsidian";
+import { Plugin, Editor, Menu, Notice, TFile } from "obsidian";
 import { SettingsTab } from "~/components/Settings";
 import { Settings } from "~/types";
 import { registerCommands } from "~/utils/registerCommands";
 import { DiscourseContextView } from "~/components/DiscourseContextView";
-import { VIEW_TYPE_DISCOURSE_CONTEXT } from "~/types";
+import { VIEW_TYPE_DISCOURSE_CONTEXT, DiscourseNode } from "~/types";
+import { processTextToDiscourseNode } from "./utils/createNodeFromSelectedText";
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Settings = {
   nodeTypes: [],
@@ -27,6 +28,36 @@ export default class DiscourseGraphPlugin extends Plugin {
     this.addRibbonIcon("telescope", "Toggle Discourse Context", () => {
       this.toggleDiscourseContextView();
     });
+
+    this.registerEvent(
+      this.app.workspace.on("editor-menu", (menu: Menu, editor: Editor) => {
+        if (!editor.getSelection()) return;
+
+        menu.addItem((menuItem) => {
+          menuItem.setTitle("Turn into Discourse Node");
+          menuItem.setIcon("file-type");
+
+          // Create submenu using the unofficial API pattern
+          // @ts-ignore - setSubmenu is not officially in the API but works
+          const submenu = menuItem.setSubmenu();
+
+          this.settings.nodeTypes.forEach((nodeType) => {
+            submenu.addItem((item: any) => {
+              item
+                .setTitle(nodeType.name)
+                .setIcon("file-type")
+                .onClick(async () => {
+                  await processTextToDiscourseNode({
+                    app: this.app,
+                    editor,
+                    nodeType,
+                  });
+                });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      }),
+    );
   }
 
   toggleDiscourseContextView() {
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/createNodeFromSelectedText.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/createNodeFromSelectedText.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5174d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/createNodeFromSelectedText.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { App, Editor, Notice, TFile } from "obsidian";
+import { DiscourseNode } from "~/types";
+import { getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression } from "./getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression";
+import { checkInvalidChars } from "./validateNodeType";
+
+export const formatNodeName = (
+  selectedText: string,
+  nodeType: DiscourseNode,
+): string | null => {
+  const regex = getDiscourseNodeFormatExpression(nodeType.format);
+  const nodeFormat = regex.source.match(/^\^(.*?)\(\.\*\?\)(.*?)\$$/);
+
+  if (!nodeFormat) return null;
+
+  return (
+    nodeFormat[1]?.replace(/\\/g, "") +
+    selectedText +
+    nodeFormat[2]?.replace(/\\/g, "")
+  );
+};
+
+export const createDiscourseNodeFile = async ({
+  app,
+  formattedNodeName,
+  nodeType,
+}: {
+  app: App;
+  formattedNodeName: string;
+  nodeType: DiscourseNode;
+}): Promise<TFile | null> => {
+  try {
+    const existingFile = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(
+      `${formattedNodeName}.md`,
+    );
+    if (existingFile && existingFile instanceof TFile) {
+      new Notice(`File ${formattedNodeName} already exists`, 3000);
+      return existingFile;
+    }
+
+    const newFile = await app.vault.create(`${formattedNodeName}.md`, "");
+    await app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(newFile, (fm) => {
+      fm.nodeTypeId = nodeType.id;
+    });
+
+    const notice = new DocumentFragment();
+    const spanEl = notice.createEl("span", {
+      text: "Created discourse node: ",
+    });
+
+    const linkEl = spanEl.createEl("a", {
+      text: formattedNodeName,
+      cls: "clickable-link",
+    });
+    linkEl.style.textDecoration = "underline";
+    linkEl.style.cursor = "pointer";
+    linkEl.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      app.workspace.openLinkText(formattedNodeName, "", false);
+    });
+
+    new Notice(notice, 4000);
+
+    return newFile;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error creating discourse node:", error);
+    new Notice(
+      `Error creating node: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+      5000,
+    );
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+export const processTextToDiscourseNode = async ({
+  app,
+  editor,
+  nodeType,
+}: {
+  app: App;
+  editor: Editor;
+  nodeType: DiscourseNode;
+}): Promise<TFile | null> => {
+  const selectedText = editor.getSelection();
+  const formattedNodeName = formatNodeName(selectedText, nodeType);
+  if (!formattedNodeName) return null;
+
+  const isFilenameValid = checkInvalidChars(formattedNodeName);
+  if (!isFilenameValid.isValid) {
+    new Notice(`${isFilenameValid.error}`, 5000);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const newFile = await createDiscourseNodeFile({
+    app,
+    formattedNodeName,
+    nodeType,
+  });
+  if (newFile) {
+    editor.replaceSelection(`[[${formattedNodeName}]]`);
+  }
+
+  return newFile;
+};