return {
  -- Performant, batteries-included completion plugin for Neovim
  -- https:/github.com/saghen/blink.cmp
  {
    'saghen/blink.cmp',
    version = '*',
    lazy = false, -- lazy loading handled internally
    dependencies = {
      -- Compatibility layer for using nvim-cmp sources on blink.cmp
      -- https://github.com/Saghen/blink.compat
      {
        'saghen/blink.compat',
        version = '*',
        -- lazy.nvim will automatically load the plugin when it's required by blink.cmp
        opts = {
          -- make sure to set opts so that lazy.nvim calls blink.compat's setup
          impersonate_nvim_cmp = true,
        },
      },

      { 'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip', version = 'v2.*' },

      -- Set of preconfigured snippets for different languages.
      -- https://github.com/rafamadriz/friendly-snippets
      { 'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets' },

      -- Lua plugin to turn github copilot into a cmp source
      -- https://github.com/giuxtaposition/blink-cmp-copilot
      {
        'giuxtaposition/blink-cmp-copilot',
        dependencies = {
          -- Fully featured & enhanced replacement for copilot.vim complete
          -- with API for interacting with Github Copilot
          -- https://github.com/zbirenbaum/copilot.lua
          {
            'zbirenbaum/copilot.lua',
            cmd = 'Copilot',
            build = ':Copilot setup',
            event = { 'InsertEnter', 'LspAttach' },
            opts = {
              fix_pairs = true,
              suggestion = { enabled = false },
              panel = { enabled = false },
              filetypes = {
                markdown = true,
              },
            },
          },
        },
      },
    },
    ---@module 'blink.cmp'
    ---@type blink.cmp.Config
    opts = {
      snippets = { preset = 'luasnip' },
      -- 'default' for mappings similar to built-in completion
      -- 'super-tab' for mappings similar to vscode (tab to accept, arrow keys to navigate)
      -- 'enter' for mappings similar to 'super-tab' but with 'enter' to accept
      -- see the "default configuration" section below for full documentation on how to define
      -- your own keymap.
      keymap = {
        preset = 'super-tab',
        -- Use Ctrl-x to trigger auto completion
        ['<C-x>'] = { 'show', 'show_documentation', 'hide_documentation' },
      },

      appearance = {
        -- Sets the fallback highlight groups to nvim-cmp's highlight groups
        -- Useful for when your theme doesn't support blink.cmp
        -- will be removed in a future release
        use_nvim_cmp_as_default = true,
        -- Set to 'mono' for 'Nerd Font Mono' or 'normal' for 'Nerd Font'
        -- Adjusts spacing to ensure icons are aligned
        nerd_font_variant = vim.g.nerd_font_variant or 'mono',
      },

      completion = {
        menu = {
          draw = {
            columns = {
              { 'label', 'label_description', gap = 1 },
              { 'kind_icon', 'kind', gap = 1 },
            },
          },
        },
        documentation = {
          auto_show = true,
        },
        ghost_text = {
          enabled = false,
        },
      },

      -- default list of enabled providers defined so that you can extend it
      -- elsewhere in your config, without redefining it, via `opts_extend`
      sources = {
        default = {
          'lsp',
          'snippets',
          'copilot',
          'path',
          'buffer',
        },
        providers = {
          copilot = {
            name = 'copilot',
            module = 'blink-cmp-copilot',
          },
        },
      },

      -- experimental signature help support
      signature = { enabled = true },
    },
    -- allows extending the enabled_providers array elsewhere in your config
    -- without having to redefine it
    opts_extend = { 'sources.completion.enabled_providers' },
  },
}