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Smart Review

Smart Review is an Obsidian plugin for knowledge compounding: review center, heatmaps, spaced feedback, and optional AI mastery exams keep long-term notes alive.

Who it is for

  • Obsidian users managing long-term learning and knowledge
  • Users who want to turn notes into a sustainable review plan

What problem it solves

Long-term notes often disappear after writing; review plans, mastery state, and history need to fit Obsidian naturally.

Core capabilities

Review Center

The review center shows due notes, review state, and actions in one place without a companion app.

Review heatmap

The heatmap aggregates review activity by date to make long-term study cadence visible.

Spaced feedback

Feedback from each review adjusts the next interval while mastery state stays inside the Obsidian workflow.

BYOK AI mastery exams

Optional mastery exams use user-configured providers including OpenAI-compatible APIs, Anthropic, Gemini, Azure, and Ollama.

Typical workflows

  • Install and enable the plugin in Obsidian
  • Add notes to a review plan
  • Review progress in the center and heatmap
  • Submit spaced feedback or run an optional AI mastery exam

Use cases

  • Obsidian note review
  • Knowledge compounding
  • Long-term learning review

Inputs

  • Obsidian notes
  • Review feedback
  • Optional user-provided model connection

Outputs

  • Review queue
  • Review heatmap and history
  • Optional mastery-exam results

Deployment and data boundary

  • Runs as an Obsidian community plugin
  • AI exams use the user's own model credentials and connection
  • No separate companion application is required
01

Community plugin install

Click the install entry to open the Obsidian plugin marketplace
Or search Smart Review in Obsidian Community plugins
Install and enable the plugin
02

Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/Jaycelu/Smart-Review.git
cd Smart-Review
03

Build from source

pnpm install
pnpm build
04

Install into a local vault

./scripts/install-smart-review-plugin.sh "/path/to/your/vault"

System requirements

  • Obsidian 1.8.7 or later
  • The plugin is not desktop-only and follows supported Obsidian platforms
  • AI exams are optional and require the user's own model connection

Current version and update

0.3.1

Published:2026-06-29

Content updated:2026-07-14

Known limitations

  • AI mastery exams are optional
  • Model availability and costs depend on the provider selected by the user

Frequently asked questions

Does Smart Review replace Obsidian?

No. It runs as an Obsidian plugin and organizes existing notes into a review workflow.

Is AI required?

No. The review center, heatmap, and spaced feedback work independently; AI mastery exams are optional.

What is the minimum Obsidian version?

The public manifest.json currently specifies Obsidian 1.8.7 or later.

Related technical guides

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Smart Review Smart Review center
Smart Review center