Obsidian Local Dev Loop

Overview

Set up a fast, reproducible local development workflow for Obsidian plugins with hot-reload and testing.

Prerequisites

• Completed obsidian-install-auth setup
• Node.js 18+ with npm/pnpm
• Code editor with TypeScript support
• Obsidian desktop app

Instructions

Step 1: Configure Development Vault

For full implementation details and code examples, load: references/implementation-guide.md

Output

• Dedicated development vault with test data
• Symlinked plugin for instant updates
• Hot-reload via BRAT or file watching
• Watch mode build with source maps
• Fast iteration cycle

Error Handling

Resources

• BRAT Plugin
• esbuild Documentation
• Obsidian Plugin Development Docs

Next Steps

See obsidian-sdk-patterns for production-ready code patterns.

Examples

Basic usage: Apply obsidian local dev loop to a standard project setup with default configuration options.

Advanced scenario: Customize obsidian local dev loop for production environments with multiple constraints and team-specific requirements.