Obsidian Ecosystem Overhaul Announced
The digital garden is getting a serious upgrade. Obsidian announced a sweeping overhaul of its community infrastructure, moving away from GitHub-reliant systems to a centralized, secure platform. The changes affect everyone who uses or builds plugins and themes.
1. The new community hub
Obsidian launched a dedicated Community site that changes how users discover tools for their vaults.
- Search, filter, and sort plugins by category ("Integrations," "Charts"), by popularity or release date.
- Every plugin now has a dedicated landing page with screenshots, documentation, and a "safety scorecard."
2. Automated security and transparency
The biggest shift is how Obsidian handles safety. Continuous scanning replaces one-time manual reviews.
- Every version update (not just first submissions) is now scanned for malware, vulnerabilities, and code quality. The system cleared a backlog of over 2,300 submissions in just days.
- Public-facing safety grades on project pages are coming soon.
- Plugins will soon be required to declare network, file system, or clipboard access before you install.
- A new "Verified Author" badge identifies trusted developers.
3. A developer dashboard
Plugin and theme creators now have a centralized Developer Dashboard to manage their projects.
- Authors can track submission statuses, view automated scan warnings, and customize profiles with social and sponsorship links.
- Existing developers can claim their projects by connecting their GitHub accounts.
4. Teams and enterprise
Obsidian is also targeting teams:
- Teams can apply for "Official" badges for their plugins.
- Private plugins are coming: internal-only distribution and "allow-lists" for community tools within an organization.
5. The legacy phase-out
The new automated system re-checked all 4,000+ existing plugins. Older plugins that failed the tests have temporary exceptions, but Obsidian has signaled those not meeting the new standards will eventually be removed to keep the community safe.