hmm, by any chance, are you using a vault or a workspace vault? see here for the distinction -> https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/6682fca0-65ed-402c-8634-94cd51463cc4.html#vault-types
by default, any vault with a git remote will be synced automatically. the exception is a workspace vault which will not unless you specify it in the config
definitely agree that this is confusing. would appreciate any updates to the docs. you can click