What
Two plugins that complement the existing setup without overlapping with previously suggested plugins (#31, #129).
1. lazydev.nvim (folke/lazydev.nvim)
Rationale tied to existing config:
The config uses lua-language-server (luals) with LuaJIT runtime for editing the Neovim config itself. Without lazydev.nvim, luals has no knowledge of the Neovim API — it cannot autocomplete vim.api.*, vim.lsp.*, vim.treesitter.*, etc., and marks every vim.* call as an unknown global. The statusline in statusline.lua, the async library in lib/async.lua, and all LSP/treesitter calls in plugin_config.lua would benefit immediately.
lazydev.nvim ships Neovim's full API type definitions and automatically activates them when editing files inside $STDPATH/config or any plugin directory. It requires zero configuration for the basic case:
-- lua/config/plugins.lua: add the plugin
{ name = "lazydev.nvim", src = "https://github.com/folke/lazydev.nvim.git" },
-- lua/config/plugin_config.lua: one-line setup
local ok, lazydev = pcall(require, "lazydev")
if ok then lazydev.setup({}) endluals picks up the type annotations automatically via a workspace library injection. The LSP completion popup (already wired via vim.lsp.completion.enable) will immediately gain accurate vim.* completions and hover docs.
2. render-markdown.nvim (MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim)
Rationale tied to existing config:
The config has obsidian.nvim wired with daily_notes = { folder = "journal" } and markdown parsers installed for treesitter (markdown, markdown_inline). Currently markdown files render as plain text — headings are # characters, links are [text](url), checkboxes are - [ ].
render-markdown.nvim uses treesitter to render markdown in-buffer: headings become styled with Unicode decorations, checkboxes render as ✅/☐, code blocks get highlighted backgrounds, and links are concealed to show only the link text. It activates only in normal mode and turns off in insert mode, so editing is not disrupted.
This is the plugin explicitly recommended by obsidian.nvim's maintainers as a replacement for obsidian's own deprecated built-in UI renderer (see issue #78). It also benefits non-obsidian markdown (README files, scratch notes, LSP hover that renders as markdown).
-- lua/config/plugins.lua
{ name = "render-markdown.nvim", src = "https://github.com/MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim.git" },
-- lua/config/plugin_config.lua (minimal setup — full options in :help render-markdown)
local ok, rm = pcall(require, "render-markdown")
if ok then rm.setup({}) endNo extra dependencies: uses treesitter (already installed) and nerd font icons (already enabled: vim.g.have_nerd_font = true).
Where
lua/config/plugins.lua — package list; lua/config/plugin_config.lua — setup calls.
Priority
lazydev.nvim is the lower-effort, higher-payoff addition — it directly improves the experience of editing this config file. render-markdown.nvim is a UX polish item for the obsidian/markdown workflow.
What
Two plugins that complement the existing setup without overlapping with previously suggested plugins (#31, #129).
1.
lazydev.nvim(folke/lazydev.nvim)Rationale tied to existing config:
The config uses
lua-language-server(luals) with LuaJIT runtime for editing the Neovim config itself. Withoutlazydev.nvim,lualshas no knowledge of the Neovim API — it cannot autocompletevim.api.*,vim.lsp.*,vim.treesitter.*, etc., and marks everyvim.*call as an unknown global. The statusline instatusline.lua, the async library inlib/async.lua, and all LSP/treesitter calls inplugin_config.luawould benefit immediately.lazydev.nvimships Neovim's full API type definitions and automatically activates them when editing files inside$STDPATH/configor any plugin directory. It requires zero configuration for the basic case:lualspicks up the type annotations automatically via a workspace library injection. The LSP completion popup (already wired viavim.lsp.completion.enable) will immediately gain accuratevim.*completions and hover docs.2.
render-markdown.nvim(MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim)Rationale tied to existing config:
The config has
obsidian.nvimwired withdaily_notes = { folder = "journal" }and markdown parsers installed for treesitter (markdown,markdown_inline). Currently markdown files render as plain text — headings are#characters, links are[text](url), checkboxes are- [ ].render-markdown.nvimuses treesitter to render markdown in-buffer: headings become styled with Unicode decorations, checkboxes render as✅/☐, code blocks get highlighted backgrounds, and links are concealed to show only the link text. It activates only in normal mode and turns off in insert mode, so editing is not disrupted.This is the plugin explicitly recommended by obsidian.nvim's maintainers as a replacement for obsidian's own deprecated built-in UI renderer (see issue #78). It also benefits non-obsidian markdown (README files, scratch notes, LSP hover that renders as markdown).
No extra dependencies: uses treesitter (already installed) and nerd font icons (already enabled:
vim.g.have_nerd_font = true).Where
lua/config/plugins.lua— package list;lua/config/plugin_config.lua— setup calls.Priority
lazydev.nvimis the lower-effort, higher-payoff addition — it directly improves the experience of editing this config file.render-markdown.nvimis a UX polish item for the obsidian/markdown workflow.