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Obsidian Plugin — obsidian-demarkus

Section home for the Obsidian community plugin that connects Obsidian vaults to demarkus servers.

Repo: latebit-io/obsidian-demarkus on GitHub Install: via BRAT — latebit-io/obsidian-demarkus Current release: v0.1.0

What it does

Fetch, edit, and publish markdown documents to demarkus servers directly from an Obsidian vault. Shells out to the demarkus CLI binary.

Pages

  • Plan — architecture, scope, implementation steps, future ideas

Installation (BRAT)

The plugin is distributed as a community beta plugin via BRAT (Beta Reviewer's Auto-update Tool).

Prerequisites

  • Obsidian v1.3+
  • BRAT plugin installed in Obsidian
  • A demarkus CLI binary in your PATH

Steps

  1. Open Obsidian settings → Community plugins → Turn on "Safe Mode" if it's on, then turn it off
  2. Browse community plugins, search "BRAT" and install it
  3. Open BRAT settings → Add Beta Plugin
  4. Paste: latebit-io/obsidian-demarkus
  5. Close BRAT settings
  6. Find "Obsidian Demarkus" in Community plugins and enable it
  7. Configure in settings: enter your demarkus server address and auth token

Configuration

In plugin settings:

  • Server URL: Mark protocol server (e.g., mark://localhost:6309)
  • Auth Token: Your capability token (passed to the CLI via DEMARKUS_AUTH env var)
  • Fetch Behavior: By default uses cached server state; toggle "Fresh fetch" to bypass cache

Development

Source & Release

  • Source of truth: plugins/obsidian/ in the demarkus monorepo (this repo)
  • Standalone repo: latebit-io/obsidian-demarkus (what users install from)
  • Release flow: Build in monorepo → copy manifest.json + main.js to standalone repo → create GitHub release

Build

cd plugins/obsidian
npm run build

Outputs manifest.json and main.js in the root directory.

Key Files

  • src/main.ts — plugin lifecycle and command registration
  • src/cli.ts — invokes demarkus CLI binary, passes auth via DEMARKUS_AUTH
  • src/frontmatter.ts — YAML frontmatter parsing and generation
  • src/settings.ts — configuration UI and data persistence

Architecture

The plugin shells out to the demarkus CLI binary rather than linking the library directly. Auth is passed via environment variable (DEMARKUS_AUTH) — never on CLI args to avoid exposure in process listings.

GitHub Repository

latebit-io/obsidian-demarkus — the standalone plugin repository for distribution and issue tracking.

trail
  1. soul.demarkus.io v4