return {
  -- Conform (formatter)
  {
    "stevearc/conform.nvim",
    lazy = false,
    cmd = { "ConformInfo", "ConformFormat" }, -- enables :ConformInfo before load
    keys = {
      {
        "g+w",
        function()
          require("conform").format({ async = false, lsp_fallback = true })
        end,
        mode = "n",
        desc = "Format file (Conform)",
      },
    },
    config = function()
      require("conform").setup(require "configs.conform")
    end,
  },

  -- LSP
  {
    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
    config = function()
      require "configs.lspconfig"
    end,
  },

  -- File explorer
  {
    "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
    opts = require "configs.nvimtree",
  },

  -- Telescope
  {
    'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
    dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
    config = function()
      require "configs.telescope"
    end
  },

  -- Treesitter
  {
    'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
    build = ':TSUpdate',
    config = function()
      require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
        ensure_installed = { "markdown", "sql", "vim", "lua", "vimdoc", "html", "css" },
        highlight = {
          enable = true,
          additional_vim_regex_highlighting = { "markdown" },
        },
      }
    end,
  },

  -- Transparent
  {
    'xiyaowong/transparent.nvim',
    lazy = false
  },

  -- Gitsigns with border configuration
  {
    "lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim",
    opts = {
      preview_config = {
        border = "rounded",  -- Options: "single", "double", "rounded", "solid", "shadow"
        style = "minimal",
        relative = "cursor",
        row = 0,
        col = 1,
      },
    },
  },

  -- Mason (to install formatters like pgformatter/sqlfluff)
  {
    "williamboman/mason.nvim",
    cmd = { "Mason", "MasonInstall", "MasonUpdate" },
    -- run on startup so a fresh-clone install pulls the tools below automatically
    lazy = false,
    config = function()
      require("mason").setup()
      local registry = require("mason-registry")
      local ensure = { "stylua", "sql-formatter", "mdformat" }

      -- Mason's `mdformat` ships without plugins; we need mdformat-gfm for
      -- table-snapping. Pip-installs into Mason's mdformat venv if missing.
      local function ensure_mdformat_gfm()
        local venv = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/mason/packages/mdformat/venv"
        local pip = venv .. "/bin/pip"
        if vim.fn.executable(pip) == 0 then return end
        vim.fn.system({ pip, "show", "mdformat-gfm" })
        if vim.v.shell_error ~= 0 then
          vim.fn.system({ pip, "install", "--quiet", "mdformat-gfm" })
        end
      end

      registry.refresh(function()
        for _, name in ipairs(ensure) do
          local ok, pkg = pcall(registry.get_package, name)
          if ok and not pkg:is_installed() then
            pkg:install():once("closed", function()
              if name == "mdformat" then vim.schedule(ensure_mdformat_gfm) end
            end)
          end
        end
        vim.schedule(ensure_mdformat_gfm)
      end)
    end,
  },
  -- {
  -- 	"nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
  -- 	opts = {
  -- 		ensure_installed = {
  -- 			"vim", "lua", "vimdoc",
  --      "html", "css"
  -- 		},
  -- 	},
  -- },
}