diff --git a/lua/plugins/lazygit.lua b/lua/plugins/lazygit.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..802f879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/lazygit.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+return {
+  {
+    "jesseduffield/lazygit",
+    keys = {
+      {
+        "<leader>gf",
+        false,
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader>gg",
+        false,
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader>gG",
+        false,
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader>gl",
+        false,
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader>gL",
+        false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/plugins/mason.lua b/lua/plugins/mason.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebd5b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/mason.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+return {
+  {
+
+    "williamboman/mason.nvim",
+    cmd = "Mason",
+    keys = { { "<leader>cm", "<cmd>Mason<cr>", desc = "Mason" } },
+    build = ":MasonUpdate",
+    opts_extend = { "ensure_installed" },
+    opts = {
+      ensure_installed = {
+        "eslint_d",
+        "prettierd",
+        "markdownlint",
+        "isort",
+        "powershell-editor-services",
+      },
+    },
+    ---@param opts MasonSettings | {ensure_installed: string[]}
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      require("mason").setup(opts)
+      local mr = require("mason-registry")
+      mr:on("package:install:success", function()
+        vim.defer_fn(function()
+          -- trigger FileType event to possibly load this newly installed LSP server
+          require("lazy.core.handler.event").trigger({
+            event = "FileType",
+            buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf(),
+          })
+        end, 100)
+      end)
+
+      mr.refresh(function()
+        for _, tool in ipairs(opts.ensure_installed) do
+          local p = mr.get_package(tool)
+          if not p:is_installed() then
+            p:install()
+          end
+        end
+      end)
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/plugins/telescope.lua b/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97319bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+return {
+  {
+    "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
+    opts = {
+      defaults = {
+        mappings = {
+          i = { ["<c-enter>"] = "to_fuzzy_refine" },
+        },
+      },
+      extensions = {
+        ["ui-select"] = {
+          require("telescope.themes").get_dropdown(),
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    keys = {
+      {
+        "<leader>gs",
+        false,
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader>sf",
+        LazyVim.pick("files"),
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader><space>",
+        false,
+      },
+      {
+        "<leader><leader>",
+        function()
+          require("telescope.builtin").buffers({
+            sort_mru = true,
+          })
+        end,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua b/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afa9ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+return {
+  {
+    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+    version = false, -- last release is way too old and doesn't work on Windows
+    build = ":TSUpdate",
+    event = { "LazyFile", "VeryLazy" },
+    lazy = vim.fn.argc(-1) == 0, -- load treesitter early when opening a file from the cmdline
+    init = function(plugin)
+      -- PERF: add nvim-treesitter queries to the rtp and it's custom query predicates early
+      -- This is needed because a bunch of plugins no longer `require("nvim-treesitter")`, which
+      -- no longer trigger the **nvim-treesitter** module to be loaded in time.
+      -- Luckily, the only things that those plugins need are the custom queries, which we make available
+      -- during startup.
+      require("lazy.core.loader").add_to_rtp(plugin)
+      require("nvim-treesitter.query_predicates")
+    end,
+    cmd = { "TSUpdateSync", "TSUpdate", "TSInstall" },
+    keys = {
+      { "<c-space>", desc = "Increment Selection" },
+      { "<bs>", desc = "Decrement Selection", mode = "x" },
+    },
+    opts_extend = { "ensure_installed" },
+    ---@type TSConfig
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-fields
+    opts = {
+      auto_install = true,
+      highlight = { enable = true },
+      indent = { enable = true },
+      ensure_installed = {
+        "bash",
+        "c",
+        "diff",
+        "html",
+        "javascript",
+        "jsdoc",
+        "json",
+        "jsonc",
+        "lua",
+        "luadoc",
+        "luap",
+        "markdown",
+        "markdown_inline",
+        "printf",
+        "python",
+        "query",
+        "regex",
+        "toml",
+        "tsx",
+        "typescript",
+        "vim",
+        "vimdoc",
+        "xml",
+        "yaml",
+        -- other
+        "svelte",
+        "php",
+        "rust",
+        "c_sharp",
+        "go",
+        "powershell",
+        "gitcommit",
+        "gitignore",
+      },
+      incremental_selection = {
+        enable = true,
+        keymaps = {
+          init_selection = "<C-space>",
+          node_incremental = "<C-space>",
+          scope_incremental = false,
+          node_decremental = "<bs>",
+        },
+      },
+      textobjects = {
+        select = {
+          enable = true,
+          lookahead = true, -- Automatically jump forward to textobj, similar to targets.vim
+          keymaps = {
+            -- You can use the capture groups defined in textobjects.scm
+            ["aa"] = "@parameter.outer",
+            ["ia"] = "@parameter.inner",
+            ["af"] = "@function.outer",
+            ["if"] = "@function.inner",
+            ["ac"] = "@class.outer",
+            ["ic"] = "@class.inner",
+          },
+        },
+        move = {
+          enable = true,
+          set_jumps = true, -- whether to set jumps in the jumplist
+          goto_next_start = {
+            ["]m"] = "@function.outer",
+            ["]]"] = "@class.outer",
+          },
+          goto_next_end = {
+            ["]M"] = "@function.outer",
+            ["]["] = "@class.outer",
+          },
+          goto_previous_start = {
+            ["[m"] = "@function.outer",
+            ["[["] = "@class.outer",
+          },
+          goto_previous_end = {
+            ["[M"] = "@function.outer",
+            ["[]"] = "@class.outer",
+          },
+        },
+        swap = {
+          enable = true,
+          swap_next = {
+            ["<leader>a"] = "@parameter.inner",
+          },
+          swap_previous = {
+            ["<leader>A"] = "@parameter.inner",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    ---@param opts TSConfig
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      if type(opts.ensure_installed) == "table" then
+        opts.ensure_installed = LazyVim.dedup(opts.ensure_installed)
+      end
+      require("nvim-treesitter.configs").setup(opts)
+    end,
+  },
+}