PARA-ZK

Installation

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PARA-ZK is installed from published release assets. You do not need to build the repo unless you are doing local development.

Install From Community Plugins

Install PARA-ZK from Obsidian’s community plugin browser:

  1. Open Settings -> Community plugins -> Browse.
  2. Search for PARA-ZK.
  3. Install it, then enable PARA-ZK under Settings -> Community plugins.

Install With Optsidian

If you use optsidian, install and enable PARA-ZK with:

optsidian plugin:install url=https://github.com/kangig94/obsidian-para-zk enable

Use vault-path=<path> to target a non-active vault.

Manual Install

Download these files from the latest GitHub release:

manifest.json
main.js
styles.css

Place them in:

<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/para-zk/

Then open Obsidian and enable PARA-ZK under Settings -> Community plugins.

Local Development

Build first, then install the generated deployment folder:

pnpm install
pnpm run build
optsidian plugin:install path=build enable

The repo root does not commit main.js or styles.css; release assets and build/ are the deployable plugin shape.

Set Up The Vault

After installing the plugin, run PARA-ZK: Set up PARA-ZK vault from the command palette.

Automation can run the same setup as:

optsidian para-zk:setup deps=required

Setup is idempotent. It creates or syncs the PARA/ZK layout, LLM-Wiki/, managed templates, dashboards, the vault guide, required Obsidian settings, and dependency configuration.

With deps=required, setup offers to install and enable the required community plugins:

  • Dataview
  • Folder Notes
  • Update time on edit
  • Custom File Explorer sorting

Use deps=all to also install and enable UX enhancements:

  • Tasks
  • Trash Explorer
  • Homepage
  • Open Tab Settings
  • Remember cursor position

Tip

Re-run setup after plugin updates or locale changes. Managed files that PARA-ZK owns are refreshed when safe.

Locale

English is the default locale.

For Korean generated labels, headings, and tags, pass:

optsidian para-zk:setup deps=required locale=ko

CLI and MCP values stay locale-neutral codes such as status=in_progress and priority=high; Obsidian renders localized labels in the vault.

Next

Continue with concepts to understand how PARA-ZK organizes notes.

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