diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2fafda..e4c516f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ node_modules/
 
 # Editors
 .idea/
-.vscode/
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/launch.json
 *.swp
 
 # OS
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..067e855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "type": "pwa-chrome",
+      "request": "attach",
+      "name": "Attach to Obsidian",
+      "address": "127.0.0.1",
+      "port": 9222,
+      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "urlFilter": "app://obsidian.md/*",
+      "sourceMaps": true,
+      "sourceMapPathOverrides": {
+        "src/*": "${workspaceFolder}/src/*"
+      },
+      "timeout": 30000
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/esbuild.config.mjs b/esbuild.config.mjs
index 6ea22e9..455d3d4 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -145,6 +145,47 @@ const patchRendererUnsafeUnref = {
   },
 };
 
+// Obsidian evaluates community plugins and appends its own `sourceURL` comment
+// after the file contents. Chromium only associates a source map when the
+// `sourceMappingURL` directive comes after `sourceURL`, so esbuild's normal
+// inline map becomes invisible to attached debuggers. Keep production output
+// unchanged, but evaluate the development bundle once more with the directives
+// in the order Chromium expects.
+const exposeDevSourceMapToDebugger = {
+  name: 'expose-dev-source-map-to-debugger',
+  setup(build) {
+    build.onEnd(async (result) => {
+      if (result.errors.length > 0 || !existsSync('main.js')) return;
+
+      const bundlePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'main.js');
+      const contents = await fsPromises.readFile(bundlePath, 'utf8');
+      const sourceMapPattern = /\n\/\/# sourceMappingURL=data:application\/json;base64,[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+\s*$/;
+      const match = sourceMapPattern.exec(contents);
+
+      if (!match) {
+        throw new Error('Development bundle is missing its inline source map.');
+      }
+
+      const sourceMapDirective = match[0].trim();
+      const sourceMapUrl = sourceMapDirective.slice('//# sourceMappingURL='.length);
+      const bundleWithoutMap = contents.slice(0, match.index);
+      const wrapper = [
+        '// Development-only wrapper: exposes the inline source map to Chromium.',
+        // Obsidian strips source-map directives before evaluating community
+        // plugins. Assemble both directives at runtime so its source scanner
+        // cannot remove the map while reading this outer wrapper.
+        `const __qoderianDebugBundle = ${JSON.stringify(bundleWithoutMap)}`,
+        `  + '\\n//# source' + 'URL=plugin:qoderian-debug'`,
+        `  + '\\n//# sourceMapping' + 'URL=' + ${JSON.stringify(sourceMapUrl)} + '\\n';`,
+        'eval(__qoderianDebugBundle);',
+        '',
+      ].join('\n');
+
+      await fsPromises.writeFile(bundlePath, wrapper, 'utf8');
+    });
+  },
+};
+
 // Obsidian plugin folder path (set via OBSIDIAN_VAULT env var or .env.local)
 const OBSIDIAN_VAULT = process.env.OBSIDIAN_VAULT;
 const OBSIDIAN_CONFIG_PATH = OBSIDIAN_VAULT && existsSync(OBSIDIAN_VAULT)
@@ -288,6 +329,7 @@ const context = await esbuild.context({
   plugins: [
     patchSdkImportMeta,
     patchRendererUnsafeUnref,
+    ...(prod ? [] : [exposeDevSourceMapToDebugger]),
     ...(prod ? [] : [copyToObsidian]),
   ],
   external: [
diff --git a/scripts/dev-reloader/main.js b/scripts/dev-reloader/main.js
index 4b85c6e..a013b5a 100644
--- a/scripts/dev-reloader/main.js
+++ b/scripts/dev-reloader/main.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const WATCHED_ARTIFACTS = ['main.js', 'manifest.json', 'styles.css'];
 // Long enough for esbuild to finish copying all three artifacts, short enough to
 // still feel immediate.
 const RELOAD_DEBOUNCE_MS = 400;
+const DEBUG_PLUGIN_STORAGE_KEY = 'debug-plugin';
 
 module.exports = class QoderianDevReloader extends Plugin {
   onload() {
@@ -56,12 +57,50 @@ module.exports = class QoderianDevReloader extends Plugin {
     // Respect a manually disabled target instead of force-enabling it.
     if (!plugins.enabledPlugins.has(TARGET_PLUGIN_ID)) return;
 
+    const previousDebugPlugin = window.localStorage.getItem(DEBUG_PLUGIN_STORAGE_KEY);
+    const restoreAdapterRead = this.preserveSourceMapDuringPluginRead();
+
     try {
       await plugins.disablePlugin(TARGET_PLUGIN_ID);
-      await plugins.enablePlugin(TARGET_PLUGIN_ID);
+      window.localStorage.setItem(DEBUG_PLUGIN_STORAGE_KEY, '1');
+
+      try {
+        await plugins.unloadPlugin(TARGET_PLUGIN_ID);
+        await plugins.loadPlugin(TARGET_PLUGIN_ID);
+        await plugins.enablePlugin(TARGET_PLUGIN_ID);
+      } finally {
+        if (previousDebugPlugin === null) {
+          window.localStorage.removeItem(DEBUG_PLUGIN_STORAGE_KEY);
+        } else {
+          window.localStorage.setItem(DEBUG_PLUGIN_STORAGE_KEY, previousDebugPlugin);
+        }
+        restoreAdapterRead();
+      }
+
       new Notice('Qoderian reloaded');
     } catch (error) {
+      restoreAdapterRead();
       new Notice(`Qoderian reload failed: ${error?.message ?? error}`);
     }
   }
+
+  // Obsidian strips source map directives while loading community plugins.
+  // A trailing marker bypasses that rewrite for the development bundle, so
+  // Chromium receives the inline map that esbuild emitted.
+  preserveSourceMapDuringPluginRead() {
+    const adapter = this.app.vault.adapter;
+    const originalRead = adapter.read;
+    const targetSuffix = `/plugins/${TARGET_PLUGIN_ID}/main.js`;
+
+    const guardedRead = function (filePath, ...args) {
+      const result = originalRead.call(this, filePath, ...args);
+      if (!filePath.endsWith(targetSuffix)) return result;
+      return Promise.resolve(result).then(contents => `${contents}\n/* nosourcemap */`);
+    };
+
+    adapter.read = guardedRead;
+    return () => {
+      if (adapter.read === guardedRead) adapter.read = originalRead;
+    };
+  }
 };
diff --git a/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.js b/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.js
index 3e093ea..77c5588 100644
--- a/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.js
+++ b/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.js
@@ -95,7 +95,15 @@ function patchRendererUnsafeUnrefSites(contents) {
     if (matchCount === 0) {
       continue;
     }
-    nextContents = nextContents.replace(patch.pattern, patch.replacement);
+    nextContents = nextContents.replace(patch.pattern, (matched, ...args) => {
+      const captures = args.slice(0, -2);
+      const expandedReplacement = patch.replacement.replace(
+        /\$(\d+)/g,
+        (_placeholder, index) => captures[Number(index) - 1] ?? '',
+      );
+
+      return preserveFollowingGeneratedPositions(matched, expandedReplacement);
+    });
     appliedPatches.push({ name: patch.name, count: matchCount });
   }
 
@@ -105,6 +113,20 @@ function patchRendererUnsafeUnrefSites(contents) {
   };
 }
 
+// These rewrites run after esbuild has generated its source map. Preserve the
+// matched region's newline count and ending column so mappings for all code
+// after an SDK patch (including Qoderian's own sources) remain accurate.
+function preserveFollowingGeneratedPositions(original, replacement) {
+  const newlineCount = (original.match(/\n/g) ?? []).length;
+  if (newlineCount === 0) return replacement.replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, ' ');
+
+  const originalLastLineLength = original.length - original.lastIndexOf('\n') - 1;
+  const singleLineReplacement = replacement.replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, ' ');
+  return singleLineReplacement
+    + '\n'.repeat(newlineCount)
+    + ' '.repeat(originalLastLineLength);
+}
+
 function findUnsafeTimerUnrefSites(contents) {
   const matches = [];
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.test.ts b/tests/unit/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.test.ts
index 8bf0d32..f3453ed 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/scripts/renderer-safe-unref.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('rendererSafeUnref helpers', () => {
     expect(result.contents).toContain('forceKillTimer.unref?.();');
     expect(result.contents).toContain('closeTimeout.unref?.();');
     expect(findUnsafeTimerUnrefSites(result.contents)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.contents.split('\n')).toHaveLength(input.split('\n').length);
   });
 
   it('patches the current qoder-sdk shape with a block-bodied exit handler', () => {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ describe('rendererSafeUnref helpers', () => {
     expect(result.contents).toContain('forceKillTimer.unref?.();');
     expect(result.contents).toContain('this.processExitHandler');
     expect(findUnsafeTimerUnrefSites(result.contents)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.contents.split('\n')).toHaveLength(input.split('\n').length);
   });
 
   it('patches the latest qoder-sdk async close callback shape', () => {
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ describe('rendererSafeUnref helpers', () => {
     expect(result.contents).toContain('windowsForceKillTimer.unref?.();');
     expect(result.contents).toContain('forceKillTimer.unref?.();');
     expect(findUnsafeTimerUnrefSites(result.contents)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.contents.split('\n')).toHaveLength(input.split('\n').length);
   });
 
   it('reports remaining direct timer .unref() calls but ignores guarded usage', () => {