A script to build the plugins inside a given Obsidian vault from their source code and move the built artifacts to their corresponding folders.

• Credit

• jq
• Whatever is required to build the plugin(s) you want to include, which almost definitely means npm.

This script should support most plugins, however if a plugin uses a custom build strategy or there is an intermediate build step, it may not yet be supported.

See Esoteric Thought / Primitive Notions for an example usage of this script.

Run the script with the following command:

./build_obsidian_plugins.sh "vault" "source"

• vault: The path to the root of your vault. This is the folder containing the .obsidian folder.
• source: The path from a plugin directory (.obsidian/plugins/plugin) to its source code.

• 1: Failed to move to or from a directory.
• 2: No argument provided.
• 3: Directory or file does not exist.
• 4: Failed to read file.
• 5: Failed to install dependencies.
• 6: Failed to build.
• 7: Failed to install plugin.
• 8: Failed to clean up.
• 9: Failed to create a directory or file.

© 2025 Esoteric Enderman

Obsidian Plugin Build Script is licensed under the AGPL 3.0 only.

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