diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 496f45b8..c37929a8 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   --
   --  Uncomment the following line and add your plugins to `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua` to get going.
   --    For additional information, see `:help lazy.nvim-lazy.nvim-structuring-your-plugins`
-  -- { import = 'custom.plugins' },
+  { import = 'custom.plugins' },
 }, {
   ui = {
     -- If you are using a Nerd Font: set icons to an empty table which will use the
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a9e751e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- File: lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
+
+return {
+  'windwp/nvim-autopairs',
+  -- Optional dependency
+  dependencies = { 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp' },
+  config = function()
+    require('nvim-autopairs').setup {}
+    -- If you want to automatically add `(` after selecting a function or method
+    local cmp_autopairs = require 'nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp'
+    local cmp = require 'cmp'
+    cmp.event:on('confirm_done', cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done())
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bca7b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- File: lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
+
+return {
+  'nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim',
+  version = '*',
+  dependencies = {
+    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim',
+    'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons', -- not strictly required, but recommended
+    'MunifTanjim/nui.nvim',
+  },
+  config = function()
+    require('neo-tree').setup {}
+  end,
+}