Plugins

Overview of core LazyVim plugins and their functionality.

Plugin Manager: lazy.nvim

lazy.nvim manages all plugins with lazy-loading support.

Plugin UI

Open the plugin manager:

:Lazy

Keybindings in Lazy UI

Key	Action
I	Install missing plugins
Shift+U	Update plugins
Shift+S	Sync (install, clean, update)
Shift+X	Clean unused plugins
C	Check for updates
L	View log
R	Restore from lockfile
P	Profile startup time
Q	Close

Lockfile

Plugin versions are locked in lazy-lock.json. Commit this file to ensure reproducible setups.

# Restore plugins to lockfile versions
:Lazy restore

Fuzzy Finder: Telescope

telescope.nvim provides fuzzy finding for everything.

Common Pickers

Command	Keybinding	Description
:Telescope find_files	Space+Space	Find files
:Telescope live_grep	Space+/	Search in files
:Telescope buffers	Space+,	Switch buffer
:Telescope oldfiles	Space+F+R	Recent files
:Telescope git_files	Space+F+G	Git tracked files
:Telescope help_tags	Space+S+H	Search help
:Telescope keymaps	Space+S+K	Search keymaps

Telescope Controls

Key	Action
Ctrl+J / Ctrl+K	Navigate results
Enter	Open selection
Ctrl+X	Open in horizontal split
Ctrl+V	Open in vertical split
Ctrl+U	Scroll preview up
Ctrl+D	Scroll preview down
Tab	Toggle selection
Ctrl+Q	Send to quickfix

File Explorer: Neo-tree

neo-tree.nvim provides a sidebar file explorer.

Commands

Command	Keybinding	Description
:Neotree toggle	Space+E	Toggle explorer
:Neotree focus	Space+F+E	Focus explorer
:Neotree git_status	-	Git status view
:Neotree buffers	-	Buffer view

Neo-tree Controls

Key	Action
Enter / O	Open file
A	Add file/directory
D	Delete
R	Rename
C	Copy
M	Move
Y	Copy name
Shift+Y	Copy path
.	Toggle hidden
?	Show help

Syntax Highlighting: Treesitter

nvim-treesitter provides advanced syntax highlighting.

Install Parsers

:TSInstall python rust lua javascript typescript

Commands

Command	Description
:TSInstall <lang>	Install parser
:TSUpdate	Update all parsers
:TSInstallInfo	Show installed parsers
:TSModuleInfo	Show module info

Features

• Highlighting: Semantic, context-aware highlighting
• Indentation: Smart indentation
• Folding: Code folding based on syntax
• Text objects: Function and class text objects

Buffer Line: bufferline.nvim

bufferline.nvim shows open buffers as tabs.

Navigation

Key	Action
Shift+H	Previous buffer
Shift+L	Next buffer
Space+B+D	Close buffer
Space+B+O	Close other buffers
Space+B+P	Toggle pin

Status Line: lualine.nvim

lualine.nvim provides the status line at the bottom.

Displays: - Mode indicator - Git branch - File info - LSP status - Diagnostics - Cursor position

Keybinding Help: which-key.nvim

which-key.nvim shows available keybindings.

Press Space and wait to see all leader key combinations.

Configuration

-- lua/plugins/which-key.lua
return {
  "folke/which-key.nvim",
  opts = {
    delay = 200,  -- Delay before showing (ms)
  },
}

Git Signs: gitsigns.nvim

gitsigns.nvim shows git status in the gutter.

Signs

Sign	Meaning
| (green)	Added lines
| (blue)	Changed lines
_ (red)	Deleted lines

Commands

Key	Action
]+H	Next hunk
[+H	Previous hunk
Space+G+S	Stage hunk
Space+G+R	Reset hunk
Space+G+Shift+S	Stage buffer
Space+G+U	Undo stage hunk
Space+G+P	Preview hunk
Space+G+B	Blame line

Commenting: Comment.nvim

Built-in commenting functionality.

Key	Action
G+C+C	Toggle line comment
G+C (visual)	Toggle selection comment
G+B+C	Toggle block comment

Auto Pairs: mini.pairs

Automatically closes brackets, quotes, etc.

Type	Inserts
(	()
[	[]
{	{}
"	""
'	''

Surround: mini.surround

Add, delete, replace surroundings.

Key	Action
gza + motion + char	Add surrounding
gzd + char	Delete surrounding
gzr + old + new	Replace surrounding

Examples:

• gzaiw" - Surround word with quotes
• gzd" - Delete surrounding quotes
• gzr"' - Replace double quotes with single

LSP: nvim-lspconfig

Built-in LSP support with nvim-lspconfig.

Commands

Command	Description
:LspInfo	Show active LSP clients
:LspStart	Start LSP
:LspStop	Stop LSP
:LspRestart	Restart LSP

Completion: nvim-cmp

nvim-cmp provides auto-completion.

Controls

Key	Action
Ctrl+Space	Trigger completion
Ctrl+N	Next item
Ctrl+P	Previous item
Enter	Accept
Ctrl+E	Close menu
Ctrl+D	Scroll docs down
Ctrl+F	Scroll docs up

Sources

Completion sources (in priority order):

1. LSP
2. Luasnip (snippets)
3. Buffer
4. Path

Snippets: LuaSnip

LuaSnip provides snippet expansion.

Key	Action
Tab	Expand or jump forward
Shift+Tab	Jump backward

Mason: LSP Server Manager

mason.nvim manages LSP servers, linters, formatters.

Commands

Command	Description
:Mason	Open Mason UI
:MasonInstall <pkg>	Install package
:MasonUninstall <pkg>	Uninstall package
:MasonUpdate	Update packages

Mason UI

Key	Action
I	Install
Shift+X	Uninstall
U	Update
Ctrl+C	Cancel

Diagnostics: trouble.nvim

trouble.nvim shows diagnostics in a list.

Key	Action
Space+X+X	Document diagnostics
Space+X+Shift+X	Workspace diagnostics
Space+X+L	Location list
Space+X+Q	Quickfix list

Terminal: toggleterm

Integrated terminal support.

Key	Action
Ctrl+/	Toggle terminal
Space+F+T	Float terminal (root)
Space+F+Shift+T	Float terminal (cwd)

Inside terminal, press Esc+Esc or Ctrl+\+\ to exit terminal mode.

Indent Guides: indent-blankline

Shows vertical indent guides.

Customize:

-- lua/plugins/indent.lua
return {
  "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
  opts = {
    indent = {
      char = "|",
    },
    scope = {
      enabled = true,
    },
  },
}