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Chat Panel

The chat panel lets you ask questions across your indexed library and keep conversations in Obsidian.

Open the chat view

Use the command palette:

  • Open Zotero RAG chat panel

The panel opens in Obsidian (right sidebar by default).

Manage sessions

Chats are saved as sessions so you can pick up where you left off. - New chat: Start a fresh session. - Rename: Give the current session a better title. - Delete: Remove the current session (you must keep at least one).

Copy a chat to a note

Click Copy to export the current session to a Markdown note. The note is saved in your Saved chats folder (configurable in settings).

History and citations

  • The chat uses recent messages for conversational continuity.
  • Answers include citations that link back to the exact chunks used.
  • If the retrieved chunks don’t contain enough information, the model is instructed to say it doesn’t know.