Development Guide

Install dependencies and run the local build loop:

bash

npm install
npm run dev

npm run dev starts the esbuild watcher for plugin development.

Dogfood vault

Use ~/MyTestVault unless you need another vault.

bash

npm run install:local -- ~/MyTestVault
npm run dev:vault -- ~/MyTestVault

dev:vault installs the real plugin files under:

text

~/MyTestVault/.obsidian/plugins/agentic-chat/

It also creates .hotreload and writes esbuild output directly to that plugin directory.

For the full dogfood loop:

bash

npm run dogfood -- ~/MyTestVault

Use --once --no-open --no-tail for a non-interactive build and install check.

bash

npm run docs:dev
npm run docs:build
npm run docs:preview

Use Live dogfood harness for exploratory WebDriver/manual bug sweeps against a real vault and external multi-repo workspace.