return {
    {
        'echasnovski/mini.nvim',
        event = 'VeryLazy',
        -- event = { "BufReadPost", "BufAdd", "BufNewFile" },
        version = false,
        config = function()
            require('mini.comment').setup({})
            require('mini.ai').setup({})
            require('mini.cursorword').setup()
            require('mini.bracketed').setup({
                file = { suffix = '' },
                window = { suffix = '' },
                quickfix = { suffix = '' },
                yank = { suffix = '' },
                treesitter = { suffix = 'n' },
            })
            local ai = require('mini.ai')
            ai.setup({
                n_lines = 500,
                custom_textobjects = {
                    s = ai.gen_spec.treesitter({ -- code block
                        a = { '@block.outer', '@conditional.outer', '@loop.outer' },
                        i = { '@block.inner', '@conditional.inner', '@loop.inner' },
                    }),
                    f = ai.gen_spec.treesitter({ a = '@function.outer', i = '@function.inner' }), -- function
                    i = require('mini.extra').gen_ai_spec.indent(),
                    g = require('mini.extra').gen_ai_spec.buffer(),
                },
            })
            require('mini.surround').setup({
                mappings = {
                    add = 'gsa', -- Add surrounding in Normal and Visual modes
                    delete = 'gsd', -- Delete surrounding
                    replace = 'gsr', -- Replace surrounding
                    find = 'gsf', -- Find surrounding (to the right)
                    find_left = 'gsF', -- Find surrounding (to the left)
                    highlight = 'gsh', -- Highlight surrounding
                    update_n_lines = 'gsn', -- Update `n_lines`
                },
                keys = {
                    { 'gz', '', desc = '+surround' },
                },
            })
            require('mini.pairs').setup({
                -- odes = { command = true },
                -- mappings = {
                --     ['<'] = { action = 'open', pair = '<>', neigh_pattern = '[^\\].' },
                --     ['>'] = { action = 'close', pair = '<>', neigh_pattern = '[^\\].' },
                -- },
                mappings = {
                    ['('] = { action = 'open', pair = '()', neigh_pattern = '[^\\][%s)}%]]' },
                    ['['] = { action = 'open', pair = '[]', neigh_pattern = '[^\\][%s)}%]]' },
                    ['{'] = { action = 'open', pair = '{}', neigh_pattern = '[^\\][%s)}%]]' },
                    ['`'] = { neigh_pattern = '[^%a%d\\%-`][%s)}%]]' },
                    ['"'] = { neigh_pattern = '[^%a%d\\%-"][%s)}%]]' },
                    ["'"] = { neigh_pattern = "[^%a%d\\%-'][%s)}%]]" },
                },
            })
            require('mini.move').setup({
                keys = {
                    { '<M-Left>', mode = { 'n', 'v' } },
                    { '<M-Down>', mode = { 'n', 'v' } },
                    { '<M-Up>', mode = { 'n', 'v' } },
                    { '<M-Right>', mode = { 'n', 'v' } },
                },

                mappings = {
                    left = '<M-Left>',
                    line_left = '<M-Left>',
                    right = '<M-Right>',
                    line_right = '<M-Right>',
                    down = '<M-Down>',
                    line_down = '<M-Down>',
                    up = '<M-Up>',
                    line_up = '<M-Up>',
                },
            })
        end,
    },
    {
        'echasnovski/mini.files',
        version = false,
        keys = {
            { '-', "<cmd>lua require('mini.files').open(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0))<CR>", { silent = true } },
        },
    },
    {
        'echasnovski/mini.icons',
        opts = {},
        lazy = true,
        specs = {
            { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', enabled = false, optional = true },
        },
        init = function()
            package.preload['nvim-web-devicons'] = function()
                -- needed since it will be false when loading and mini will fail
                package.loaded['nvim-web-devicons'] = {}
                require('mini.icons').mock_nvim_web_devicons()
                return package.loaded['nvim-web-devicons']
            end
        end,
    },
}