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 if needed) Instructions Step 1: Scaffold the project Step 2: Create manifest.json Every Obsidian plugin needs a at the project root. This is what Obsidian reads to register the plugin.…