I’ve built an Obsidian plugin that automatically manages bidirectional property relationships and provides an interactive relationship graph for navigating complex knowledge systems.

GitHub: https://github.com/Real1tyy/Nexus-Properties

Core Features

Bidirectional Relationship Management

• Define parent, child, or related relationships in one place

• Automatic synchronization of reverse links

• Optional sibling linking and recursive hierarchy computation

Interactive Relationship Graph

Multiple view modes to explore your knowledge structure:

• Hierarchical – parent–child trees

• Related – direct relationships

• All Related – full constellations

Property Inheritance & Automation

• New notes can automatically inherit properties from their parent

• Keeps metadata consistent across large vaults

• Reduces manual frontmatter maintenance

Custom Node Colors & Filtering

• Color nodes based on frontmatter using JavaScript expressions

• Filter graphs to focus only on relevant subsets of your vault

Zoom Mode

• Open note previews directly inside the graph

• Toggle frontmatter and content visibility for focused reading

Quick Node Creation

• Create parent, child, or related notes instantly from the command palette

• Relationships and properties are set up automatically

Who this is for

This plugin is a good fit if you:

• Maintain large or long-lived vaults

• Use structured frontmatter and metadata

• Think in hierarchies, relationships, and systems

• Want automatic consistency instead of manual linking

Probably not for you if:

• You prefer minimal notes with no metadata

• You want a lightweight, manual note-taking workflow

If you’re building a structured PKM system, this should feel like a natural extension. If you prefer unstructured notes, it will probably feel like overkill — intentionally.

Why I built this

As my vault grew, manual relationship management didn’t scale. I needed a system where structure emerges automatically, relationships stay correct, and navigation is visual and intuitive.

Nexus Properties is opinionated, but it removes a lot of cognitive and maintenance overhead once you commit to structured metadata.

To find out more

• Full documentation of all features and settings

• YouTube walkthrough

• Everything is linked in the GitHub repo

I’d love your feedback. Especially from people running larger or more structured Obsidian setups.

Installation: Available via BRAT (Community Plugins coming later)