---
title: "Obsidian AI Excerpt Generator"
section: open-source
description: "An Obsidian plugin that generates concise excerpts and writes them directly to a note's frontmatter."
tags: ["obsidian", "plugin", "ai", "markdown", "automation", "excerpt-generator"]
created: 2025-04-08T21:26:00Z
updated: 2026-07-16T14:59:43Z
cid: bafkreidqcm7e3m6wtaggt7mkwzbnarwml5zzu42jmul2fuioueisqadsiq
html: https://iammatthias.com/open-source/1744172798323-obsidian-ai-excerpt-generator
---

# Obsidian AI Excerpt Generator

![](https://blobs.farfield.systems/blobs/bafkreielcn3empmtnkpz2r3wemkkxraqjgss4hod6q6dzx42jn4rpss5hi)

[REPO](https://github.com/iammatthias/obsidian-ai-excerpt-generator)

Generate concise excerpts for Obsidian notes using AI. The plugin adds or updates the `excerpt` field in each Markdown file's frontmatter.

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