Chat Lab AI v1.3.4 Release Announcement
Obsidian AI is an AI-powered assistant for Obsidian that combines fast inline editing with a persistent sidebar chat panel — now with multi-device sync and group chat.
What's New in v1.3.4
- Community Directory compatibility and security remediation follow-up.
- Reproducible, attested release assets built from the exact tag.
- Official Ollama integration remains deferred; custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints remain supported.
Multi-Device Sync (WebSocket Relay)
- Real-time chat sync across laptop, tablet, and phone via self-hosted WebSocket relay
- Zero persistence — relay is stateless, no messages stored on server
- LAN auto-discovery — detect your local IP for easy same-network setup
- Start relay with
pnpm run relayornode relay/relay-server.js
Build Info in Settings
- Version badge, git commit hash, and branch name now visible in Settings hero
- Know exactly which build you're running at a glance
Improved Relay Logging
- Detailed client join/leave tracking with connection duration
- Ping/pong heartbeat for dead connection detection
- Graceful cleanup on abrupt disconnects
Installation
Via BRAT (Recommended)
- Install BRAT from Community Plugins
- Add Beta plugin:
https://github.com/space-cadet/obsidian-ai - Auto-updates enabled
Manual
Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from GitHub Releases and copy to .obsidian/plugins/chat-lab/.
Full Feature Set
- Inline AI Editing — Highlight text, press
Ctrl/Cmd + K, diff preview, accept/discard - 13 Agentic Tools — Read, edit, create, move, search, delete notes from chat
- Group Chat — Multiple AI agents in one conversation with debate mode
- Multi-Device Sync — WebSocket relay for real-time cross-device chat
- Vault-Aware Context — @mention notes, folders, tags; active note context
- Web Search — DuckDuckGo, Brave, Tavily, Exa, SearXNG
- Provider paths — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Azure, Agent, and Custom/OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Official Ollama integration is deferred pending a maintained dependency.
- Directory name — The valid Community Plugins name is
Chat Lab AI; “Obsidian AI” remains the product subtitle and UI branding because directory names may not contain “Obsidian”. - Streaming — Real-time response streaming with token usage indicator
- Session History — Persistent conversations across restarts
Acknowledgments
Originally forked from FBarrca/obsidian-inlineAI. UI patterns inspired by Obsidian Copilot.