🔌 Recommended Plugins

Required (install these first)

Plugin	Purpose
Dataview	Auto-generate tables in MOCs by querying frontmatter
Templater	Apply note templates (concept / tool / protocol / lab / comparison) on new-file creation

Templater setup

1. Open Settings → Community plugins → Templater.
2. Set Template folder location to Templates.
3. Enable Trigger Templater on new file creation.
4. Under Folder templates, map each content folder to its template:

Folder	Template
01 - Networking	protocol.md (or tool.md / concept.md as appropriate)
07 - Cross-cutting Concepts	concept.md
08 - Layers	concept.md
(any)	Pick template manually via command palette

Strongly recommended

Plugin	Why
Excalidraw	Network topologies, packet flows, architecture diagrams
Breadcrumbs	Hierarchical nav (Domain → Protocol → Feature)
Advanced Tables	Ergonomic editor for comparison tables
Git	Version-control the vault

Optional

Plugin	Why
Kanban	Study-plan / lab queue boards
Graph Analysis	Find most-connected notes once the vault grows past ~500 files
Iconize	Per-folder icons in the file explorer

Core plugins already enabled

Bases, Canvas, Daily Notes, Graph, Properties, Templates, Tag pane, Outline, Bookmarks. Keep these on.

Graph color groups

Color groups are already configured in .obsidian/graph.json — one color per top-level folder. Each domain and the cross-cutting layer get a distinct color, so the graph shows vertical islands (domains) connected by horizontal hubs (cross-cutting concepts).