return {
   {
        'williamboman/mason.nvim',
        dependencies = {
            'williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim',
        },

        config = function()

            -- adding cmp_nvim_lsp capabilities to lspconfig should be done before
            -- any language server configuration
            local lspconfig_defaults = require('lspconfig').util.default_config
            lspconfig_defaults.capabilities = vim.tbl_deep_extend(
                'force',
                lspconfig_defaults.capabilities,
                require('cmp_nvim_lsp').default_capabilities()
            )

            -- enable features if there is a language server active on the file
            vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('LspAttach', {
                desc = 'LSP actions',
                callback = function(event)
                    local opts = {buffer = event.buf}

                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'K', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.hover()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[K]nowledge' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'gd', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.definition()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[G]o to [d]efinition' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'gD', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.declaration()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[G]o to [D]eclaration' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'gi', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.implementation()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[G]o to [i]mplementation' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'gT', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.type_definition()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[G]o to [T]ype definition' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'gr', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.references()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[G]o to [r]eferences' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', 'gs', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.signature_help()<cr>', { buffer = event.buf, desc = '[G]o to [S]ignature Help' })
                    vim.keymap.set('n', '<F2>', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.rename()<cr>', opts)
                    vim.keymap.set({'n', 'x'}, '<F3>', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.format({async = true})<cr>', opts)
                    vim.keymap.set('n', '<F4>', '<cmd>lua vim.lsp.buf.code_action()<cr>', opts)
                end,
            })

            local servers = require('configs.lsp-servers')
            local ensure_installed = vim.tbl_keys(servers or {})

            require('mason').setup({})
            require('mason-lspconfig').setup({
                ensure_installed = ensure_installed,
                handlers = {
                    function(server_name)
                        local server = servers[server_name] or {}
                        server.capabilities = vim.tbl_deep_extend(
                            'force',
                            {},
                            lspconfig_defaults.capabilities,
                            server.capabilities or {}
                        )

                        require('lspconfig')[server_name].setup({})
                    end,
                }
            })

            local cmp = require('cmp')

            cmp.setup({
                sources = {
                    {name = 'nvim_lsp'},
                },
                mapping = cmp.mapping.preset.insert({
                    -- Navigate between completion items
                    ['<C-p>'] = cmp.mapping.select_prev_item({behavior = 'select'}),
                    ['<C-n>'] = cmp.mapping.select_next_item({behavior = 'select'}),

                    -- `Enter` key to confirm completion
                    ['<CR>'] = cmp.mapping.confirm({select = false}),

                    -- Ctrl+Space to trigger completion menu
                    ['<C-Space>'] = cmp.mapping.complete(),

                    -- Scroll up and down in the completion documentation
                    ['<C-u>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(-4),
                    ['<C-d>'] = cmp.mapping.scroll_docs(4),
                }),
                snippet = {
                    expand = function(args)
                        vim.snippet.expand(args.body)
                    end,
                },
            })
        end,
    },

    { 'neovim/nvim-lspconfig' },
    { 'hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp' },
    { 'hrsh7th/nvim-cmp' },
}