diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c73de1f5
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+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+return {
+  'windwp/nvim-autopairs',
+  event = "InsertEnter",
+  opts = {}
+  -- this is equalent to setup({}) function
+}