Hidden Folders Access

Make Obsidian index hidden root-level folders (names starting with a dot, e.g. .claude, .github) so they show up in the file explorer, the metadata cache, the link graph, and Bases — while keeping the folders hidden on disk so external tools (Claude Code, git, etc.) keep working unchanged.

Key Features

Per-folder opt-in: pick exactly which hidden root folders Obsidian should index.
Full Obsidian integration: hidden files appear in the file explorer, graph view, search, metadata cache, and Bases.
Live updates: creating, modifying, renaming, or deleting files inside an enabled folder updates Obsidian in real time.
No on-disk changes: names keep their leading dot, no symlinks, no copies.
Clean disable: turning a folder off immediately removes its entries from Obsidian.

Install

The plugin is not yet in the community catalog. Two options:

Via BRAT (recommended) — install Obsidian42 - BRAT from the community catalog, run BRAT: Add a beta plugin for testing, and paste https://github.com/dsebastien/obsidian-hidden-folders-access. BRAT keeps the plugin up to date automatically.
Manual — download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release and copy them into <Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/hidden-folders-access/.

Then enable Hidden Folders Access in Settings → Community plugins.

Quick Start

Install and enable the plugin (see above).
Open Settings → Hidden Folders Access.
Toggle on the folders you want Obsidian to index.
The files appear in the explorer and become usable from Bases, Dataview, search, etc.

When to Use It

You keep AI agent configuration in .claude/ and want to browse / query it from Obsidian Bases.
You want to include .github/, .obsidian-templates/, or other hidden folders in the vault without renaming them.
You already manage dotted folders with external tools and don’t want Obsidian to rename or duplicate them.

About

Created by Sébastien Dubois. Support development via Buy Me a Coffee.