From f09e1349485ebf42ec4f0083673c6271f5a6cbc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Egger <flo.egger@icloud.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 01:13:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: include tags in vault context sent to AI and update
 system prompt

- chat-view.ts: include 'Tags: ...' prefix in vault context when tags exist
- chat-view.ts: update system prompt to instruct AI to pay attention to tags
  when organizing or categorizing notes
---
 main.js          | 13 +++++++++++--
 src/chat-view.ts | 12 +++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index f459c28..890f3b3 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -9260,6 +9260,8 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian3.ItemView {
   buildMessages(userMessageContent, tools) {
     const systemContent = `You are an assistant that can help answer questions using the contents of a vault.
         The user can ask questions about their vault contents, and you should provide helpful responses based on the files.
+        Vault context includes note titles, content, and any tags (shown as "Tags: ..." at the top of a note entry).
+        When organizing or categorizing notes, pay attention to tags as they reflect the note's topics and categories.
         When a user asks for information, try to find relevant files using the search_vault_files tool and read their contents with the read_vault_file tool.
         Only use the tools if you need to access vault content that is not already in the context.`;
     const systemMessage = {
@@ -9355,8 +9357,15 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian3.ItemView {
         userMessage,
         this.settings.vaultSearchLimit
       );
-      const context = entries.map((entry) => `${entry.title}
-${entry.content}`).join("\n\n").slice(0, MAX_CONTEXT_LENGTH);
+      const context = entries.map((entry) => {
+        const parts = [];
+        if (entry.tags) {
+          parts.push(`Tags: ${entry.tags}`);
+        }
+        parts.push(entry.title);
+        parts.push(entry.content);
+        return parts.join("\n");
+      }).join("\n\n").slice(0, MAX_CONTEXT_LENGTH);
       const userMessageWithContext = context ? `Relevant vault context:
 ${context}
 
diff --git a/src/chat-view.ts b/src/chat-view.ts
index f06c159..7d65b71 100755
--- a/src/chat-view.ts
+++ b/src/chat-view.ts
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
   buildMessages(userMessageContent: string, tools?: OllamaTool[]): OllamaMessage[] {
     const systemContent = `You are an assistant that can help answer questions using the contents of a vault.
         The user can ask questions about their vault contents, and you should provide helpful responses based on the files.
+        Vault context includes note titles, content, and any tags (shown as "Tags: ..." at the top of a note entry).
+        When organizing or categorizing notes, pay attention to tags as they reflect the note's topics and categories.
         When a user asks for information, try to find relevant files using the search_vault_files tool and read their contents with the read_vault_file tool.
         Only use the tools if you need to access vault content that is not already in the context.`;
     const systemMessage: OllamaMessage = {
@@ -478,7 +480,15 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
         this.settings.vaultSearchLimit
       );
       const context = entries
-        .map((entry) => `${entry.title}\n${entry.content}`)
+        .map((entry) => {
+          const parts: string[] = [];
+          if (entry.tags) {
+            parts.push(`Tags: ${entry.tags}`);
+          }
+          parts.push(entry.title);
+          parts.push(entry.content);
+          return parts.join('\n');
+        })
         .join('\n\n')
         .slice(0, MAX_CONTEXT_LENGTH);
       const userMessageWithContext = context