obsidian-local-dev-loop
Set up a fast Obsidian plugin development loop with hot reload. Covers cloning the sample plugin, esbuild watch mode, symlinking into a vault, Ctrl+R hot reload, Chrome DevTools debugging, and testing with vitest. Use when starting plugin development or configuring a dev environment. Trigger with "obsidian dev loop", "obsidian hot reload", "obsidian development setup", "develop obsidian plugin". '
npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill obsidian-local-dev-loop --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Obsidian Local Dev Loop ## Overview Establish a fast edit-build-test cycle for Obsidian plugins. Clone the official sample plugin, run esbuild in watch mode, symlink into a dev vault, hot-reload with Ctrl+R, debug with Chrome DevTools, and run tests with vitest. Aimed at sub-second feedback from save to reload. ## Prerequisites - Node.js 18+ with npm - Git - Obsidian desktop app installed - A va
What does the obsidian-local-dev-loop skill do?
Set up a fast Obsidian plugin development loop with hot reload. Covers cloning the sample plugin, esbuild watch mode, symlinking into a vault, Ctrl+R hot reload, Chrome DevTools debugging, and testing with vitest. Use when starting plugin development or configuring a dev environment. Trigger with "obsidian dev loop", "obsidian hot reload", "obsidian development setup", "develop obsidian plugin". '
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill obsidian-local-dev-loop --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.
