# Progressive Summarization

A plugin for Obsidian that helps you implement Progressive Summarization technique from Building a Second Brain methodology. It extracts and displays highlighted and bold text from your notes in a side panel for easy review and summarization.

## Features

- Displays highlighted (==text==) and bold (**text**) content in the right sidebar
- Automatically updates when you modify your notes
- Shows the context of marked text for better understanding
- Click on any excerpt to jump to its location in the note
- Supports batch processing for better performance

## Installation

### From Obsidian Community Plugins

1. Open Obsidian Settings
2. Go to Community Plugins and disable Safe Mode
3. Click Browse and search for "Progressive Summarization"
4. Install and enable the plugin

### Manual Installation

Copy these files to `VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/progressive-summarization/`:
- main.js
- manifest.json
- styles.css

## Usage

1. Open any note in Obsidian
2. Use `==text==` for highlighting or `**text**` for bold emphasis
3. Open the Progressive Summarization view from the right sidebar
4. Review your highlighted and bold text in the side panel
5. Click any excerpt to navigate to its source