return {
    -- ========================================
    -- LSP Configuration Override 
    -- ========================================
    {
        -- Status updates for LSP
        { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim', opts = {} },

        -- LSP source for nvim-cmp (ensure this is also listed as dep for nvim-cmp)
        'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
    },
    config = function(_, opts)
        -- Get LSP capabilities, augmented by nvim-cmp
        local capabilities = require('cmp_nvim_lsp').default_capabilities(vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities())

        local servers_to_setup = { 'lua_ls', 'clangd', 'pyright' } -- <-- EXPLICIT LIST HERE

        -- Iterate through the defined servers list and set them up with lspconfig
        for _, server_name in ipairs(servers_to_setup) do
            require('lspconfig')[server_name].setup {
                capabilities = capabilities, -- Pass augmented capabilities
                -- Add any server-specific overrides here if needed
            }
        end

        -- Setup keymaps and diagnostics based on kickstart's original init.lua LSP section
        vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspAttach', {
            group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-attach-override', { clear = true }),
            callback = function(event)
                local map = function(keys, func, desc, mode)
                    mode = mode or 'n'
                    vim.keymap.set(mode, keys, func, { buffer = event.buf, desc = 'LSP: ' .. desc })
                end

                -- Standard LSP keymaps
                map('grn', vim.lsp.buf.rename, '[R]e[n]ame')
                map('gra', vim.lsp.buf.code_action, '[G]oto Code [A]ction', { 'n', 'x' })
                map('grr', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_references, '[G]oto [R]eferences')
                map('gri', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_implementations, '[G]oto [I]mplementation')
                map('grd', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_definitions, '[G]oto [D]efinition')
                map('grD', vim.lsp.buf.declaration, '[G]oto [D]eclaration')
                map('gO', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_document_symbols, 'Open Document Symbols')
                map('gW', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_dynamic_workspace_symbols, 'Open Workspace Symbols')
                map('grt', require('telescope.builtin').lsp_type_definitions, '[G]oto [T]ype Definition')

                -- Highlight references
                local client = vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(event.data.client_id)
                local function client_supports_method(client, method, bufnr)
                    if vim.fn.has 'nvim-0.11' == 1 then
                        return client:supports_method(method, { bufnr = bufnr })
                    else
                        return client.supports_method(method, { bufnr = bufnr })
                    end
                end

                if client and client_supports_method(client, 'textDocument/documentHighlight', event.buf) then
                    local highlight_augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-highlight-override',
                        { clear = false })
                    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(
                        { 'CursorHold', 'CursorHoldI' },
                        { buffer = event.buf, group = highlight_augroup, callback = vim.lsp.buf.document_highlight }
                    )
                    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(
                        { 'CursorMoved', 'CursorMovedI' },
                        { buffer = event.buf, group = highlight_augroup, callback = vim.lsp.buf.clear_references }
                    )
                    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspDetach', {
                        group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('kickstart-lsp-detach-override', { clear = true }),
                        callback = function(event2)
                            vim.lsp.buf.clear_references()
                            vim.api.nvim_clear_autocmds { group = 'kickstart-lsp-highlight-override', buffer = event2.buf }
                        end,
                    })
                end

                -- Inlay hints toggle
                if client and client_supports_method(client, 'textDocument/inlayHint', event.buf) then
                    map('<leader>th', function()
                        vim.lsp.inlay_hint.enable(not vim.lsp.inlay_hint.is_enabled { bufnr = event.buf })
                    end, '[T]oggle Inlay [H]ints')
                end
            end,
        })

        -- Diagnostic configuration
        vim.diagnostic.config {
            severity_sort = true,
            float = { border = 'rounded', source = 'if_many' },
            underline = { severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR },
            signs = vim.g.have_nerd_font and {
                text = {
                    [vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR] = '󰅚 ',
                    [vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN] = '󰀪 ',
                    [vim.diagnostic.severity.INFO] = '󰋽 ',
                    [vim.diagnostic.severity.HINT] = '󰌶 ',
                },
            } or {},
            virtual_text = {
                source = 'if_many',
                spacing = 2,
                format = function(diagnostic)
                    local diagnostic_message = {
                        [vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR] = diagnostic.message,
                        [vim.diagnostic.severity.WARN] = diagnostic.message,
                        [vim.diagnostic.severity.INFO] = diagnostic.message,
                        [vim.diagnostic.severity.HINT] = diagnostic.message,
                    }
                    return diagnostic_message[diagnostic.severity]
                end,
            },
        }
    end, -- End of config function

    -- lazydev setup
    {
        'folke/lazydev.nvim',
        ft = 'lua',
        opts = {
            library = { { path = 'luvit-meta/library', words = { 'vim%.uv' } } },
        },
    },
}