return {
	{
		"saghen/blink.cmp",
		-- optional: provides snippets for the snippet source
		dependencies = { "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets" },

		-- use a release tag to download pre-built binaries
		version = "1.*",
		-- AND/OR build from source, requires nightly: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/channels.html#working-with-nightly-rust
		-- build = 'cargo build --release',
		-- If you use nix, you can build from source using latest nightly rust with:
		-- build = 'nix run .#build-plugin',

		---@module 'blink.cmp'
		---@type blink.cmp.Config
		opts = {
			-- 'default' (recommended) for mappings similar to built-in completions (C-y to accept)
			-- 'super-tab' for mappings similar to vscode (tab to accept)
			-- 'enter' for enter to accept
			-- 'none' for no mappings
			--
			-- All presets have the following mappings:
			-- C-space: Open menu or open docs if already open
			-- C-n/C-p or Up/Down: Select next/previous item
			-- C-e: Hide menu
			-- C-k: Toggle signature help (if signature.enabled = true)
			--
			-- See :h blink-cmp-config-keymap for defining your own keymap
			keymap = {
				-- set to 'none' to disable the 'default' preset
				preset = "super-tab",

				["<C-k>"] = { "select_prev", "fallback" },
				["<C-j>"] = { "select_next", "fallback" },
				["<C-q>"] = { "hide", "fallback" },

				-- disable a keymap from the preset
				["<C-e>"] = {},
				["<C-p>"] = {},
				["<C-n>"] = {},

				-- show with a list of providers
				-- ["<C-space>"] = {
				-- 	function(cmp)
				-- 		cmp.show({ providers = { "snippets" } })
				-- 	end,
				-- },

				-- control whether the next command will be run when using a function
				-- ["<C-n>"] = {
				-- 	function(cmp)
				-- 		if some_condition then
				-- 			return
				-- 		end -- runs the next command
				-- 		return true -- doesn't run the next command
				-- 	end,
				-- 	"select_next",
				-- },
			},

			appearance = {
				-- 'mono' (default) for 'Nerd Font Mono' or 'normal' for 'Nerd Font'
				-- Adjusts spacing to ensure icons are aligned
				nerd_font_variant = "mono",

				highlight_ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("blink_cmp"),
				-- Sets the fallback highlight groups to nvim-cmp's highlight groups
				-- Useful for when your theme doesn't support blink.cmp
				-- Will be removed in a future release

				use_nvim_cmp_as_default = true,
			},

			completion = {
				documentation = {
					auto_show = false,
					auto_show_delay_ms = 230,
					update_delay_ms = 50,
					treesitter_highlighting = true,
					draw = function(opts)
						opts.default_implementation()
					end,
					window = {
						min_width = 16,
						max_width = 80,
						max_height = 24,
						border = "padded", -- Defaults to `vim.o.winborder` on nvim 0.11+ or 'padded' when not defined/<=0.10
						winblend = 0,
						winhighlight = "Normal:BlinkCmpDoc,FloatBorder:BlinkCmpDocBorder,EndOfBuffer:BlinkCmpDoc",
						-- Note that the gutter will be disabled when border ~= 'none'
						scrollbar = true,
					},
				},
				ghost_text = {
					enabled = true,
					show_with_selection = true,
					show_without_selection = true,
					show_with_menu = true,
					show_without_menu = true,
				},

				-- ─────────────────────────────────< mini-icons config >──────────────────────────────
				menu = {
					draw = {
						columns = { { "kind_icon" }, { "label", gap = 1 } },
						components = {
							label = {
								text = function(ctx)
									return require("colorful-menu").blink_components_text(ctx)
								end,
								highlight = function(ctx)
									return require("colorful-menu").blink_components_highlight(ctx)
								end,
							},
							kind_icon = {
								text = function(ctx)
									local kind_icon, _, _ = require("mini.icons").get("lsp", ctx.kind)
									return kind_icon
								end,
								-- (optional) use highlights from mini.icons
								highlight = function(ctx)
									local _, hl, _ = require("mini.icons").get("lsp", ctx.kind)
									return hl
								end,
							},

							kind = {
								-- (optional) use highlights from mini.icons
								highlight = function(ctx)
									local _, hl, _ = require("mini.icons").get("lsp", ctx.kind)
									return hl
								end,
							},
						},
					},
				},
			},

			-- Default list of enabled providers defined so that you can extend it
			-- elsewhere in your config, without redefining it, due to `opts_extend`
			sources = {
				default = { "lazydev", "lsp", "path", "snippets", "buffer" },
				providers = {
					lazydev = {
						name = "LazyDev",
						module = "lazydev.integrations.blink",
						-- make lazydev completions top priority (see `:h blink.cmp`)
						score_offset = 100,
					},
				},
			},

			-- (Default) Rust fuzzy matcher for typo resistance and significantly better performance
			-- You may use a lua implementation instead by using `implementation = "lua"` or fallback to the lua implementation,
			-- when the Rust fuzzy matcher is not available, by using `implementation = "prefer_rust"`
			--
			-- See the fuzzy documentation for more information
			fuzzy = { implementation = "prefer_rust" },
		},
		opts_extend = { "sources.default" },
	},

	-- ─────────────────────────────────< colorful menu.nvim >─────────────────────────────────
	{
		"xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim",
		opts = {
			{
				ls = {
					lua_ls = {
						-- Maybe you want to dim arguments a bit.
						arguments_hl = "@comment",
					},
					gopls = {
						-- By default, we render variable/function's type in the right most side,
						-- to make them not to crowd together with the original label.

						-- when true:
						-- foo             *Foo
						-- ast         "go/ast"

						-- when false:
						-- foo *Foo
						-- ast "go/ast"
						align_type_to_right = true,
						-- When true, label for field and variable will format like "foo: Foo"
						-- instead of go's original syntax "foo Foo". If align_type_to_right is
						-- true, this option has no effect.
						add_colon_before_type = false,
						-- See https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/pull/36
						preserve_type_when_truncate = true,
					},
					-- for lsp_config or typescript-tools
					ts_ls = {
						-- false means do not include any extra info,
						-- see https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/issues/42
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
					},
					vtsls = {
						-- false means do not include any extra info,
						-- see https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/issues/42
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
					},
					["rust-analyzer"] = {
						-- Such as (as Iterator), (use std::io).
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
						-- Similar to the same setting of gopls.
						align_type_to_right = true,
						-- See https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/pull/36
						preserve_type_when_truncate = true,
					},
					clangd = {
						-- Such as "From <stdio.h>".
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
						-- Similar to the same setting of gopls.
						align_type_to_right = true,
						-- the hl group of leading dot of "•std::filesystem::permissions(..)"
						import_dot_hl = "@comment",
						-- See https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/pull/36
						preserve_type_when_truncate = true,
					},
					zls = {
						-- Similar to the same setting of gopls.
						align_type_to_right = true,
					},
					roslyn = {
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
					},
					dartls = {
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
					},
					-- The same applies to pyright/pylance
					basedpyright = {
						-- It is usually import path such as "os"
						extra_info_hl = "@comment",
					},
					-- If true, try to highlight "not supported" languages.
					fallback = true,
					-- this will be applied to label description for unsupport languages
					fallback_extra_info_hl = "@comment",
				},
				-- If the built-in logic fails to find a suitable highlight group for a label,
				-- this highlight is applied to the label.
				fallback_highlight = "@variable",
				-- If provided, the plugin truncates the final displayed text to
				-- this width (measured in display cells). Any highlights that extend
				-- beyond the truncation point are ignored. When set to a float
				-- between 0 and 1, it'll be treated as percentage of the width of
				-- the window: math.floor(max_width * vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(0))
				-- Default 60.
				max_width = 60,
			},
		},
		-- 	config = function()
		-- 		-- You don't need to set these options.
		-- 		require("colorful-menu").setup({
		-- 			ls = {
		-- 				lua_ls = {
		-- 					-- Maybe you want to dim arguments a bit.
		-- 					arguments_hl = "@comment",
		-- 				},
		-- 				gopls = {
		-- 					-- By default, we render variable/function's type in the right most side,
		-- 					-- to make them not to crowd together with the original label.
		--
		-- 					-- when true:
		-- 					-- foo             *Foo
		-- 					-- ast         "go/ast"
		--
		-- 					-- when false:
		-- 					-- foo *Foo
		-- 					-- ast "go/ast"
		-- 					align_type_to_right = true,
		-- 					-- When true, label for field and variable will format like "foo: Foo"
		-- 					-- instead of go's original syntax "foo Foo". If align_type_to_right is
		-- 					-- true, this option has no effect.
		-- 					add_colon_before_type = false,
		-- 					-- See https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/pull/36
		-- 					preserve_type_when_truncate = true,
		-- 				},
		-- 				-- for lsp_config or typescript-tools
		-- 				ts_ls = {
		-- 					-- false means do not include any extra info,
		-- 					-- see https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/issues/42
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 				},
		-- 				vtsls = {
		-- 					-- false means do not include any extra info,
		-- 					-- see https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/issues/42
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 				},
		-- 				["rust-analyzer"] = {
		-- 					-- Such as (as Iterator), (use std::io).
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 					-- Similar to the same setting of gopls.
		-- 					align_type_to_right = true,
		-- 					-- See https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/pull/36
		-- 					preserve_type_when_truncate = true,
		-- 				},
		-- 				clangd = {
		-- 					-- Such as "From <stdio.h>".
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 					-- Similar to the same setting of gopls.
		-- 					align_type_to_right = true,
		-- 					-- the hl group of leading dot of "•std::filesystem::permissions(..)"
		-- 					import_dot_hl = "@comment",
		-- 					-- See https://github.com/xzbdmw/colorful-menu.nvim/pull/36
		-- 					preserve_type_when_truncate = true,
		-- 				},
		-- 				zls = {
		-- 					-- Similar to the same setting of gopls.
		-- 					align_type_to_right = true,
		-- 				},
		-- 				roslyn = {
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 				},
		-- 				dartls = {
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 				},
		-- 				-- The same applies to pyright/pylance
		-- 				basedpyright = {
		-- 					-- It is usually import path such as "os"
		-- 					extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 				},
		-- 				-- If true, try to highlight "not supported" languages.
		-- 				fallback = true,
		-- 				-- this will be applied to label description for unsupport languages
		-- 				fallback_extra_info_hl = "@comment",
		-- 			},
		-- 			-- If the built-in logic fails to find a suitable highlight group for a label,
		-- 			-- this highlight is applied to the label.
		-- 			fallback_highlight = "@variable",
		-- 			-- If provided, the plugin truncates the final displayed text to
		-- 			-- this width (measured in display cells). Any highlights that extend
		-- 			-- beyond the truncation point are ignored. When set to a float
		-- 			-- between 0 and 1, it'll be treated as percentage of the width of
		-- 			-- the window: math.floor(max_width * vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(0))
		-- 			-- Default 60.
		-- 			max_width = 60,
		-- 		})
		-- 	end,
	},

	-- ───────────────────────────────────────< extras >───────────────────────────────────────
	{
		"folke/lazydev.nvim",
		ft = "lua", -- only load on lua files
		opts = {
			library = {
				-- See the configuration section for more details
				-- Load luvit types when the `vim.uv` word is found
				{ path = "${3rd}/luv/library", words = { "vim%.uv" } },
			},
		},
	},
}