return {

	{ -- treesitter
		'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
		opts = function()
			return require('plugins.configs.treesitter')
		end,
		config = function(_, opts)
			-- to ensure the configuration can happen we need to do this here
			-- otherwise the configuration of treesitter can't find it
			require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup(opts)
		end,
		init = function()
			require('core.utils.lazy')('nvim-treesitter')
		end,
		build = ':TSUpdate',
		dependencies = {
			{ 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-textobjects' },
		},
	},

	{ -- rainbow-delimiters
		'hiphish/rainbow-delimiters.nvim',
		config = false,
		event = 'VeryLazy',
		dependencies = {
			'nvim-treesitter',
		},
		init = function()
			vim.g.rainbow_delimiters = require('plugins.configs.treesitter.rainbow-delims')
		end,
	},

	{ -- nerd commenter
		'preservim/nerdcommenter',
		event = 'VeryLazy',
		init = function()
			vim.g.NERDSpaceDelims = 1
			vim.g.NERDCompaceSexyComs = 1
		end,
		keys = {
			{ '<leader>cc', nil, desc = 'Comment line' },
			{ '<leader>cn', nil, desc = 'Comment line force nesting' },
			{ '<leader>c<space>', nil, desc = 'Toggle comment selection' },
			{ '<leader>cm', nil, desc = 'Comment Minimal' },
			{ '<leader>ci', nil, desc = 'Toggle comment line' },
			{ '<leader>cs', nil, desc = 'Comment Sexy' },
			{ '<leader>cy', nil, desc = 'Comment and yank' },
			{ '<leader>c$', nil, desc = 'Comment to EOL' },
			{ '<leader>cA', nil, desc = 'Append comment' },
			{ '<leader>ca', nil, desc = 'Switch comment delimiters' },
			{ '<leader>cl', nil, desc = 'Comment align left' },
			{ '<leader>cb', nil, desc = 'Comment alight both' },
			{ '<leader>cu', nil, desc = 'Uncomment lines' },
		},
	},

	{
		'mcauley-penney/tidy.nvim',
		config = true,
		event = 'BufWritePre',
	},

	{
		'gentoo/gentoo-syntax',
		lazy = false,
	},
}