Welcome to the Breadcrumbs docs 🍞 Here you can find more detailed explanations of the various functions of the Obsidian [Breadcrumbs plugin](https://github.com/SkepticMystic/breadcrumbs). > [!INFO] > Breadcrumbs lets you add _typed links_ to your notes. You supply the structure, Breadcrumbs helps you leverage it. ## Use-cases **Auto-generated Table of Contents** ![[Codeblock Table of Contents.png]] **Speedy navigation between related notes** ![[Daily Note Page Views.png]] **Visualise Complex Hierarchies** ![[Myself Personal Relationships Views.png]] ## Quick Start To quickly see one way Breadcrumbs works, you can do the following: - Install & enable Breadcrumbs - Open a new note - Add `up: [[note]]` as a metadata Properties field - [Dataview](http://blacksmithgu.github.io/obsidian-dataview/) inline fields work too `up:: [[note]]` - Run the "**Breadcrumbs: [[Rebuild Graph]]**" command to refresh the Breadcrumbs graph - Then run the "**Breadcrumbs: Open [[Matrix View]]**" command - See how the Matrix View shows a link pointing "_up_" to `[[note]]` In the terminology of Breadcrumbs, you've just used the "[[Typed Links|typed-link]]" edge builder to add an [[Explicit Edge Builders|explicit edge]] from one note to another, using the `up` [[Edge Fields|edge field]]. ## Practical Value Breadcrumbs gives the following benefits: - Automatic linking via [[Explicit Edge Builders]] and [[Implied Edge Builders]] - Convenient navigation using the [[Views]] and some [[Commands]] - Visualing paths of links, also using the [[Views]] ## Overview ### Setup - Setup your [[Edge Fields]] so that Breadcrumbs know metadata properties you use - Breadcrumbs comes with 5 generic edge fields, but you can customise these as needed - Add structure to your notes using the various [[Explicit Edge Builders]] - Some builders are manual, while others can automatically use your existing structure (including your tags, folders, links, etc.) - Fill in the gaps with the [[Implied Edge Builders|Implied Edge Builders]] - Breadcrumbs can _infer_ more complex relationships from the initial edges - You have full control over the rules for adding implied edges - Use the [[Views|Views]] to see your fields in action - These general run a [[Concepts#Traversal|graph traversal]] and present the results in some way - Try out the [[Commands|Commands]] to do other useful stuff - Quickly jump to neighbouring notes, summarise your graph, "freeze" implied edges to your notes for future-proofing