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',
      ['<CR>'] = { 'select_next', 'fallback' },
      ['<S-CR>'] = { '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'
  },
  { -- basic tree sitter parser support
     "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
     opts = {
     indent = { enable = true },
     highlight = { enable = true },
     folds = { enable = true },
     ensure_installed = {
       "bash",
       "c",
       "diff",
       "html",
       "javascript",
       "jsdoc",
       "json",
       "lua",
       "luadoc",
       "luap",
       "markdown",
       "markdown_inline",
       "printf",
       "python",
       "query",
       "regex",
       "toml",
       "tsx",
       "typescript",
       "vim",
       "vimdoc",
       "xml",
       "yaml",
       "zsh",
     },
    }
  },

}