return {
  {
    "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
    dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" }, -- optional, adds file icons
    config = function()
      require("nvim-tree").setup({
        disable_netrw = true,        -- disable netrw (default file explorer)
        hijack_netrw = true,         -- replace netrw with nvim-tree
        open_on_tab = false,
        hijack_cursor = false,
        update_cwd = true,
        diagnostics = {
          enable = true,
          icons = {
            hint = "H",
            info = "I",
            warning = "W",
            error = "E",
          },
        },
        git = {
          enable = false,
        },
        view = {
          width = 30,
          side = "left",
          number = false,
          relativenumber = false,
        },
      })

      -- Optional keymap to toggle the tree
      vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>e", "<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<CR>", { desc = "Toggle file explorer" })
    end,
  },
  {
    "nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
    dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
    config = function()
      require("lualine").setup({
        options = {
          theme = "auto",      -- follow your colorscheme
          icons_enabled = true,
          component_separators = "|",
          section_separators = "",
          globalstatus = true, -- single statusline
        },
        sections = {
          lualine_a = { "mode" },
          lualine_b = { "branch", "diff" },
          lualine_c = {
            { "filename", path = 1 }, -- relative path
          },
          lualine_x = {
            "diagnostics",
            "encoding",
            "filetype",
          },
          lualine_y = { "progress" },
          lualine_z = { "location" },
        },
      })
    end,
  },
}