Settings reference

All Vault Operator settings live under Settings > Vault Operator. The settings tab has six groups: Providers, Agents, Customize, Vault, Advanced, and Help. Each group has sub-tabs. This page walks every sub-tab in the order they appear.

UI paths in this page use the format Settings > Vault Operator > {Group} > {Sub-tab} in sentence case, matching the labels in src/i18n/locales/en.ts.

Providers group

Providers

Settings > Vault Operator > Providers > Providers

Configure AI providers. Each provider exposes its own model list and is mapped to three tiers (Budget, Main, Frontier) that the agent picks from based on the current task.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Provider list	All configured providers with type, display name, sign-in status, and tier mapping	Empty	src/types/settings.ts (providerConfigs[])
Active provider	The provider used for chat by default	First added	settings.activeProviderId
Add provider	Opens the provider detail modal	n/a	ProviderDetailModal.ts
Refresh (in modal)	Pulls the provider's model list and auto-classifies models into tiers	n/a	ProviderDetailModal.ts:985-993
Tier mapping	Manual override for Budget / Main / Frontier slots	Auto-classified	model-registry.ts
Test connection	Verifies the provider's credentials and endpoint with a minimal request	n/a	testModelConnection.ts

The provider modal supports twelve provider types: Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter, Azure, Custom (OpenAI-compatible), GitHub Copilot, Kilo Gateway, AWS Bedrock, and ChatGPT (OAuth). Ollama and LM Studio prefill their Base URL with the local default port. ChatGPT (OAuth) bills against your existing Plus or Pro subscription instead of a per-token key.

Tiers and overrides

The Main tier drives chat by default. The agent escalates to Frontier on hard synthesis steps via the consult_flagship tool (budget: 3 calls per task, 3000 tokens per call). The chat-header model picker lets you pin a specific provider and model for a single task without changing the active provider.

Plaintext API key warning banner (v3.0.0)

If the OS keychain is unavailable (for example a Linux install without libsecret-1-0), the Providers tab shows a persistent banner titled "API keys stored as plaintext" above the provider list. In this state, API keys, OAuth tokens, and MCP secrets are written as plain strings to data.json and are visible to any process that can read the vault. A button labeled "I understand, dismiss this warning" sets settings.safeStoragePlaintextFallbackAcknowledged and fires a one-time confirmation toast. The banner itself stays visible after dismissal so the degraded state remains clear. Source: src/ui/settings/ProvidersTab.ts.

Per-model reasoning and thinking

Each model row in the provider modal exposes reasoning controls when the underlying model supports them. Pin a specific model in the chat-header picker to use these. Auto mode uses the model's default.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Extended thinking	Enables Claude budget-token thinking on Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.6 and older, Haiku, and 3.x models	Off	BUILT_IN_MODELS in settings.ts
Thinking budget (tokens)	Token budget reserved for the model's internal reasoning before visible output	10000 (Sonnet/Opus), 5000 (Haiku)	BUILT_IN_MODELS
Reasoning effort	Effort level for adaptive Claude (Opus 4.7+, Fable, Mythos) and GPT-5 / o-series. Claude: Low, Medium, High, XHigh, Max. OpenAI: Minimal, Low, Medium, High	Model default	model-registry.ts
Max output tokens	Output budget. Auto clamps to the model ceiling and remaining context room	Auto	resolveOutputBudget in model-registry.ts

Caching reality

Anthropic uses explicit cache_control blocks. Bedrock Claude uses explicit bedrock-cachepoint. OpenAI gpt-4o, 4.1, o1, o3, and o4 use implicit prefix caching. Gemini has no prefix caching in v2.14 (TTL context caching is deferred). DeepSeek is not a registered provider type.

Models (legacy)

Settings > Vault Operator > Providers > Models

Legacy view kept for back-compat. New work happens in the Providers sub-tab via provider modals. Use this only if you need to inspect or remove a model entry that predates the provider-only refactor.

Embeddings

Settings > Vault Operator > Providers > Embeddings

Configure the semantic index for meaning-based vault search. The Embeddings sub-tab has four sections: Embedding models, Semantic index, Index configuration, Graph expansion.

Embedding models

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Embedding model list	Configured embedding models with provider, model id, and API key	Empty	settings.embeddingModels
Add embedding model	Opens the embedding model modal	n/a	EmbeddingsTab.ts

The first-run wizard suggests OpenAI text-embedding-3-small or Google text-embedding-004. Other choices are fine if you bring your own provider.

Semantic index

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Enable semantic index	Master toggle. Build index is blocked until this is on	Off	settings.semanticIndexEnabled
Build index	Indexes the vault	n/a	EmbeddingsTab.ts:230
Force rebuild	Deletes the index and re-indexes from scratch. Cancel keeps progress	n/a	EmbeddingsTab.ts:294
Auto-index trigger	When to re-index automatically: never, on startup, on agent switch	never	settings.semanticAutoIndex (settings.ts:1709)
Auto-reindex on change	Re-index when files change	false	settings.semanticAutoIndexOnChange (settings.ts:1720)

Build index is gated

The Build index button shows "Enable semantic index first." until you turn the master toggle on. Re-indexing on change is off by default. You stay in manual mode unless you opt in.

Index configuration

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Chunk size	Chunk size for embedding. Small 800, Medium 1200, Standard 2000, Large 3000	Standard (2000)	EmbeddingsTab.ts:394-400, en.ts:117-120
Local reranking	Re-rank semantic search results with a local cross-encoder model	On	settings.enableReranking (settings.ts:905, EmbeddingsTab.ts:669)

Reranker model

The reranker uses Xenova/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2 and is delivered as an optional asset. If the asset is not installed, the agent falls back silently to the vector score. Install under Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Optional assets.

Implicit connections

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Implicit connections	Compute cosine-similarity edges between notes for discovery and suggestion-banner	On	settings.enableImplicitConnections (EmbeddingsTab.ts:623)
Similarity threshold	Minimum cosine similarity to count as an implicit connection (0.5 loose, 0.9 strict)	0.7	settings.implicitThreshold (EmbeddingsTab.ts:634)
Suggestion banner	Show implicit-connection suggestions in the sidebar	On	settings.enableSuggestionBanner (EmbeddingsTab.ts:646)

Knowledge properties

Vault conventions used by the knowledge ingest workflow and vault health check. Set these once to match your vault's schema.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Category property	Frontmatter key that holds the note's type or category	Kategorie	settings.knowledgeIngestProperties.categoryProperty (settings.ts:1723-1730)
Summary property	Frontmatter key for the short note summary	Zusammenfassung	settings.knowledgeIngestProperties.summaryProperty
Source naming convention	Filename pattern for source notes created by ingest	Autor-Jahr_Titel	settings.knowledgeIngestProperties.sourceNamingConvention
MOC properties	Extra frontmatter keys that participate in Maps of Content	Empty	settings.knowledgeIngestProperties.mocProperties

Built-in defaults are German

The built-in templates ship with German defaults (Themen, Konzepte, Personen, Notizen, Meeting-Notes, Quellen). Adapt them in the same panel to match your vault's language and naming.

Web search

Settings > Vault Operator > Providers > Web search

Enable tools for accessing the internet.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Enable web tools	Allow the agent to use web_fetch and web_search	Off	settings.webToolsEnabled
Search provider	Which search API to use	Brave	settings.webSearchProvider
API key	Key for the selected search provider	None	settings.webSearchApiKey

Agents group

Agents

Settings > Vault Operator > Agents > Agents

Configure agents. One built-in agent ships: Default agent. You can add custom agents with their own system prompt, tool sets, and per-agent model overrides.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Default agent	The single built-in agent. All built-in tool groups are available	Built-in	builtinModes.ts:58
Custom agents	User-defined agents with custom tool sets and system prompts	Empty	settings.customModes
Per-agent model	Override which model an agent uses	Active provider's Main tier	settings.modeModelKeys
Per-agent tool overrides	Restrict tool groups for an agent (modeToolOverrides)	None	settings.modeToolOverrides
Per-agent skills	Attach specific skills to an agent	None	settings.modeSkillKeys

There is only one built-in agent

The earlier Ask + Agent split was removed in v2.11. For read-only behaviour, either restrict a custom agent's tool groups to read and vault, or set Auto-approve to "ask every time" for the write groups. The mid-conversation mode switcher was removed from the chat header in v2.11.

Auto-approve

Settings > Vault Operator > Agents > Auto-approve

Control what the agent can do without asking. See the safety and control guide for details.

The seven approval categories map to the seven ToolGroup values in TOOL_GROUP_MAP (builtinModes.ts).

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Read	Auto-approve file reads, searches, listings, checkpoint inspectors	Off	read group: read_file, read_document, list_files, search_files, list_checkpoints, read_checkpoint, diff_checkpoint
Vault	Auto-approve vault intelligence (semantic search, frontmatter, daily note, memory recall)	Off	vault group: semantic_search, query_base, get_frontmatter, search_by_tag, vault_health_check, recall_memory, mark_for_memory, search_history, etc.
Edit	Auto-approve writes (file create, edit, append, move, delete, frontmatter update, ingest, checkpoint restore)	Off	edit group: write_file, edit_file, append_to_file, create_folder, delete_file, move_file, update_frontmatter, generate_canvas, create_excalidraw, create_base, create_pptx, create_docx, create_xlsx, ingest_document, ingest_deep, ingest_triage, restore_checkpoint
Web	Auto-approve web_fetch, web_search, anti_echo_search	Off	web group
Agent	Auto-approve agent control (followup questions, completion, todo updates, sub-tasks, agent switches, settings updates, skill invocation)	Off	agent group
MCP	Auto-approve calls to external MCP servers (use_mcp_tool, read_mcp_tool)	Off	mcp group
Skill	Auto-approve plugin command execution, recipes, plugin API calls, sandbox scripts	Off	skill group: execute_command, execute_recipe, call_plugin_api, resolve_capability_gap, enable_plugin, probe_plugin, run_skill_script

Permissive combination warning

Turning on Web together with Edit (or Vault writes) triggers a security warning. That combination lets the agent fetch internet content and write it into your vault without asking.

Loop

Settings > Vault Operator > Agents > Loop

Control how the agent loop runs.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Consecutive error limit	How many consecutive tool errors before the agent stops	3	settings.consecutiveMistakeLimit
Rate limit	Minimum milliseconds between API calls	0	settings.rateLimitMs
Max iterations	Maximum tool calls per conversation turn	25	settings.maxIterations
Context condensing	Summarize older messages when context gets long	On	settings.condensingEnabled
Condensing threshold	Percentage of context window before condensing triggers	80	settings.condensingThreshold (settings.ts:1769)
Microcompaction	Compact older tool results in place when their token cost exceeds a threshold	On	settings.microcompactionEnabled
Rolling-summary threshold	Percentage of the condensing threshold at which a rolling summary is folded in	50	settings.rollingSummaryThreshold (settings.ts:1775)
Power steering	Re-inject key instructions every N assistant turns (0 disables)	0	settings.powerSteeringFrequency (settings.ts:1770)
Subtask depth	Maximum nesting depth for sub-agents	2	settings.maxSubtaskDepth (settings.ts:1772)
Subtask token budget	Token budget per new_task spawn message	8000	settings.subtaskTokenBudget (settings.ts:1773)
Cost-warn threshold	EUR cost threshold per task that triggers a warning (0 disables)	0	settings.costWarnThresholdEur (settings.ts:1776)
Default main-tier model	Which tier the chat loop uses by default	mid (Main)	settings.defaultMainTier
Task routing (Helper model)	Model used for context condensing, fast-path planning, plan_presentation, and recipe promotion	Falls back to active provider's Budget tier	settings.helperModelKey

Memory

Settings > Vault Operator > Agents > Memory

Configure how the agent remembers across conversations.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Chat history	Save conversation history for future reference	On	settings.chatHistoryEnabled
Chat history folder	Where to store conversation files in the vault	Vault Operator/Chats	settings.chatHistoryFolder
Memory extraction	Automatically extract key facts from conversations	On	settings.memoryExtractionEnabled
Memory threshold	Minimum relevance score for a memory to be saved	0.7	settings.memoryThreshold

Memory model picker removed in FEAT-24-08

The separate "Memory model" dropdown is gone. The Task routing helper model runs memory extraction.

Customize group

Rules

Settings > Vault Operator > Customize > Rules

Persistent instructions that guide the agent in every conversation.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Rule list	All active rules injected into the system prompt	Empty	settings.rules
Add rule	Create a new rule (plain text or Markdown)	n/a	RulesTab.ts
Import	Import rules from a file	n/a	RulesTab.ts

Workflows

Settings > Vault Operator > Customize > Workflows

Slash-command triggered instruction sequences. Type / in chat to invoke.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Workflow list	All workflows with name, trigger, and body	Built-in defaults	settings.workflows
Add workflow	Create a new workflow	n/a	WorkflowsTab.ts

Skills

Settings > Vault Operator > Customize > Skills

Persistent instruction sets matched by keywords. Like mini-manuals the agent follows.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Skill list	All skills with name, trigger pattern, and body	Built-in bundled skills	settings.skills and bundled-skills/
Add skill	Create a new skill	n/a	SkillsTab.ts

Prompts

Settings > Vault Operator > Customize > Prompts

Reusable message templates with optional variables.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Prompt list	All prompts	Empty	settings.customPrompts
Add prompt	Create a new prompt	n/a	PromptsTab.ts

Connectors

Settings > Vault Operator > Customize > Connectors

Connect external tool servers and expose Vault Operator as a server. The Connectors sub-tab has three sections: Local connector, Remote access, External tool servers.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Local connector	Vault Operator as MCP server for desktop clients (Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Perplexity)	Off	settings.mcpServerEnabled
Remote access	Cloudflare-tunnelled long-polling endpoint with token-in-URL auth	Off	settings.remoteTransportEnabled
External tool server list	MCP servers the agent can call tools on	Empty	settings.mcpServers
Add server	Configure a new MCP server connection. Transport types: SSE, streamable-http	n/a	ManageMcpServerTool.ts:7,51, McpTab.ts:372
Allow local network addresses (per server)	Permit this server to connect to localhost or RFC 1918 private network addresses. Off by default. With this off, saving rejects loopback or private-network URLs with a Notice	Off	mcpServers.<name>.allowLocalUrls, src/ui/settings/McpTab.ts
Test server	Verify connectivity to a configured server	n/a	McpTab.ts

Transport limitation

Vault Operator runs inside Electron (Obsidian's runtime), so only SSE and streamable-http transports are supported. Stdio-based MCP servers do not work. To bridge a stdio-only server (for example Playwright MCP), run it locally with an HTTP wrapper such as npx @playwright/mcp@latest --port 3001.

Vault group

Vault

Settings > Vault Operator > Vault > Vault

Vault-level settings, including the agent folder, default output folder, and checkpoint behaviour.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Agent folder	Vault-relative folder where Vault Operator keeps plugin skills, vault-dna snapshot, externalised tmp results, cache, and the local knowledge database	.vault-operator	DEFAULT_AGENT_FOLDER (agentFolder.ts:38)
Pick folder	Fuzzy-picker to choose an existing folder. Type a new path to create on next use	n/a	VaultTab.ts
Default output folder	Where the agent writes new notes (including /ingest source notes)	Inbox/	settings.defaultOutputFolder (settings.ts:1950)
Show health badge	Stethoscope icon in the sidebar changes colour when findings exist	On	AgentSidebarView.ts:287-298
Auto-apply rule repairs	Auto-fix deterministic rule findings (missing backlinks, category mismatch, inconsistent tags) when the modal opens	Off	settings.vaultHealth.autoApplyRuleRepairs (settings.ts:1565)
Orphans target folder	Folder for moved orphan notes	Inbox/Orphans	settings.vaultHealth.orphansTargetFolder (settings.ts:1574)
Silence with-context orphans	Hide orphan findings whose only signal is a property-only edge	On	settings.vaultHealth.silenceWithContextOrphans (settings.ts:1587)
Enable checkpoints	Create snapshots before file modifications	On	settings.checkpointsEnabled
Snapshot timeout (s)	Maximum seconds to wait for a checkpoint snapshot to complete	30	settings.checkpointTimeoutSeconds (settings.ts:1820)
Auto-cleanup	Automatically remove old checkpoints	On	settings.checkpointAutoCleanup (settings.ts:1821)

Agent folder layout

The agent folder contains data/ (skills, logs, telemetry, knowledge.db), cache/ (backups, checkpoints, externalised tmp), and assets/ (optional assets like the reranker model). Existing files are not auto-migrated when you change the path. The legacy name .obsidian-agent is still accepted for back-compat (upgraded in v2.13).

Backup

Settings > Vault Operator > Vault > Backup

Export and import your Vault Operator configuration. Useful when moving to a new device, sharing settings with a team, or restoring after a bad change.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Export categories	Checkboxes for each settings category (providers, rules, skills, workflows, prompts, agents, soul, memory)	All on	BackupTab.ts
Export	Bundle the selected categories into a JSON file	n/a	BackupTab.ts
Select file (Import)	Pick a previously exported JSON file	n/a	BackupTab.ts
Import categories	Pick which categories from the file to import	All on	BackupTab.ts
Confirm import	Apply the imported settings. Existing settings in the selected categories are overwritten	n/a	BackupTab.ts
Import legacy soul.md	Read memory/soul.md and add each bullet under Identity / Values / Anti-Patterns / Communication into the soul store. Idempotent	n/a	One-off migration from older plugin versions

API keys travel with the export

A full export includes provider API keys. Treat the JSON file like a password vault: never commit it, never share it publicly. Uncheck Providers before sharing if you want to keep keys private.

Advanced group

Interface

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Interface

Appearance, input behaviour, and first-run setup. Inline editor AI actions live in a separate sub-tab (see Inline AI below).

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Auto-add active file	Include the currently open note as context	On	settings.autoAddActiveFile
Send with enter	Enter sends the message. Off means Ctrl/Cmd+Enter sends	On	settings.sendWithEnter (settings.ts:1793)
Show date/time	Display timestamps in the chat	Off	settings.showTimestamps
Chat linking	Link chat sessions to notes for traceability	Off	settings.chatLinkingEnabled
Task extraction	Detect and extract tasks from agent responses	Off	settings.taskExtractionEnabled
Restart setup	Re-runs the first-run wizard. Under the Setup section	n/a	InterfaceTab.ts:42

Shell

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Shell

Plugin API, command allowlist, and CLI recipes.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Plugin API	Allow the agent to call JavaScript APIs on other plugins (Dataview, Omnisearch, etc.)	Off	settings.pluginApiEnabled
Command allowlist	Which Obsidian commands the agent can execute	Empty	settings.allowedCommands
Recipes	Pre-validated CLI tool recipes (for example Pandoc export)	Built-in	settings.recipes

Log

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Log

Daily audit trail of every tool call. Each tool invocation is appended to a JSONL log file with timestamp, tool name, arguments, result status, and approval decision.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Date selector	Pick which day's log to load	Today	LogTab.ts
Load	Render the selected day's log as a table	n/a	LogTab.ts
Download	Save the raw JSONL log for the selected day	n/a	LogTab.ts
Clear all	Delete every log file from disk	n/a	LogTab.ts

Where logs live

Logs are stored at <vault>/.vault-operator/data/logs/<YYYY-MM-DD>.jsonl (one file per day). Retention is 30 days. Logs do not contain conversation content, only tool calls.

Audit log write failures banner (v3.0.0)

When the OperationLogger fails to persist a log entry, the Log tab shows a persistent banner titled "Audit log write failures" at the top of the tab. It reports the count of failed writes since plugin start (operations continued, but the audit trail has a gap) and prints the last error message, truncated to 200 characters. A "Clear notice" button resets the logger's failure state and hides the banner until the next failure. Source: src/ui/settings/LogTab.ts.

Debug

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Debug

Internal diagnostics.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Debug mode	Enable verbose logging to the developer console	Off	settings.debugMode

Inspecting the running state

Use the inspect_self tool from chat ("inspect your tools" or "show me your current settings") to see live introspection of the running plugin. It returns a Markdown summary of the actual runtime state.

Optional assets

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Optional assets

One-time downloads stored under .vault-operator/assets/. Install only what you need.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Reranker model	Xenova/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2 cross-encoder for semantic re-ranking	Not installed	OptionalAssetManager
Self-development source	One-time download (~5 MB) of the plugin's TypeScript source. Required for the manage_source tool, so the agent can answer "how does feature X work?" questions and propose patches. Downloaded from the plugin's GitHub release, verified by SHA256	Not installed	OptionalAssetManager
Office assets	Bundled fonts and theme assets used by create_pptx, create_docx, create_xlsx	Not installed	OptionalAssetManager

Inline AI

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Inline AI

Inline editor AI actions run on a marked selection directly in the editor. Open the menu via the inline-AI command (bind a hotkey in Obsidian's hotkey settings, for example Cmd+K). New in v3.0.0. See the inline chat guide for the workflow.

Setting	What it does	Default	Source
Inline editor AI actions enabled	Master toggle for the inline menu, hotkey, and command-palette entry	On	settings.inlineActions.enabled, InlineActionsTab.ts
Auto-open floating menu on selection	When on, the menu pops up automatically after you finish selecting text. When off, only the hotkey or command palette opens it	On	settings.inlineActions.floatingMenuEnabled, InlineActionsTab.ts
Use vault knowledge in lookup	Augment the lookup action with semantic-search hits from your vault	On	settings.inlineActions.vaultRagInLookup, InlineActionsTab.ts
Vault knowledge confidence threshold	Cosine similarity slider, range 0 to 1, step 0.05. Lookup falls back to LLM-only when no vault hit meets this threshold	0.7	settings.inlineActions.vaultRagConfidenceThreshold, InlineActionsTab.ts
Show vault source links in lookup tooltip	When on, the lookup preview block lists the wiki-links of the vault notes used	On	settings.inlineActions.showVaultSourcesInTooltip, InlineActionsTab.ts
Skills in floating menu (top N)	Maximum number of inline-eligible skills to list in the floating menu. Set to 0 to hide all skills	10	settings.inlineActions.skillsTopN, InlineActionsTab.ts
Refresh settings view	Re-renders this tab. Useful after changing pins to see the updated state	n/a	InlineActionsTab.ts

Per-action model pin

Pin a specific model per action; this overrides the main-chat default for inline actions only. Leave an entry empty to use the main-chat default. Model ids come from your configured providers.

Action	Action id	Source
Lookup	lookup	InlineActionsTab.ts
Rewrite	rewrite	InlineActionsTab.ts
Send to chat	send-to-main-chat	InlineActionsTab.ts
Translate to English	translate:english	InlineActionsTab.ts
Translate to German	translate:german	InlineActionsTab.ts
Summarize (short)	summarize:short	InlineActionsTab.ts
Summarize (medium)	summarize:medium	InlineActionsTab.ts
Find action items	find-action-items	InlineActionsTab.ts
Chat about this	inline-chat	InlineActionsTab.ts

Pins are stored in settings.inlineActions.actionPins as a record from action id to model id (or null to use the main-chat default). The confidence threshold is clamped to the range 0 to 1 and the skill cap is clamped to a non-negative integer at load time (see src/core/inline/inlineSettings.ts).

Plugin reload may be needed

Some changes (action registration in particular) only take effect after reloading the plugin. The tab includes a footer note to this effect.

Auto-approve still gates write tools

The Auto-approve groups still gate the write tools the inline panel invokes. Rewrite and Translate route the proposed change through the EditReviewModal (Änderungen prüfen) instead of the auto-approve pipeline, so you confirm the edit even when Edit auto-approve is on. See the safety and control guide for how the approval groups interact with inline actions.

Language

Settings > Vault Operator > Advanced > Language

Set the agent's response language. The setting follows Obsidian's language by default. UI strings (settings labels, modals, errors) follow the Obsidian language separately.

Help group

Settings > Vault Operator > Help

The Help group is not a content tab. It opens the public documentation in a new window. Use the in-app Restart setup button under Interface to re-run the first-run wizard.