return {
	-- keymap helper
	{ "folke/which-key.nvim", opts = {} },
	{ -- undo tree
		"mbbill/undotree",
		opts = {},
		keys = {
			{ "<Leader>u", vim.cmd.UndotreeToggle, desc = "Toggle undo tree" },
		},
	},
	{ -- minimal and fast autopairs
		"echasnovski/mini.pairs",
		event = "VeryLazy",
		opts = {
			modes = { insert = true, command = true, terminal = false },
			-- skip autopair when next character is one of these
			skip_next = [=[[%w%%%'%[%"%.%`%$]]=],
			-- skip autopair when the cursor is inside these treesitter nodes
			skip_ts = { "string" },
			-- skip autopair when next character is closing pair
			-- and there are more closing pairs than opening pairs
			skip_unbalanced = true,
			-- better deal with markdown code blocks
			markdown = true,
		},
	},
	{ -- fugitive
		"tpope/vim-fugitive",
		keys = {
			{ "<Leader>gs", vim.cmd.Git, desc = "Fugitive git command" },
		},
	},
	{
		"folke/flash.nvim",
		event = "VeryLazy",
		---@type Flash.Config
		opts = {},
		keys = {
			{
				"zk",
				mode = { "n", "x", "o" },
				function()
					require("flash").jump()
				end,
				desc = "Flash",
			},
			{
				"Zk",
				mode = { "n", "x", "o" },
				function()
					require("flash").treesitter()
				end,
				desc = "Flash Treesitter",
			},
			{
				"r",
				mode = "o",
				function()
					require("flash").remote()
				end,
				desc = "Remote Flash",
			},
			{
				"R",
				mode = { "o", "x" },
				function()
					require("flash").treesitter_search()
				end,
				desc = "Treesitter Search",
			},
			{
				"<c-s>",
				mode = { "c" },
				function()
					require("flash").toggle()
				end,
				desc = "Toggle Flash Search",
			},
		},
	},
}