return {
	  -- the colorscheme should be available when starting Neovim
	{
		"folke/tokyonight.nvim",
		lazy = false, -- make sure we load this during startup if it is your main colorscheme
		priority = 1000, -- make sure to load this before all the other start plugins
		config = function()
			-- load the colorscheme here
			vim.cmd([[colorscheme tokyonight]])
		end,
	},
	{
		"neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
		event = { "BufReadPre", "BufNewFile" },
		dependencies = {
			{ "folke/neoconf.nvim", cmd = "Neoconf", config = false, dependencies = { "nvim-lspconfig" } },
			{ "folke/neodev.nvim", opts = {} },
			"williamboman/mason.nvim",
			"williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",
			{ "j-hui/fidget.nvim", tag = "legacy", opts = {} },
			"hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
		},
		config = function() end,
		opts = {
			servers = {
				lua_ls = {}
			}
		}
	},
	{
		"hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
		event = "InsertEnter",
		dependencies = {
			"hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
			"hrsh7th/cmp-buffer",
			"hrsh7th/cmp-path",
			"L3MON4D3/LuaSnip",
			"saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip",
		},
		opts = function()
			local cmp = require("cmp")
			return {
				sources = cmp.config.sources({
					{ name = "nvim_lsp" },
					{ name = "luasnip" },
					{ name = "buffer" },
					{ name = "path" },
				}),
			}
		end
	},
	{
		"windwp/nvim-autopairs",
		dependencies = { "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp" },
		config = function()
			require("nvim-autopairs").setup {}
			local cmp_autopairs = require("nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp")
			local cmp = require("cmp")
			cmp.event:on(
				'confirm_done',
				cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done()
			)
		end,
	},

	{ "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", lazy = true },
	{ "stevearc/dressing.nvim", event = "VeryLazy" },
}