diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/00-plugins.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/00-plugins.lua
index fb21bdd2..178f1afb 100644
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/00-plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/00-plugins.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ vim.pack.add({
   { src = 'https://github.com/thesimonho/kanagawa-paper.nvim' },
   { src = 'https://github.com/NeogitOrg/neogit' },
   { src = 'https://github.com/sindrets/diffview.nvim' },
+  { src = 'https://github.com/rcarriga/nvim-notify' },
+  { src = 'https://github.com/folke/noice.nvim' },
+  { src = 'https://github.com/theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text' },
 })
 
 -- =============================================================================
@@ -133,3 +136,27 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
 require("kanagawa-paper").setup({})
 
 vim.cmd("colorscheme kanagawa-paper-ink")
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- NOICE (UI OVERLAY FOR MESSAGES, CMDLINE, AND POPUPMENU)
+-- =============================================================================
+require("notify").setup({
+  background_colour = "#000000",
+})
+
+require("noice").setup({
+  lsp = {
+    override = {
+      ["vim.lsp.util.convert_input_to_markdown_lines"] = true,
+      ["vim.lsp.util.stylize_markdown"] = true,
+      ["cmp.entry.get_documentation"] = true,
+    },
+  },
+  presets = {
+    bottom_search = true,
+    command_palette = true,
+    long_message_to_split = true,
+    inc_rename = false,
+    lsp_doc_border = true,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/debug.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/debug.lua
index db5448c2..27c59635 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/debug.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/debug.lua
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ require('mason-nvim-dap').setup {
   ensure_installed = {
     -- Update this to ensure that you have the debuggers for the langs you want
     'delve',
+    'js-debug-adapter',
   },
 }