return {
  {
    enabled = false,
    'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
    lazy = false,
    dependencies = {
      { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' },
      {
        'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim',
        build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release',
      },
      { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim' },
      {
        'prochri/telescope-all-recent.nvim',
        lazy = false,
        dependencies = {
          'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
          'kkharji/sqlite.lua',
        },
        after = { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim' },
        opts = {},
      },
    },
    config = function(spec, _)
      require('telescope').setup({
        defaults = require('telescope.themes').get_ivy({
          prompt = false,
          borderchars = {
            preview = { '─', '│', '─', '│', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└' },
          },
        }),

        extensions = {
          wrap_results = true,

          fzf = {},

          ['ui-select'] = {
            require('telescope.themes').get_ivy({
              prompt = false,
              -- sharp edges please
              borderchars = {
                preview = { '─', '│', '─', '│', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└' },
              },
              layout_config = { height = 9 },
            }),
          },
        },
      })

      pcall(require('telescope').load_extension, 'fzf')
      pcall(require('telescope').load_extension, 'ui-select')

      -- user commands
      vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(
        'F',
        'Telescope find_files search_dirs=<args>',
        { desc = 'Telescope find_files', nargs = '?' }
      )
      vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(
        'G',
        'Telescope live_grep search_dirs=<args>',
        { desc = 'Telescope live_grep', nargs = '?' }
      )

      -- keymaps
      local builtin = require('telescope.builtin')
      for _, o in ipairs(spec.keys) do
        if not o[2] then
          local mod = vim.split(o.desc, ': ')[2]
          vim.keymap.set(o.mode, o[1], builtin[mod], { desc = o.desc })
        end
      end

      -- highlights
      vim.schedule(function()
        vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'TelescopeBorder', { fg = 'NvimDarkGrey4', force = true })
        vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'TelescopeTitle', { fg = 'NvimLightMagenta', force = true })
        vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'NormalFloat', { link = 'TelescopeNormal', force = true })
      end)
    end,
    keys = {
      { mode = 'n', ';/', desc = 'telescope: current_buffer_fuzzy_find' },
      { mode = 'n', ';b', desc = 'telescope: buffers' },
      { mode = 'n', ';f', desc = 'telescope: find_files' },
      { mode = 'n', ';g', desc = 'telescope: live_grep' },
      { mode = 'n', ';d', desc = 'telescope: diagnostics' },
      {
        mode = 'n',
        ';v',
        function()
          require('telescope.builtin').find_files({
            prompt_title = 'vimrc',
            search_dirs = {
              vim.fn.stdpath('config'),
            },
          })
        end,
        desc = 'telescope: vim_config',
      },
      {
        mode = 'n',
        ';;t',
        '<cmd>Telescope<cr>',
        desc = 'telescope: select (interactive)',
      },
      {
        mode = 'n',
        ';;f',
        function()
          local dir
          if vim.opt.filetype:get() == 'oil' then
            dir = require('oil').get_current_dir()
          else
            dir = vim.fn.expand('%:p')
          end
          _G.feedkeys(':Telescope find_files search_dirs=' .. dir)
        end,
        desc = 'telescope: find_files (interactive)',
      },
      {
        mode = 'n',
        ';;g',
        function()
          local dir
          if vim.opt.filetype:get() == 'oil' then
            dir = require('oil').get_current_dir()
          else
            dir = vim.fn.expand('%:p')
          end
          _G.feedkeys(':Telescope live_grep search_dirs=' .. dir)
        end,
        desc = 'telescope: live_grep (interactive)',
      },
    },
  },
}