return {
  {
    -- lazydev makes your lsp way better in your config without needing extra lsp configuration.
    "lazydev.nvim",
    for_cat = "lua",
    auto_enable = true,
    cmd = { "LazyDev" },
    ft = "lua",
    after = function(_)
      require('lazydev').setup({
        library = {
          { words = { "nixInfo%.lze" }, path = nixInfo("lze", "plugins", "start", "lze") .. '/lua', },
          { words = { "nixInfo%.lze" }, path = nixInfo("lzextras", "plugins", "start", "lzextras") .. '/lua' },
        },
      })
    end,
  },
  {
    -- name of the lsp
    "lua_ls",
    for_cat = "lua",
    -- provide a table containing filetypes,
    -- and then whatever your functions defined in the function type specs expect.
    -- in our case, it just expects the normal lspconfig setup options,
    -- but with a default on_attach and capabilities
    lsp = {
      -- if you provide the filetypes it doesn't ask lspconfig for the filetypes
      filetypes = { 'lua' },
      settings = {
        Lua = {
          runtime = { version = 'LuaJIT' },
          formatters = {
            ignoreComments = true,
          },
          signatureHelp = { enabled = true },
          diagnostics = {
            globals = { "nixInfo", "vim", },
            disable = { 'missing-fields' },
          },
          telemetry = { enabled = false },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}