Recommended Obsidian Plugins

Plugin suggestions for this vault. Install in Obsidian → Settings → Community plugins.

Tier 1 — Install First

Plugin	Why
Dataview	Powers the dashboard (`000-shit_admin/dashboard.md`). Auto-lists tasks, recent notes, etc.
Templater	Dynamic templates with `{{date}}` injection. Used by Daily Notes.
Daily Notes	Built-in. Auto-creates `01-logs/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md` on open. Pre-configured in this vault.
Obsidian Git	Sync from inside Obsidian. No terminal needed for pull/push/commit.

Tier 2 — Quality of Life

Plugin	Why
Calendar	Click any date → jump to that daily note. Visual daily note nav.
Tasks	Better than Dataview for task tracking. Supports due dates, recurring tasks, query syntax.
Tag Wrangler	Rename/merge tags as vault grows.
Various Complements	Auto-complete text in notes (faster writing).
Recent Files	Quick jump to recent notes.
Quick Switcher++	Enhanced `Ctrl+O` file switcher.

Tier 3 — Power User

Plugin	Why
Excalidraw	Hand-drawn diagrams and sketches.
Mind Map	Auto-generate mind maps from headings.
Paste image rename	Auto-rename pasted images to descriptive names.
Editing Toolbar	WYSIWYG-style toolbar for tables, math, etc.
Outliner	Better list/outline UX with indent guides.
Buttons	Add buttons to notes that run commands.

Already Enabled (via `.obsidian/core-plugins.json`)

Daily Notes
Templates

Not Needed on This Server

Models on the openwebui server work via shell + git. No Obsidian plugins needed server-side.

Sync Compatibility

.gitignore is set up to ignore:

Plugin binaries (.obsidian/plugins/*/main.js)
Plugin state (.obsidian/plugins/*/data.json)
Theme state (.obsidian/themes/*/data.json)
Workspace layout (.obsidian/workspace.json)

Tracked (syncs across machines):

Plugin manifests (.obsidian/plugins/*/manifest.json)
Plugin styles (.obsidian/plugins/*/styles.css)
Theme manifests + CSS
All .json config files in .obsidian/

This means installing a new plugin on your PC will sync its config to the server (and any other machine), but the binary still needs to be installed per machine.

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