return { -- adds lsp functionality and api for included languages
  {
    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
    dependencies = {
      { "mason-org/mason.nvim", config = true }, -- The "App Store"
      { "mason-org/mason-lspconfig.nvim", config = true }, -- The "Bridge"
      {
        'saghen/blink.cmp',
        version = '*', -- Downloads pre-built binaries (fast!)
        opts =
        {
          keymap = {
          preset = 'none',
          ['<Down>'] = { 'select_next', 'fallback' },
          ['<Up>'] = { 'select_prev', 'fallback' },
          ['<Tab>'] = { 'accept', 'fallback' },
          ['<C-space>'] = { 'show', 'show_documentation', 'hide_documentation' },
          },
          sources = {
            default = { 'lsp', 'path', 'snippets', 'buffer' },
          },
        },
      },
      {
          'MeanderingProgrammer/render-markdown.nvim',
          dependencies = { 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter', 'nvim-mini/mini.nvim' },            -- if you use the mini.nvim suite
          ---@module 'render-markdown'
      },
      config = function()
        local lspconfig = require('lspconfig')
        -- Since you are using blink.cmp, extract its capabilities
        local capabilities = require('blink.cmp').get_lsp_capabilities()

        -- Configure OmniSharp for C# / nanoFramework development
        lspconfig.omnisharp.setup({
          capabilities = capabilities,
          cmd = { "omnisharp" },
          settings = {
            FormattingOptions = {
              EnableEditorConfigSupport = true,
            },
            MsBuild = {
              LoadProjectsOnDemand = false,
            },
          },
          on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
            local opts = { buffer = bufnr, remap = false }
            vim.keymap.set("n", "gd", function() vim.lsp.buf.definition() end, opts)
            vim.keymap.set("n", "K", function() vim.lsp.buf.hover() end, opts)
            vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ca", function() vim.lsp.buf.code_action() end, opts)
          end,
        })
      end
  },
  },
  {
    "folke/lazydev.nvim",
    ft = "lua", -- only load on lua files
    opts = {
      library = {
        -- Only load luvit types when the `vim.uv` word is found
        { path = "${3rd}/luv/library", words = { "vim%.uv" } },
        -- always load the LazyVim library
        "LazyVim",
        -- Only load the lazyvim library when the `LazyVim` global is found
        { path = "LazyVim", words = { "LazyVim" } },
        -- Load the wezterm types when the `wezterm` module is required
        -- Needs `DrKJeff16/wezterm-types` to be installed
        { path = "wezterm-types", mods = { "wezterm" } },
        -- Load the xmake types when opening file named `xmake.lua`
        -- Needs `LelouchHe/xmake-luals-addon` to be installed
        { path = "xmake-luals-addon/library", files = { "xmake.lua" } },
      },
      -- disable when a .luarc.json file is found
      enabled = function(root_dir)
        return not vim.uv.fs_stat(root_dir .. "/.luarc.json")
      end,
    },
  },
}