return {
  -- Main Telescope plugin
  {
    "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
    version = "*",  -- gets latest stable release; "*" is recommended now
    -- alternatively pin to a specific tag if you prefer stability:
    -- tag = "0.2.1",   -- check https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/tags for latest

    dependencies = {
      "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",  -- required

      -- Strongly recommended: much faster fuzzy sorting & matching
      {
        "nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim",
        build = "make",   -- or "cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release" if you prefer
      },

      -- Optional nice-to-haves (uncomment if you want them)
      -- "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",           -- for nicer icons (if you don't have it elsewhere)
      -- "nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim", -- use Telescope for vim.ui.select()
      -- "nvim-telescope/telescope-file-browser.nvim",
    },

    config = function()
      local telescope = require("telescope")

      telescope.setup({
        defaults = {
          -- Some sensible defaults — feel free to customize
          layout_strategy = "horizontal",   -- or "vertical", "bottom_pane", "ivy", etc.
          layout_config = {
            horizontal = { preview_width = 0.55 },
          },
          mappings = {
            i = {
              ["<C-j>"] = "move_selection_next",
              ["<C-k>"] = "move_selection_previous",
            },
          },
          -- path_display = { "truncate" },   -- nicer path shortening
        },

        -- You can add picker-specific configs here too
        pickers = {
          find_files = {
            hidden = true,   -- show dotfiles
          },
        },

        extensions = {
          -- If you add extensions above, configure/load them here
          -- fzf = { fuzzy = true, override_generic_sorter = true, override_file_sorter = true },
          -- ["ui-select"] = { require("telescope.themes").get_dropdown({}) },
        },
      })

      -- Load fzf extension (highly recommended for speed)
      pcall(telescope.load_extension, "fzf")

      -- ADD KEYMAPS HERE
      local builtin = require("telescope.builtin")

      vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ff", builtin.find_files, { desc = "Find files" })
      vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gf", builtin.git_files, { desc = "Find Git files" })
      vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ps", function()
	      builtin.grep_string({ search = vim.fn.input("Grep > ") });
      end)

      -- Optional: load other extensions if you added them
      -- pcall(telescope.load_extension, "ui-select")
      -- pcall(telescope.load_extension, "file_browser")
    end,
  },
}