return {
	-- lspconfig
	{
		"mason-org/mason-lspconfig.nvim",
		enabled = true,
		dependencies = {
			{
				"mason-org/mason.nvim",
				opts = {},
			},
			"neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
		},
		opts = {
			automatic_enable = true,
			ensure_installed = {
				"lua_ls",
                "gopls"
			},
		},
		config = function(_, opts)
            -- get all the servers that are available thourgh mason-lspconfig
            local all_mslp_servers = vim.tbl_keys(require("mason-lspconfig").get_mappings().lspconfig_to_package)

            -- parse custom configs from lsp.config and add to ensure intsalled
            local ensure_installed = {} ---@type string[]
            for server, server_opts in pairs(require("lazyvim.plugins.lsp.config").opts.servers) do
                if server_opts then
                    server_opts = server_opts == true and {} or server_opts
                    -- run manual setup if mason=false or if this is a server that cannot be installed with mason-lspconfig
                    if server_opts.mason == true or vim.tbl_contains(all_mslp_servers, server) then
                        ensure_installed[#ensure_installed + 1] = server
                    end
                end
            end

            -- merge ensure installed
            opts.ensure_installed = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force",
                {},
                opts.ensure_installed or {},
                ensure_installed)

			require("mason-lspconfig").setup(opts)
			require("lazyvim.plugins.lsp.config").setup()
		end,
	},

	{
		"mason-org/mason.nvim",
		cmd = "Mason",
		keys = { { "<leader>lM", "<cmd>Mason<cr>", desc = "Mason" } },
		opts = {
			automatic_istallation = false,
		},
	},

	-- formatting
	{
		"stevearc/conform.nvim",
		enabled = true,
		opts = {
			formatters_by_ft = {
				lua = { "stylua" },
				-- Conform will run multiple formatters sequentially
				python = { "isort", "black" },
				-- Use a sub-list to run only the first available formatter
				typescript = { { "prettierd", "prettier" } },
				cs = { "csharpier" },
			},
			formatters = {
				csharpier = {
					command = "dotnet-csharpier",
					args = { "--write-stdout" },
				},
			},
		},
	},

	-- cmdline tools and lsp servers
	{
		"mason-org/mason.nvim",
		enabled = true,
		cmd = "Mason",
		keys = { { "<leader>lM", "<cmd>Mason<cr>", desc = "Mason" } },
		opts = {
			automatic_istallation = false,
		},
	},

	-- language specific tooling
	{
		"simrat39/rust-tools.nvim",
		enabled = false,
		opts = {
			server = {
				on_attach = function(_, bufnr)
					local rt = require("rust-tools")
					-- Hover actions
					vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-space>", rt.hover_actions.hover_actions, { buffer = bufnr })
					-- Code action groups
					vim.keymap.set("n", "<Leader>a", rt.code_action_group.code_action_group, { buffer = bufnr })
				end,
			},
		},
	},
}