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'
      },
      { -- Adds git related signs to the gutter, as well as utilities for managing changes
        'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
        opts = {
          signs = {
            add = { text = '+' },
            change = { text = '~' },
            delete = { text = '_' },
            topdelete = { text = '‾' },
            changedelete = { text = '~' },
          },
         },
      },
    }
  },
  {
    'NMAC427/guess-indent.nvim',
  		config = function()
    	require('guess-indent').setup ({
        filetype_exclude = {"lua"},
      })
  	end,
	}, -- Detect tabstop and shiftwidth automatically
}