return {
  'vim-utils/vim-troll-stopper',
  { 'tpope/vim-abolish', lazy = false },
  { 'tpope/vim-unimpaired', lazy = false },
  {
    'kylechui/nvim-surround',
    version = '*',
    event = 'VeryLazy',
    config = function()
      require('nvim-surround').setup {
        -- Configuration here, or leave empty to use defaults
      }
    end,
  },
  {
    'folke/noice.nvim',
    lazy = false,
    opts = {
      cmdline = {
        view = 'cmdline',
      },
      lsp = {
        -- override markdown rendering so that **cmp** and other plugins use **Treesitter**
        override = {
          ['vim.lsp.util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines'] = true,
          ['vim.lsp.util.stylize_markdown'] = true,
          ['cmp.entry.get_documentation'] = true,
        },
      },
      routes = {
        {
          filter = {
            event = 'msg_show',
            kind = '',
            find = 'written',
          },
          opts = { skip = false },
        },
        {
          view = 'notify',
          filter = { event = 'msg_showmode' },
        },
      },
      -- you can enable a preset for easier configuration
      presets = {
        bottom_search = true, -- use a classic bottom cmdline for search
        long_message_to_split = true, -- long messages will be sent to a split
        command_palette = false, -- position the cmdline and popupmenu together
        inc_rename = false, -- enables an input dialog for inc-rename.nvim
        lsp_doc_border = false, -- add a border to hover docs and signature help
      },
    },
    requires = {
      -- if you lazy-load any plugin below, make sure to add proper `module="..."` entries
      'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim',
      -- OPTIONAL:
      --   `nvim-notify` is only needed, if you want to use the notification view.
      --   If not available, we use `mini` as the fallback
      -- 'rcarriga/nvim-notify',
    },
  },

  -- rust
  { 'simrat39/rust-tools.nvim', opts = {} },
  {
    'saecki/crates.nvim',
    dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
    opts = {},
  },

  -- testing
  {
    'vim-test/vim-test',
    ft = { 'javascript', 'typescript', 'javascriptreact' },
    config = function()
      vim.cmd [[
        let test#strategy = 'neovim'
        let test#javascript#jest#file_pattern = '\v(__tests__/.*|([sS]pec|tests?))\.(js|jsx|coffee|ts|tsx)$'
        ]]
    end,
    keys = {
      { '<leader>tn', '<cmd>TestNearest<cr>', desc = '[T]est [N]earest' },
      { '<leader>tf', '<cmd>TestFile<cr>', desc = '[T]est [F]ile' },
      { '<leader>tt', '<cmd>TestLast<cr>', desc = '[T]est Last' },
    },
  },
}