Brain Module - Features and Usage
Features and Usage
The Brain Module offers several AI-powered features to enhance your note-taking and writing experience in Obsidian.
Title Generation
Automatically generate titles for your notes based on their content.
How to Use
- Place your cursor in a note
- Use the command "Generate title for current note" (recommended hotkey: CMD+Shift+T)
- The plugin will analyze your note's content and suggest an appropriate title
Text Continuation
Let the AI continue writing from where you left off in your notes.
How to Use
- Place your cursor at the end of your text
- Use the command "Toggle general generation" (recommended hotkey: CMD+Shift+G)
- The AI will generate a continuation based on your note's context
Generation Process
- A "Generating..." notice will be displayed during the process
- You can stop generation at any time using the "Stop all generation processes" command
- The plugin uses streaming response to display generated text in real-time
Temperature Control
Adjust the temperature setting to control the creativity and randomness of the AI output.
- Low temperature (0.0 - 0.3): More consistent and predictable outputs
- Medium temperature (0.4 - 0.7): Balance between consistency and creativity
- High temperature (0.8 - 2.0): More diverse and unexpected outputs
Max Output Tokens Adjustment
Quickly adjust the max output tokens setting using a dedicated modal (recommended hotkey: CMD+Shift+M).
Use Cases
- Academic Writing: Generate titles for research papers and continue drafts
- Content Creation: Generate blog post ideas and expand on outlines
- Note-Taking: Summarize meeting notes and generate action items
- Creative Writing: Get inspiration for story continuations and character descriptions
Best Practices
- Customize generation prompts for more tailored results
- Use hotkeys for quick access to features
- Adjust temperature and max output tokens settings based on your task
- Experiment with different models for various writing styles
- Utilize the model selection modal for quick model switching
Advanced Features
Abort Generation
You can stop the generation process at any time:
- Use the "Stop all generation processes" command
- A notice will appear confirming the generation has been stopped
Favoriting Models
You can mark models as favorites for quicker access:
- Open the Model Selection Modal
- Click the star icon next to a model to favorite/unfavorite it
- Favorited models will appear at the top of the list
API Endpoint Management
Enable or disable different API endpoints:
- Go to Brain module settings
- Use the toggles under "API Endpoints" to enable/disable OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter, or Local endpoints
- The plugin will automatically update available models based on enabled endpoints
Model Favoriting
You can mark models as favorites for quicker access:
- Open the Model Selection Modal
- Click the star icon next to a model to favorite/unfavorite it
- Favorited models will appear at the top of the list for easier selection
Model Selection Modal
The Model Selection Modal provides a quick way to switch between AI models. Use the assigned hotkey (recommended: CMD+M) to open the modal and select a model using keyboard shortcuts or mouse clicks.
Max Output Tokens Modal
Quickly adjust the max output tokens setting using a dedicated modal (recommended hotkey: CMD+Shift+M) to fine-tune the length of generated content on the fly.
Limitations
- Quality of generated content depends on the chosen AI model and input provided
- Very long documents may need to be split into smaller chunks due to token limits
- Local models may have limited capabilities compared to cloud-based options