paper-query

Querying papers in an Obsidian wiki uses a layered retrieval pipeline applying semantic overview, structured knowledge, and raw evidence to produce cited answers without creating new wiki pages.

Hierarchical retrieval for Obsidian knowledge management is a phase-driven workflow starting from index structure, narrowing to page content, and optionally fetching external sources to generate cited answers.

Yes, you can get cited answers without creating new pages. The process grounds responses in existing wiki content using wikilinks and external annotations, storing query records separately under a queries directory.

Trace past query records in Obsidian paper research through persistent traceability, which stores query records under queries/<topic> for future reference without mutating the original wiki content.

Yes, paper Q&A in Obsidian supports external augmentation. It optionally fetches external sources during the retrieval pipeline and annotates claims with [External: ...] tags to maintain non-destructive evidence grounding.

A key limitation is that layered retrieval does not create wiki pages during normal operation. It strictly outputs cited answers and persists query records, meaning it cannot autonomously expand your knowledge graph.