Obsidian Core Workflow A: Create a Plugin from Scratch

Overview

Build a complete Obsidian plugin from an empty directory. By the end you will have a working plugin with a ribbon icon, command palette entries, a settings tab, and a production esbuild build. Every file is shown in full -- no stubs.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ installed
• Obsidian desktop app installed
• A vault to test in (create a fresh vault at ~/ObsidianDev if needed)

Instructions

Step 1: Scaffold the project

set -euo pipefail