Retrospect AI

Want to help give me feedback on the Obsidian plugin I built to become more comfortable with tech stuff and vibe coding?

Hey everyone!

So, remember Retrospect AI, that Obsidian plugin I mentioned in the past? The one I've been obsessing over like it's going to solve all my executive dysfunction problems? (Narrator: It won't, but a girl can dream.)

Yeah, well, the plugin has reached a beta state now, which means it’s actually real-ish, and I need people to help me figure out if… if it's brilliant or just elaborate procrastination disguised as productivity software.

Here’s what this thing does

I've built what's basically a digital therapist that lives in your notes app. It reads through your daily brain dumps, identifies the patterns you're too close to see, and occasionally taps you on the shoulder like, "Hey, you've written about feeling overwhelmed seventeen times this month, maybe we should talk about that?"

The whole thing is designed around the ADHD brain's natural chaos. Because let's be honest, traditional productivity advice is often written by people who've never spent forty-five minutes looking for their keys while holding them. This plugin doesn't judge you for writing three sentences one day and a manifesto the next. It pays attention, which is more than I can say for most humans in my life. (Sorry, humans in my life.)

What I need from you

Guinea pigs. Specifically, Obsidian users who are willing to install an AI plugin that might occasionally shit the bed, but then, tell me about it in excruciating detail. You don't need ADHD to qualify, though if you do, you'll probably understand why I built this thing in the first place.

I need people who take notes in Obsidian semi-regularly (and by “regularly,” I mean "more than never but less than every day because life is hard"). I was hoping you could tell me when the interface makes you want to throw your laptop out the window, when features are more annoying than helpful, and when my instructions sound like they were written by someone having a dissociative episode.

Because this is a beta, and betas are like toddlers—messy, unpredictable, and occasionally they'll surprise you by doing exactly what you hoped they would.

What's in it for you

Early access to my digital therapy experiment, the ability to directly message me when things go sideways (and they will), and the satisfaction of helping shape something that might actually make the endless scroll of your daily notes feel less like screaming into the void.

Plus, you get to tell people you helped build something, which is basically currency in certain social circles. (The circles I'm in, anyway.)

Timeline

July 21 to August 11, 2025. I'll send installation instructions that hopefully won't make you question my competence as a human being.

Ready to be a test subject?

Or simply hit reply if you'd like to ask me something first. I'm weirdly available and eager to talk about this thing I've been building in my cave for months.

Thank you for potentially helping me turn my neurodivergent spiral into something useful for others. I hope!

—Ernie

P.S. If you're not into Obsidian but know someone who collects productivity tools like Pokémon cards, feel free to forward this. I have no shame about asking for help when I'm this far into the experimental phase.