diff --git a/esbuild.config.mjs b/esbuild.config.mjs
index b13282b..e155562 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import esbuild from "esbuild";
 import process from "process";
 import builtins from "builtin-modules";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+dotenv.config();
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+
 
 const banner =
 `/*
@@ -45,4 +50,12 @@ if (prod) {
 	process.exit(0);
 } else {
 	await context.watch();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	// copy the built plugin to the obsidian plugins folder
+	if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_PATH, "smart-connections-graph-view"))) {
+		fs.mkdirSync(path.join(process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_PATH, "smart-connections-graph-view"));
+	}
+	fs.copyFileSync("./main.js", path.join(process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_PATH, "smart-connections-graph-view/main.js"));
+	fs.copyFileSync("./manifest.json", path.join(process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_PATH, "smart-connections-graph-view/manifest.json"));
+	fs.copyFileSync("./styles.css", path.join(process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_PATH, "smart-connections-graph-view/styles.css"));
+}
+
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c28976..9ba5037 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-	"name": "obsidian-sample-plugin",
+	"name": "smart-connections-graph-view",
 	"version": "1.0.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
-			"name": "obsidian-sample-plugin",
+			"name": "smart-connections-graph-view",
 			"version": "1.0.0",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 				"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.29.0",
 				"@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.29.0",
 				"builtin-modules": "3.3.0",
+				"dotenv": "^16.4.5",
 				"esbuild": "0.17.3",
 				"obsidian": "latest",
 				"tslib": "2.4.0",
@@ -1668,6 +1669,18 @@
 				"node": ">=6.0.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/dotenv": {
+			"version": "16.4.5",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=12"
+			},
+			"funding": {
+				"url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/esbuild": {
 			"version": "0.17.3",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild/-/esbuild-0.17.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2111291..e4ed9a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 		"build": "tsc -noEmit -skipLibCheck && node esbuild.config.mjs production",
 		"version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json"
 	},
-	"keywords": ["Obsidian", "Smart Connections", "Graph", "View"],
+	"keywords": [
+		"Obsidian",
+		"Smart Connections",
+		"Graph",
+		"View"
+	],
 	"author": "Evan Moscoso",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"devDependencies": {
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@
 		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.29.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.29.0",
 		"builtin-modules": "3.3.0",
+		"dotenv": "^16.4.5",
 		"esbuild": "0.17.3",
 		"obsidian": "latest",
 		"tslib": "2.4.0",