Obsidian Scenario Dashboard

A Scrivener-inspired kanban dashboard for Obsidian designed for writers, screenwriters, and storytellers. Manage your entire writing pipeline — from raw ideas to finished projects — without ever leaving your vault.

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✨ Features

Kanban Pipeline Board

• Three-stage pipeline out of the box: 💡 Ideas → 🗺️ Plot Development → 🎬 Project
• Add notes by typing a [[wiki-link]] or plain title and pressing Enter
• Drag notes from the File Explorer directly into any column
• Reorder cards within a column via drag-and-drop
• Nest notes as sub-items — drop a card onto the center of another to create a parent–child hierarchy
• Move cards between columns with drag-and-drop; duplicate detection prevents double entries

Native Obsidian Integration

• Hover preview — hover over any linked note and press Ctrl (or ⌘ on macOS) to see a live popup preview, exactly like native wiki-links
• Auto-rename sync — rename a note in Obsidian and every kanban card and reference item updates automatically; no broken links

Collapsible Reference Panel

• Slide-in reference panel on the right side of the dashboard (toggle with the 📂/📁 button)
• Fully dynamic tabs — create, rename, reorder, and delete tabs to match your project structure
  • Add a tab with the + button
  • Rename by double-clicking a tab label
  • Delete via the × button (with a confirmation dialog)
  • Reorder tabs by dragging them left or right
• Drag reference items directly onto kanban cards to add them as pipeline entries or sub-items
• Drag kanban cards into the reference panel to store them as reference material

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📦 Installation

Option A — BRAT (Recommended for beta users)

BRAT lets you install plugins directly from GitHub without waiting for the community plugin store.

1. Install the BRAT plugin from the Obsidian Community Plugin directory.
2. Open Settings → BRAT → Add Beta Plugin.
3. Paste the repository URL:

   https://github.com/freshkhd/obsidian-scenario-dashboard
   

4. Click Add Plugin and enable it in Settings → Community Plugins.

Option B — Manual Installation

1. Go to the Releases page and download the latest:
   • main.js
   • styles.css
   • manifest.json
2. Copy all three files into your vault at:

   <YourVault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-scenario-dashboard/
   

3. Reload Obsidian and enable Scenario Dashboard in Settings → Community Plugins.

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🚀 Usage

Action	How
Open the dashboard	Click the grid icon in the left ribbon, or run Open dashboard from the Command Palette
Add a note to a column	Type [[Note Title]] or just Note Title in the column's input field and press Enter
Drop a note from File Explorer	Drag any .md file from the File Explorer onto a column or card
Reorder cards	Drag a card up or down within its column
Nest a card as a sub-item	Drag a card and drop it onto the center of another card
Open a note	Click the note title link
Preview a note	Hover over the title, then press Ctrl / ⌘
Open / close Reference Panel	Click the 📂 / 📁 toggle button on the right edge of the board
Add a reference tab	Click the + button in the tab bar
Rename a tab	Double-click the tab label
Delete a tab	Hover the tab → click × → confirm
Reorder tabs	Drag a tab left or right

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🛠 Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js v16+
• npm

Setup

git clone https://github.com/freshkhd/obsidian-scenario-dashboard.git
cd obsidian-scenario-dashboard
npm install

Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Watch mode — auto-compile on file changes
npm run build	Type-check + production bundle
npm run lint	Run ESLint (enforces Obsidian plugin guidelines)

Project Structure

src/
├── main.ts              # Plugin entry point, settings load/save, rename sync
├── settings.ts          # Settings interface & defaults
├── types.ts             # Shared TypeScript interfaces
├── ui/
│   └── kanban-view.ts   # Main view — kanban board + reference panel
└── utils/
    └── constants.ts     # Column definitions, default tab list

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Please make sure npm run lint passes before submitting.

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📄 License

0-BSD — free to use, modify, and distribute with no restrictions.