diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 172e047..e356f9f 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import { TemplateEngine } from './templates';
 import { HistoryManager, HistoryMetadata } from './history';
 import { HistoryModal } from './history-modal';
 import { ContentSelector, FileSelection } from './content-selector';
-import { FileSelectorModal, FileSelectionResult } from './file-selector-modal';
+import { FileSelectorModal } from './file-selector-modal';
+import {
+	parsePresetFromFrontmatter,
+	PresetExecutor,
+	formatPresetErrors,
+	ContextPreset,
+} from './presets';
 
 export default class ClaudeContextPlugin extends Plugin {
 	settings: ClaudeContextSettings;
@@ -52,6 +58,12 @@ export default class ClaudeContextPlugin extends Plugin {
 			callback: () => this.openFileSelector()
 		});
 
+		this.addCommand({
+			id: 'copy-context-from-preset',
+			name: 'Copy context from frontmatter preset',
+			callback: () => this.copyContextFromPreset()
+		});
+
 		this.addSettingTab(new ClaudeContextSettingTab(this.app, this));
 	}
 
@@ -374,4 +386,206 @@ export default class ClaudeContextPlugin extends Plugin {
 
 		return checkAll(selection.headings);
 	}
+
+	async copyContextFromPreset() {
+		// Get active file
+		const activeView = this.app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView);
+		if (!activeView?.file) {
+			new Notice('No active note');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const activeFile = activeView.file;
+
+		// Parse preset from frontmatter
+		const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(activeFile);
+		const parseResult = parsePresetFromFrontmatter(cache);
+
+		if (!parseResult.valid || !parseResult.preset) {
+			// No preset found, fall back to generator modal
+			if (parseResult.errors.includes('No ai-context block in frontmatter') ||
+				parseResult.errors.includes('No frontmatter found')) {
+				new Notice('No ai-context preset found. Opening generator...');
+				new ContextGeneratorModal(this.app, this).open();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Show validation errors
+			new Notice(`Invalid ai-context preset:\n${formatPresetErrors(parseResult)}`, 10000);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Show warnings if any
+		if (parseResult.warnings.length > 0) {
+			new Notice(`Preset warnings:\n${parseResult.warnings.join('\n')}`, 5000);
+		}
+
+		const preset = parseResult.preset;
+
+		// Execute preset
+		await this.executePreset(activeFile, preset);
+	}
+
+	private async executePreset(activeFile: TFile, preset: ContextPreset) {
+		// Get base context files
+		const folder = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(this.settings.contextFolder);
+		let contextFiles: TFile[] = [];
+
+		if (folder instanceof TFolder) {
+			const excludedFiles = this.settings.excludedFiles.map(f => f.toLowerCase());
+			contextFiles = folder.children
+				.filter((f): f is TFile =>
+					f instanceof TFile &&
+					f.extension === 'md' &&
+					!excludedFiles.includes(f.name.toLowerCase())
+				)
+				.sort((a, b) => {
+					if (a.basename === 'VAULT') return -1;
+					if (b.basename === 'VAULT') return 1;
+					return a.basename.localeCompare(b.basename);
+				});
+		}
+
+		// Execute preset to collect files
+		const executor = new PresetExecutor(this.app);
+		const result = await executor.execute(activeFile, preset, contextFiles);
+
+		if (result.files.length === 0) {
+			new Notice('No files matched the preset criteria');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Show truncation warning
+		if (result.truncated) {
+			new Notice(`Token budget exceeded. Some files were excluded. (~${result.totalTokens} tokens)`, 5000);
+		}
+
+		// Resolve additional sources
+		const registry = new SourceRegistry();
+		const enabledSources = this.settings.sources.filter(s => s.enabled);
+		const resolvedSources = await registry.resolveAll(enabledSources);
+
+		const errors = resolvedSources.filter(r => r.error);
+		if (errors.length > 0) {
+			const errorNames = errors.map(e => e.source.name).join(', ');
+			new Notice(`Some sources failed: ${errorNames}`, 5000);
+		}
+
+		const prefixSources = resolvedSources.filter(r => r.source.position === 'prefix' && !r.error);
+		const suffixSources = resolvedSources.filter(r => r.source.position === 'suffix' && !r.error);
+
+		// Build output
+		const outputParts: string[] = [];
+
+		// Add prefix sources
+		for (const resolved of prefixSources) {
+			const formatted = formatSourceOutput(resolved, this.settings.showSourceLabels);
+			if (formatted) {
+				outputParts.push(formatted);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Add context files
+		const vaultParts: string[] = [];
+		for (const file of result.files) {
+			const content = await this.app.vault.read(file);
+			if (this.settings.includeFilenames) {
+				vaultParts.push(`# === ${file.name} ===\n\n${content}`);
+			} else {
+				vaultParts.push(content);
+			}
+		}
+		outputParts.push(vaultParts.join(`\n\n${this.settings.separator}\n\n`));
+
+		// Include active note if specified
+		const includeActive = preset.includeActiveNote ?? this.settings.includeActiveNote;
+		if (includeActive) {
+			const content = await this.app.vault.read(activeFile);
+			if (this.settings.includeFilenames) {
+				outputParts.push(`# === ACTIVE: ${activeFile.name} ===\n\n${content}`);
+			} else {
+				outputParts.push(`--- ACTIVE NOTE ---\n\n${content}`);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Add suffix sources
+		for (const resolved of suffixSources) {
+			const formatted = formatSourceOutput(resolved, this.settings.showSourceLabels);
+			if (formatted) {
+				outputParts.push(formatted);
+			}
+		}
+
+		let combined = outputParts.join(`\n\n${this.settings.separator}\n\n`);
+
+		// Apply template
+		let templateId: string | null = null;
+		let templateName: string | null = null;
+
+		if (preset.template) {
+			// Find template by name
+			const template = this.settings.promptTemplates.find(
+				t => t.name.toLowerCase() === preset.template!.toLowerCase()
+			);
+			if (template) {
+				templateId = template.id;
+				templateName = template.name;
+				const engine = new TemplateEngine(this.app);
+				const context = await engine.buildContext(combined);
+				combined = engine.processTemplate(template.content, context);
+			} else {
+				new Notice(`Template "${preset.template}" not found`, 5000);
+			}
+		} else if (this.settings.defaultTemplateId) {
+			const template = this.settings.promptTemplates.find(t => t.id === this.settings.defaultTemplateId);
+			if (template) {
+				templateId = template.id;
+				templateName = template.name;
+				const engine = new TemplateEngine(this.app);
+				const context = await engine.buildContext(combined);
+				combined = engine.processTemplate(template.content, context);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Prepare history metadata
+		const sourceCount = prefixSources.length + suffixSources.length;
+		const fileCount = result.files.length + (includeActive ? 1 : 0);
+
+		const historyMetadata: Omit<HistoryMetadata, 'charCount' | 'estimatedTokens'> = {
+			templateId,
+			templateName,
+			includedFiles: result.files.map(f => f.path),
+			includedSources: [
+				...prefixSources.map(r => r.source.name),
+				...suffixSources.map(r => r.source.name),
+			],
+			activeNote: includeActive ? activeFile.path : null,
+			userNote: `Preset from: ${activeFile.basename}`,
+		};
+
+		// Copy and save
+		const copyAndSave = async () => {
+			await navigator.clipboard.writeText(combined);
+
+			let message = `Copied ${fileCount} files`;
+			if (result.linkedFiles.length > 0) {
+				message += ` (${result.linkedFiles.length} linked)`;
+			}
+			if (result.taggedFiles.length > 0) {
+				message += ` (${result.taggedFiles.length} by tag)`;
+			}
+			if (templateName) {
+				message += ` using "${templateName}"`;
+			}
+			new Notice(message);
+
+			await this.historyManager.saveEntry(combined, historyMetadata);
+		};
+
+		if (this.settings.showPreview) {
+			new PreviewModal(this.app, combined, fileCount + sourceCount, copyAndSave).open();
+		} else {
+			await copyAndSave();
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/presets.ts b/src/presets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fe0510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/presets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,511 @@
+import { App, TFile, CachedMetadata } from 'obsidian';
+import { estimateTokens } from './history';
+
+// === Types ===
+
+export interface ContextPreset {
+	template?: string;
+	includeLinked?: boolean;
+	linkDepth?: number;
+	includeTags?: string[];
+	excludePaths?: string[];
+	excludeTags?: string[];
+	maxTokens?: number;
+	includeActiveNote?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface PresetValidationResult {
+	valid: boolean;
+	preset: ContextPreset | null;
+	errors: string[];
+	warnings: string[];
+}
+
+export interface LinkedNoteResult {
+	file: TFile;
+	depth: number;
+	linkPath: string[];
+}
+
+// === Frontmatter Parsing ===
+
+/**
+ * Extract and validate ai-context preset from file's frontmatter
+ */
+export function parsePresetFromFrontmatter(
+	cache: CachedMetadata | null
+): PresetValidationResult {
+	const errors: string[] = [];
+	const warnings: string[] = [];
+
+	if (!cache?.frontmatter) {
+		return { valid: false, preset: null, errors: ['No frontmatter found'], warnings };
+	}
+
+	const aiContext = cache.frontmatter['ai-context'];
+
+	if (!aiContext) {
+		return { valid: false, preset: null, errors: ['No ai-context block in frontmatter'], warnings };
+	}
+
+	if (typeof aiContext !== 'object' || Array.isArray(aiContext)) {
+		return { valid: false, preset: null, errors: ['ai-context must be an object'], warnings };
+	}
+
+	const preset: ContextPreset = {};
+
+	// Parse template
+	if (aiContext.template !== undefined) {
+		if (typeof aiContext.template === 'string') {
+			preset.template = aiContext.template;
+		} else {
+			errors.push('template must be a string');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse includeLinked
+	if (aiContext['include-linked'] !== undefined) {
+		if (typeof aiContext['include-linked'] === 'boolean') {
+			preset.includeLinked = aiContext['include-linked'];
+		} else {
+			errors.push('include-linked must be a boolean');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse linkDepth
+	if (aiContext['link-depth'] !== undefined) {
+		const depth = Number(aiContext['link-depth']);
+		if (!isNaN(depth) && depth >= 0 && depth <= 10) {
+			preset.linkDepth = depth;
+		} else {
+			errors.push('link-depth must be a number between 0 and 10');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse includeTags
+	if (aiContext['include-tags'] !== undefined) {
+		if (Array.isArray(aiContext['include-tags'])) {
+			const tags = aiContext['include-tags'].filter((t: unknown) => typeof t === 'string');
+			if (tags.length > 0) {
+				preset.includeTags = tags.map((t: string) => t.startsWith('#') ? t : `#${t}`);
+			}
+		} else {
+			errors.push('include-tags must be an array of strings');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse excludePaths
+	if (aiContext['exclude-paths'] !== undefined) {
+		if (Array.isArray(aiContext['exclude-paths'])) {
+			const paths = aiContext['exclude-paths'].filter((p: unknown) => typeof p === 'string');
+			if (paths.length > 0) {
+				preset.excludePaths = paths;
+			}
+		} else {
+			errors.push('exclude-paths must be an array of strings');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse excludeTags
+	if (aiContext['exclude-tags'] !== undefined) {
+		if (Array.isArray(aiContext['exclude-tags'])) {
+			const tags = aiContext['exclude-tags'].filter((t: unknown) => typeof t === 'string');
+			if (tags.length > 0) {
+				preset.excludeTags = tags.map((t: string) => t.startsWith('#') ? t : `#${t}`);
+			}
+		} else {
+			errors.push('exclude-tags must be an array of strings');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse maxTokens
+	if (aiContext['max-tokens'] !== undefined) {
+		const tokens = Number(aiContext['max-tokens']);
+		if (!isNaN(tokens) && tokens > 0) {
+			preset.maxTokens = tokens;
+		} else {
+			errors.push('max-tokens must be a positive number');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Parse includeActiveNote
+	if (aiContext['include-active-note'] !== undefined) {
+		if (typeof aiContext['include-active-note'] === 'boolean') {
+			preset.includeActiveNote = aiContext['include-active-note'];
+		} else {
+			errors.push('include-active-note must be a boolean');
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Warn about unknown fields
+	const knownFields = [
+		'template', 'include-linked', 'link-depth', 'include-tags',
+		'exclude-paths', 'exclude-tags', 'max-tokens', 'include-active-note'
+	];
+	for (const key of Object.keys(aiContext)) {
+		if (!knownFields.includes(key)) {
+			warnings.push(`Unknown field: ${key}`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return {
+		valid: errors.length === 0,
+		preset: errors.length === 0 ? preset : null,
+		errors,
+		warnings,
+	};
+}
+
+// === Link Traversal ===
+
+export class LinkTraverser {
+	private app: App;
+	private visited: Set<string> = new Set();
+	private results: LinkedNoteResult[] = [];
+
+	constructor(app: App) {
+		this.app = app;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Traverse links from a starting file up to a given depth
+	 */
+	async traverseLinks(
+		startFile: TFile,
+		maxDepth: number,
+		excludePaths: string[] = [],
+		excludeTags: string[] = []
+	): Promise<LinkedNoteResult[]> {
+		this.visited.clear();
+		this.results = [];
+
+		await this.traverse(startFile, 0, maxDepth, [], excludePaths, excludeTags);
+
+		return this.results;
+	}
+
+	private async traverse(
+		file: TFile,
+		currentDepth: number,
+		maxDepth: number,
+		linkPath: string[],
+		excludePaths: string[],
+		excludeTags: string[]
+	): Promise<void> {
+		// Check if already visited
+		if (this.visited.has(file.path)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Check excluded paths
+		if (this.isPathExcluded(file.path, excludePaths)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Check excluded tags
+		if (this.hasExcludedTag(file, excludeTags)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.visited.add(file.path);
+
+		// Add to results (except starting file at depth 0)
+		if (currentDepth > 0) {
+			this.results.push({
+				file,
+				depth: currentDepth,
+				linkPath: [...linkPath, file.basename],
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Stop if max depth reached
+		if (currentDepth >= maxDepth) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Get outgoing links
+		const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+		if (!cache?.links) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (const link of cache.links) {
+			const linkedFile = this.app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(
+				link.link,
+				file.path
+			);
+
+			if (linkedFile instanceof TFile) {
+				await this.traverse(
+					linkedFile,
+					currentDepth + 1,
+					maxDepth,
+					[...linkPath, file.basename],
+					excludePaths,
+					excludeTags
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private isPathExcluded(path: string, excludePaths: string[]): boolean {
+		for (const excludePath of excludePaths) {
+			if (path.startsWith(excludePath) || path.includes(`/${excludePath}`)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	private hasExcludedTag(file: TFile, excludeTags: string[]): boolean {
+		if (excludeTags.length === 0) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+		if (!cache?.frontmatter?.tags) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const fileTags: string[] = Array.isArray(cache.frontmatter.tags)
+			? cache.frontmatter.tags
+			: [cache.frontmatter.tags];
+
+		for (const fileTag of fileTags) {
+			const normalizedTag = fileTag.startsWith('#') ? fileTag : `#${fileTag}`;
+			if (excludeTags.includes(normalizedTag)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+// === Tag-based File Collection ===
+
+export class TagCollector {
+	private app: App;
+
+	constructor(app: App) {
+		this.app = app;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Collect all files that have any of the specified tags
+	 */
+	collectFilesWithTags(
+		tags: string[],
+		excludePaths: string[] = []
+	): TFile[] {
+		const files: TFile[] = [];
+		const normalizedTags = tags.map(t => t.startsWith('#') ? t.substring(1) : t);
+
+		for (const file of this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles()) {
+			// Check excluded paths
+			let excluded = false;
+			for (const excludePath of excludePaths) {
+				if (file.path.startsWith(excludePath) || file.path.includes(`/${excludePath}`)) {
+					excluded = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (excluded) continue;
+
+			// Check tags
+			const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+			if (!cache) continue;
+
+			// Check frontmatter tags
+			const frontmatterTags = this.getFrontmatterTags(cache);
+			// Check inline tags
+			const inlineTags = cache.tags?.map(t => t.tag.substring(1)) || [];
+
+			const allTags = [...frontmatterTags, ...inlineTags];
+
+			for (const tag of allTags) {
+				// Support hierarchical tag matching
+				for (const searchTag of normalizedTags) {
+					if (tag === searchTag || tag.startsWith(`${searchTag}/`)) {
+						files.push(file);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return files;
+	}
+
+	private getFrontmatterTags(cache: CachedMetadata): string[] {
+		if (!cache.frontmatter?.tags) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		const tags = cache.frontmatter.tags;
+		if (Array.isArray(tags)) {
+			return tags.map(t => typeof t === 'string' ? t : String(t));
+		}
+		if (typeof tags === 'string') {
+			return [tags];
+		}
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
+// === Preset Executor ===
+
+export interface PresetExecutionResult {
+	files: TFile[];
+	linkedFiles: LinkedNoteResult[];
+	taggedFiles: TFile[];
+	truncated: boolean;
+	totalTokens: number;
+}
+
+export class PresetExecutor {
+	private app: App;
+	private linkTraverser: LinkTraverser;
+	private tagCollector: TagCollector;
+
+	constructor(app: App) {
+		this.app = app;
+		this.linkTraverser = new LinkTraverser(app);
+		this.tagCollector = new TagCollector(app);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute a preset and collect all files to include
+	 */
+	async execute(
+		activeFile: TFile,
+		preset: ContextPreset,
+		contextFiles: TFile[]
+	): Promise<PresetExecutionResult> {
+		const allFiles = new Set<TFile>(contextFiles);
+		let linkedFiles: LinkedNoteResult[] = [];
+		let taggedFiles: TFile[] = [];
+
+		// Include linked notes
+		if (preset.includeLinked) {
+			const depth = preset.linkDepth ?? 1;
+			linkedFiles = await this.linkTraverser.traverseLinks(
+				activeFile,
+				depth,
+				preset.excludePaths || [],
+				preset.excludeTags || []
+			);
+
+			for (const result of linkedFiles) {
+				allFiles.add(result.file);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Include notes with specified tags
+		if (preset.includeTags && preset.includeTags.length > 0) {
+			taggedFiles = this.tagCollector.collectFilesWithTags(
+				preset.includeTags,
+				preset.excludePaths || []
+			);
+
+			for (const file of taggedFiles) {
+				allFiles.add(file);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Convert to array and apply exclusions
+		let files = Array.from(allFiles);
+
+		// Apply path exclusions
+		if (preset.excludePaths && preset.excludePaths.length > 0) {
+			files = files.filter(f => {
+				for (const excludePath of preset.excludePaths!) {
+					if (f.path.startsWith(excludePath) || f.path.includes(`/${excludePath}`)) {
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				return true;
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Apply tag exclusions
+		if (preset.excludeTags && preset.excludeTags.length > 0) {
+			files = files.filter(f => {
+				const cache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(f);
+				if (!cache?.frontmatter?.tags) return true;
+
+				const fileTags: string[] = Array.isArray(cache.frontmatter.tags)
+					? cache.frontmatter.tags
+					: [cache.frontmatter.tags];
+
+				for (const fileTag of fileTags) {
+					const normalizedTag = fileTag.startsWith('#') ? fileTag : `#${fileTag}`;
+					if (preset.excludeTags!.includes(normalizedTag)) {
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				return true;
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Check token budget
+		let totalTokens = 0;
+		let truncated = false;
+
+		if (preset.maxTokens) {
+			const filesWithTokens: { file: TFile; tokens: number }[] = [];
+
+			for (const file of files) {
+				const content = await this.app.vault.read(file);
+				const tokens = estimateTokens(content);
+				filesWithTokens.push({ file, tokens });
+			}
+
+			// Sort by tokens (smallest first) to maximize included files
+			filesWithTokens.sort((a, b) => a.tokens - b.tokens);
+
+			const includedFiles: TFile[] = [];
+			for (const { file, tokens } of filesWithTokens) {
+				if (totalTokens + tokens <= preset.maxTokens) {
+					includedFiles.push(file);
+					totalTokens += tokens;
+				} else {
+					truncated = true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			files = includedFiles;
+		} else {
+			// Calculate total tokens without truncation
+			for (const file of files) {
+				const content = await this.app.vault.read(file);
+				totalTokens += estimateTokens(content);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return {
+			files,
+			linkedFiles,
+			taggedFiles,
+			truncated,
+			totalTokens,
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+// === Helper ===
+
+export function formatPresetErrors(result: PresetValidationResult): string {
+	let message = '';
+
+	if (result.errors.length > 0) {
+		message += 'Errors:\n' + result.errors.map(e => `  • ${e}`).join('\n');
+	}
+
+	if (result.warnings.length > 0) {
+		if (message) message += '\n\n';
+		message += 'Warnings:\n' + result.warnings.map(w => `  • ${w}`).join('\n');
+	}
+
+	return message;
+}