diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/cmp-zotcite.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/cmp-zotcite.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3b94415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/cmp-zotcite.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+return {
+  -- add blink.compat
+  {
+    'saghen/blink.compat',
+    -- use the latest release
+    version = '*',
+    -- lazy.nvim will automatically load the plugin when it's required by blink.cmp
+    lazy = true,
+    -- make sure to set opts so that lazy.nvim calls blink.compat's setup
+    opts = {},
+  },
+
+  {
+    'saghen/blink.cmp',
+    version = '1.*',
+    dependencies = {
+      -- add the zotcite source
+      { 'jalvesaq/cmp-zotcite' },
+      -- zotcite is also needed
+      { 'jalvesaq/zotcite' },
+    },
+    sources = {
+      -- remember to enable your providers here
+      default = { 'lsp', 'path', 'snippets', 'buffer', 'cmp_zotcite' },
+      providers = {
+        -- create provider
+        cmp_zotcite = {
+          -- IMPORTANT: use the same name as you would for nvim-cmp
+          name = 'cmp_zotcite',
+          module = 'blink.compat.source',
+
+          -- all blink.cmp source config options work as normal:
+          score_offset = -3,
+
+          -- options specific to cmp-zotcite if needed
+          opts = {},
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/snacks.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/snacks.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42fc61ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/snacks.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+return {
+  'folke/snacks.nvim',
+  priority = 1000,
+  lazy = false,
+  ---@type snacks.Config
+  opts = {
+    bigfile = { enabled = true },
+    dashboard = { enabled = true },
+    explorer = { enabled = true },
+    indent = { enabled = true },
+    input = { enabled = true },
+    notifier = {
+      enabled = true,
+      timeout = 3000,
+    },
+    picker = { enabled = true },
+    quickfile = { enabled = true },
+    scope = { enabled = true },
+    scroll = { enabled = true },
+    statuscolumn = { enabled = true },
+    words = { enabled = true },
+    styles = {
+      notification = {
+        -- wo = { wrap = true } -- Wrap notifications
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  keys = {
+    -- Top Pickers & Explorer
+    {
+      '<leader><space>',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.smart()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Smart Find Files',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>,',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.buffers()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Buffers',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>/',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.grep()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Grep',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>:',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.command_history()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Command History',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>n',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.notifications()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Notification History',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>e',
+      function()
+        Snacks.explorer()
+      end,
+      desc = 'File Explorer',
+    },
+    -- find
+    {
+      '<leader>fb',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.buffers()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Buffers',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>fc',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.files { cwd = vim.fn.stdpath 'config' }
+      end,
+      desc = 'Find Config File',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>ff',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.files()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Find Files',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>fg',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_files()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Find Git Files',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>fp',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.projects()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Projects',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>fr',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.recent()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Recent',
+    },
+    -- git
+    {
+      '<leader>gb',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_branches()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Branches',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gl',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_log()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Log',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gL',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_log_line()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Log Line',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gs',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_status()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Status',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gS',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_stash()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Stash',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gd',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_diff()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Diff (Hunks)',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gf',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.git_log_file()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Log File',
+    },
+    -- Grep
+    {
+      '<leader>sb',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lines()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Buffer Lines',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sB',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.grep_buffers()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Grep Open Buffers',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sg',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.grep()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Grep',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sw',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.grep_word()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Visual selection or word',
+      mode = { 'n', 'x' },
+    },
+    -- search
+    {
+      '<leader>s"',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.registers()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Registers',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>s/',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.search_history()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Search History',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sa',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.autocmds()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Autocmds',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sb',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lines()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Buffer Lines',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sc',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.command_history()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Command History',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sC',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.commands()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Commands',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sd',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.diagnostics()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Diagnostics',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sD',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.diagnostics_buffer()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Buffer Diagnostics',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sh',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.help()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Help Pages',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sH',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.highlights()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Highlights',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>si',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.icons()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Icons',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sj',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.jumps()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Jumps',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sk',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.keymaps()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Keymaps',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sl',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.loclist()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Location List',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sm',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.marks()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Marks',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sM',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.man()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Man Pages',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sp',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lazy()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Search for Plugin Spec',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sq',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.qflist()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Quickfix List',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sR',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.resume()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Resume',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>su',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.undo()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Undo History',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>uC',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.colorschemes()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Colorschemes',
+    },
+    -- LSP
+    {
+      'gd',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_definitions()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Goto Definition',
+    },
+    {
+      'gD',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_declarations()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Goto Declaration',
+    },
+    {
+      'gr',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_references()
+      end,
+      nowait = true,
+      desc = 'References',
+    },
+    {
+      'gI',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_implementations()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Goto Implementation',
+    },
+    {
+      'gy',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_type_definitions()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Goto T[y]pe Definition',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>ss',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_symbols()
+      end,
+      desc = 'LSP Symbols',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>sS',
+      function()
+        Snacks.picker.lsp_workspace_symbols()
+      end,
+      desc = 'LSP Workspace Symbols',
+    },
+    -- Other
+    {
+      '<leader>z',
+      function()
+        Snacks.zen()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Toggle Zen Mode',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>Z',
+      function()
+        Snacks.zen.zoom()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Toggle Zoom',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>.',
+      function()
+        Snacks.scratch()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Toggle Scratch Buffer',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>S',
+      function()
+        Snacks.scratch.select()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Select Scratch Buffer',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>n',
+      function()
+        Snacks.notifier.show_history()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Notification History',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>bd',
+      function()
+        Snacks.bufdelete()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Delete Buffer',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>cR',
+      function()
+        Snacks.rename.rename_file()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Rename File',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gB',
+      function()
+        Snacks.gitbrowse()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Git Browse',
+      mode = { 'n', 'v' },
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>gg',
+      function()
+        Snacks.lazygit()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Lazygit',
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>un',
+      function()
+        Snacks.notifier.hide()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Dismiss All Notifications',
+    },
+    {
+      '<c-/>',
+      function()
+        Snacks.terminal()
+      end,
+      desc = 'Toggle Terminal',
+    },
+    {
+      '<c-_>',
+      function()
+        Snacks.terminal()
+      end,
+      desc = 'which_key_ignore',
+    },
+    {
+      ']]',
+      function()
+        Snacks.words.jump(vim.v.count1)
+      end,
+      desc = 'Next Reference',
+      mode = { 'n', 't' },
+    },
+    {
+      '[[',
+      function()
+        Snacks.words.jump(-vim.v.count1)
+      end,
+      desc = 'Prev Reference',
+      mode = { 'n', 't' },
+    },
+    {
+      '<leader>N',
+      desc = 'Neovim News',
+      function()
+        Snacks.win {
+          file = vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file('doc/news.txt', false)[1],
+          width = 0.6,
+          height = 0.6,
+          wo = {
+            spell = false,
+            wrap = false,
+            signcolumn = 'yes',
+            statuscolumn = ' ',
+            conceallevel = 3,
+          },
+        }
+      end,
+    },
+  },
+  init = function()
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('User', {
+      pattern = 'VeryLazy',
+      callback = function()
+        -- Setup some globals for debugging (lazy-loaded)
+        _G.dd = function(...)
+          Snacks.debug.inspect(...)
+        end
+        _G.bt = function()
+          Snacks.debug.backtrace()
+        end
+        vim.print = _G.dd -- Override print to use snacks for `:=` command
+
+        -- Create some toggle mappings
+        Snacks.toggle.option('spell', { name = 'Spelling' }):map '<leader>us'
+        Snacks.toggle.option('wrap', { name = 'Wrap' }):map '<leader>uw'
+        Snacks.toggle.option('relativenumber', { name = 'Relative Number' }):map '<leader>uL'
+        Snacks.toggle.diagnostics():map '<leader>ud'
+        Snacks.toggle.line_number():map '<leader>ul'
+        Snacks.toggle.option('conceallevel', { off = 0, on = vim.o.conceallevel > 0 and vim.o.conceallevel or 2 }):map '<leader>uc'
+        Snacks.toggle.treesitter():map '<leader>uT'
+        Snacks.toggle.option('background', { off = 'light', on = 'dark', name = 'Dark Background' }):map '<leader>ub'
+        Snacks.toggle.inlay_hints():map '<leader>uh'
+        Snacks.toggle.indent():map '<leader>ug'
+        Snacks.toggle.dim():map '<leader>uD'
+      end,
+    })
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/zotcite.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/zotcite.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..569c63a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/zotcite.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+return {
+  {
+    'jalvesaq/zotcite',
+    dependencies = {
+      'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
+      'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
+    },
+    config = function()
+      require('zotcite').setup {
+        -- your options here (see doc/zotcite.txt)
+      }
+    end,
+  },
+}