From 80c13272f36a2bad78fbeb7ef3f02f5efcc1b39c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lucaronin <luca.rossi.917@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:53:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: keep neighborhood reverse matches path-aware

---
 src/utils/noteListHelpers.test.ts | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/utils/noteListHelpers.ts      | 14 ++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/utils/noteListHelpers.test.ts b/src/utils/noteListHelpers.test.ts
index 88b3050b..b5b627f9 100644
--- a/src/utils/noteListHelpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/noteListHelpers.test.ts
@@ -163,4 +163,37 @@ describe('buildRelationshipGroups', () => {
     expect(groups.find((group) => group.label === 'Related to')?.entries).toEqual([shared])
     expect(groups.find((group) => group.label === 'Referenced By')?.entries).toEqual([shared])
   })
+
+  it('does not treat path-qualified refs for a different note as reverse matches', () => {
+    const parent = makeEntry({
+      path: '/vault/projects/alpha.md',
+      filename: 'alpha.md',
+      title: 'Alpha',
+      isA: 'Project',
+    })
+    const archiveAlpha = makeEntry({
+      path: '/vault/archive/alpha.md',
+      filename: 'alpha.md',
+      title: 'Alpha Archive',
+      isA: 'Project',
+    })
+    const unrelatedChild = makeEntry({
+      path: '/vault/notes/child.md',
+      filename: 'child.md',
+      title: 'Child Note',
+      isA: 'Note',
+      belongsTo: ['[[archive/alpha]]'],
+    })
+    const unrelatedEvent = makeEntry({
+      path: '/vault/events/event.md',
+      filename: 'event.md',
+      title: 'Review',
+      isA: 'Event',
+      relatedTo: ['[[archive/alpha]]'],
+    })
+
+    const groups = buildRelationshipGroups(parent, [parent, archiveAlpha, unrelatedChild, unrelatedEvent])
+
+    expect(groups).toEqual([])
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/utils/noteListHelpers.ts b/src/utils/noteListHelpers.ts
index a71a5d17..be95de6a 100644
--- a/src/utils/noteListHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/noteListHelpers.ts
@@ -67,8 +67,20 @@ export function formatSearchSubtitle(entry: VaultEntry): string {
   return parts.join(' \u00b7 ')
 }
 
+function refMatchesEntry(ref: string, entry: VaultEntry): boolean {
+  const target = wikilinkTarget(ref).trim()
+  if (!target) return false
+
+  if (target.includes('/')) {
+    const normalizedTarget = target.replace(/^\/+/, '').replace(/\.md$/, '').toLowerCase()
+    return entry.path.toLowerCase().endsWith(`/${normalizedTarget}.md`)
+  }
+
+  return resolveEntry([entry], target) !== undefined
+}
+
 function refsMatch(refs: string[], entry: VaultEntry): boolean {
-  return refs.some((ref) => resolveEntry([entry], wikilinkTarget(ref)) !== undefined)
+  return refs.some((ref) => refMatchesEntry(ref, entry))
 }
 
 function resolveRefs(refs: string[], entries: VaultEntry[]): VaultEntry[] {