#Pro Features Overview - 29.90$

Deep Ask Plugin Quick Start Guide

Get Started link: Deep Ask

#📖 Introduction

Deep Ask is a powerful Obsidian AI chat plugin designed to enhance your knowledge management experience. By integrating multiple AI models, Deep Ask can understand your note content, providing intelligent question-answering, content generation, and knowledge retrieval.

#✨ Main Features

• 🤖 Multi-model support：Support GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, etc.
• 📁 Smart context：Automatically understand your note structure and content
• 🏷️ Tag integration：Context collection based on tags
• 💬 Streaming conversation：Real-time response, support conversation history management
• 🔄 Multi-session management：Support creating multiple conversation topics
• 📎 File attachment：Support adding note files as context
• 🌍 Multi-language support：Support Chinese and English interfaces

#🚀 Quick Start

#Step 1: Install Prerequisites

Deep Ask depends on the Dataview plugin, please ensure it is installed and enabled:

1. Open Obsidian settings
2. Enter the "Community plugins" section
3. Search and install Dataview
4. Enable Dataview plugin

#Step 2: Install Deep Ask Plugin

1. Download the plugin file to the Obsidian plugin directory, usually in your repository's .obsidian/plugins directory
2. Restart Obsidian
3. Enable Deep Ask in the plugin list

#Step 3: Activate the Plugin

1. Open the plugin settings page
2. Enter the "Activation" tab
3. Enter your account email and activation code

#⚙️ Configuration Guide

#AI Model Configuration

In the "AI Model" tab of the settings page, you can configure the supported AI services:

#🔵 GPT Configuration

Base URL: https://api.openai.com/v1/
API Key: sk-your-openai-api-key
Supported models, but not limited to:
- GPT-4
- GPT-4 Turbo
- GPT-4o
- GPT-4o Mini

#🟡 Gemini Configuration

Base URL: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/
API Key: your-gemini-api-key
Supported models, but not limited to:
- Gemini 2.5 Pro
- Gemini 2.5 Flash

#🟣 DeepSeek Configuration

Base URL: https://api.deepseek.com/v1
API Key: sk-your-deepseek-api-key
Supported models, but not limited to:
- DeepSeek Reasoner (R1)
- DeepSeek Chat (V3)

#🟠 Qwen Configuration

Base URL: https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
API Key: sk-your-qwen-api-key
Supported models, but not limited to:
- QwQ Plus
- Qwen Max
- Qwen Plus
- Qwen Turbo (QwQ)
- Qwen Long

#🟢 Custom Configuration

You can customize the AI model configuration, supporting the following parameters:

• Base URL：The base URL of the AI service
• API Key：The API Key of the AI service
• AI Model：The supported models of the AI service

#AI Context Configuration

In the "AI Context" tab of the settings page, you can configure the smart search range:

1. Path Filter：Set the file folder range that AI can access
2. LifeOS Integration：
   • Identify whether LifeOS Pro is used, and enable topic index search
   • Set recursive search to control whether to search sub-topic folders

#Conversation Settings

• Maximum conversation rounds：Set the number of conversation history to retain
• Temperature：Set the randomness of AI replies, the lower the more stable, the higher the more random

#🎯 Usage Guide

#Launching the Chat Interface

There are several ways to open the AI chat:

1. Toolbar button：Click the Deep Ask AI icon in the sidebar
2. Command Palette：Ctrl/Cmd + P search "Deep Ask AI Chat"
3. Shortcut：Can be customized in settings

#Basic Conversation

1. Enter your question in the chat interface at the bottom
2. Select the AI model (if multiple are configured)
3. Click Send or press Enter to send
4. AI will reply to your question in real-time

#Advanced Features

#📎 File Attachment

• Click the attachment button to select the note file
• The opened file will be automatically added to the context
• Support multiple file attachments

#🏷️ Tag Retrieval

• Select related tags to automatically retrieve related content
• Support multiple tag combination queries
• Automatically include task, project, etc. structured content

#💬 Session Management

• Click "+" to create a new conversation
• Each session manages the context independently
• Support deleting and renaming sessions

#✏️ Message Editing

• Hover to display the edit button
• Support editing the sent message
• Support regenerating AI replies

#Intelligent Prompt

In the blank conversation, Deep Ask will display commonly used prompt templates:

• Content Summary：Summarize the selected note content
• Question Answer：Answer questions based on the knowledge base
• Creative Generation：Generate new ideas and content
• Knowledge Retrieval：Find related information

#🔧 Advanced Configuration

#LifeOS Pro Integration

If you use the LifeOS Pro plugin, you can enable advanced features:

1. Enable "LifeOS Topic Index Filter"
2. Select the topic file search type:
   • Only index files：Only search the topic index notes
   • Entire folder：Search all content in the topic folder
3. Enable recursive sub-topic search

#Performance Optimization

• Set the number of conversation rounds reasonably to avoid too long context
• Use path filtering to limit AI access range

#🛠️ Troubleshooting

#Common Issues

Q: AI does not reply or reply incorrectly? A: Check if the API Key is correct, and the network connection is normal

Q: Unable to find related note content?
A: Check if the path filtering is set correctly, and check if the Dataview plugin is working properly

Q: Plugin startup failed? A: Check if the Obsidian version meets the requirements, and the Dataview plugin is installed

Q: Activation code invalid? A: Check if the email and activation code are correct, and contact the developer for support

#Log Debugging

1. Open the developer tools (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + I)
2. View the error information in the Console tab
3. Troubleshoot based on the error information

#📚 Best Practices

1. Organize knowledge structure：Establish a clear folder and tag system to facilitate AI retrieval
2. Use context reasonably：Select related files and tags to improve answer quality
3. Classify conversation：Create independent conversations for different topics