# TfTHacker/obsidian42-brat

BRAT - Beta Reviewer's Auto-update Tool for Obsidian.

Repository: https://github.com/TfTHacker/obsidian42-brat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/obsidian42-brat
Homepage: https://tfthacker.com/BRAT
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: obsidian-md, obsidian-plugin
Last push: 2026-08-20T07:31:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 91, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1797, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 63, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 28}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1617, forks 98 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.975630+00:00)

## What it is
BRAT is an Obsidian plugin that simplifies installing and auto-updating beta plugins and themes directly from GitHub repositories. It removes the manual steps of downloading files and copying them into the vault by managing updates and reloading automatically.

## Use cases
- test beta obsidian plugins from github
- auto-update unreleased obsidian plugins
- install obsidian themes not in the community store
- help review a friend's obsidian plugin before release
- manage multiple beta plugins in one vault
- avoid manually copying plugin files into .obsidian folder

## When to choose
- you beta-test Obsidian plugins or themes hosted on GitHub
- you develop Obsidian plugins and want testers to try pre-release builds
- you want one-click updates for plugins outside the official community plugin store

## When to avoid
- you only use plugins from the official Obsidian community plugin directory
- you need to install plugins from sources other than GitHub
- you are not an Obsidian user

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: plugin-system, developer-tools, version-control
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cross-platform, editor-plugin
- tags: obsidian, obsidian-plugin, beta-testing, auto-update, theme-testing

## Member repositories
- TfTHacker/obsidian42-brat (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.975630+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:49:41.935495+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TfTHacker/obsidian42-brat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.975630+00:00, sha fdfdb444a523)
  - homepage: https://tfthacker.com/BRAT (fetched 2026-08-29T11:22:32.042827+00:00, sha 1f21d34be3e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.