ffxiv-dalamud-bridge

To pull live FFXIV character context, you use a local Dalamud plugin bridge endpoint to retrieve real-time game state data including job, location, and inventory snapshots directly from your active session.

Yes, you need Node.js to retrieve in-game FFXIV context via a Dalamud bridge, as the runtime is required to execute the client scripts that communicate with the local bridge endpoint.

You can check your FFXIV inventory and selected items without leaving your gameplay session by accessing real-time context pulled directly from your local Dalamud plugin through the bridge endpoint.

Gameplay scenarios that benefit from a real-time game context bridge include crafting rotations, market board research, and navigation, where immediate access to character details and inventory state is needed.

The Dalamud bridge connects to your FFXIV game client by exposing a local endpoint at http://127.0.0.1:47714, which client scripts query to retrieve live crafting and market board context.

Your FFXIV game context bridge may not return character details if the local Dalamud plugin is not running or if the bridge endpoint at http://127.0.0.1:47714 is not properly exposed to the client scripts.