🐍 Jaded's Neovim Configuration

Strike fast. Code faster!

A modern, feature-rich Neovim configuration built with Lua, optimized for web development, Python, and database work. This config was modernized and enhanced with AI assistance to follow 2024-2025 best practices.

✨ Features

🎨 Modern UI: Beautiful dashboard with snacks.nvim, lualine statusline, and tokyonight theme
🌳 Tree-sitter: Superior syntax highlighting and code understanding
🔍 Fuzzy Finding: Telescope for files, text, and buffers
🗂️ Dual File Explorers: oil.nvim (buffer-based) and mini.files (column view)
📝 LSP Integration: Full language server support via mason.nvim
🤖 Auto-completion: blink.cmp - Modern, blazingly fast completion engine
🎯 Code Navigation: Trouble for diagnostics, Aerial for symbols
🔧 Formatting & Linting: conform.nvim + nvim-lint with auto-format on save
🌿 Git Integration: Gitsigns, diffview, lazygit for TUI, gitbrowse for GitHub/GitLab
🐛 Debugging: Full DAP support with nvim-dap, dap-ui, and virtual text
🧪 Testing: Integrated test runner with neotest (Jest, Vitest, Python, Go)
🤖 AI Assistance: GitHub Copilot with chat interface for code generation and explanations
💾 Session Management: Automatic project session persistence and restoration
🔨 Advanced Refactoring: Extract functions, inline variables, and more with refactoring.nvim
📋 TODO Tracking: Highlighted TODO/FIXME/HACK comments with Telescope integration
📝 Markdown Preview: Live preview with peek.nvim and GitHub-style rendering
🌐 REST Client: Test APIs with .http files using kulala.nvim
🪟 Smart Splits: Seamless navigation between Neovim and tmux splits
⚡ Performance: Bigfile handling, optimized lazy loading
🎭 Focus Mode: Zen mode with dimming for distraction-free coding
🗄️ Database UI: Built-in database explorer
🎹 Keybinding Helper: which-key for discoverability

📦 Plugin List

Core

lazy.nvim - Modern plugin manager
plenary.nvim - Lua utilities

LSP & Completion

nvim-lspconfig - LSP client configuration
mason.nvim - Package manager for LSP/DAP/linters
mason-lspconfig.nvim - Bridge between mason and lspconfig
blink.cmp - Modern, fast completion engine
friendly-snippets - Snippet collection
typescript-tools.nvim - Enhanced TypeScript/JavaScript LSP with inlay hints

Syntax & Highlighting

nvim-treesitter - Tree-sitter integration
nvim-treesitter-textobjects - Textobject definitions
render-markdown.nvim - Beautiful inline markdown rendering

File Navigation

telescope.nvim - Fuzzy finder
oil.nvim - Edit filesystem like a buffer
mini.files - Column-based file manager

Git

gitsigns.nvim - Git decorations and hunk operations
diffview.nvim - Superior diff viewer and merge conflict resolution
snacks.nvim (lazygit) - Lazygit integration
snacks.nvim (gitbrowse) - Open files in GitHub/GitLab

Debugging 🆕

nvim-dap - Debug Adapter Protocol client
nvim-dap-ui - Visual debugging UI
nvim-dap-virtual-text - Inline variable values during debugging
mason-nvim-dap - Auto-install debuggers via Mason

Testing 🆕

neotest - Extensible test runner framework
neotest-jest - Jest adapter
neotest-vitest - Vitest adapter
neotest-python - Python pytest/unittest adapter
neotest-go - Go testing adapter

AI Assistance 🆕

copilot.lua - GitHub Copilot integration
CopilotChat.nvim - Chat interface for Copilot

Code Quality

conform.nvim - Code formatting
nvim-lint - Asynchronous linting
refactoring.nvim - Advanced refactoring operations 🆕
todo-comments.nvim - Highlight and search TODO comments 🆕

Code Navigation & Diagnostics

trouble.nvim - Beautiful diagnostics list
aerial.nvim - Code outline sidebar

Editing

nvim-autopairs - Auto-close brackets
Comment.nvim - Smart commenting
mini.surround - Surround operations
mini.ai - Extended textobjects
smart-splits.nvim - Smart split navigation and resizing (tmux-aware) 🆕

UI & UX

noice.nvim - Enhanced UI for messages/cmdline
snacks.nvim - Collection of QoL features
lualine.nvim - Statusline
tokyonight.nvim - Colorscheme
which-key.nvim - Keybinding popup

Session Management 🆕

persistence.nvim - Automatic session management per project

Utilities

toggleterm.nvim - Terminal integration
mini.jump2d - Quick navigation
mini.bracketed - Navigate with brackets
mini.hipatterns - Highlight color codes
mini.trailspace - Whitespace management

Tools 🆕

kulala.nvim - REST client for .http files
peek.nvim - Live Markdown preview with GitHub-style rendering

Database

vim-dadbod - Database interface
vim-dadbod-ui - Database UI
vim-dadbod-completion - SQL completion

🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

Neovim >= 0.9.4 (0.10+ recommended)
Git
A Nerd Font (optional but recommended)
ripgrep (for Telescope grep)
Node.js (for some LSP servers)
Deno (for peek.nvim markdown preview): brew install deno
GitHub Copilot subscription (optional, for AI features)

Install

# Backup existing config
mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup

# Clone this config
git clone https://github.com/jaded423/nvim-config.git ~/.config/nvim

# Start Neovim - plugins will auto-install
nvim

Post-Install

Install Language Servers
```
:Mason
```
Install servers for your languages (ts_ls, eslint, pyright, etc.)
Install Formatters/Linters Via Mason or your package manager:
- prettier - JS/TS/JSON/CSS/Markdown
- stylua - Lua
- black + isort - Python
- eslint_d - JS/TS linting
- pylint - Python linting
Install Debuggers (optional, for nvim-dap)
```
:Mason
```
Install debuggers: python, node2, js, chrome, firefox
Setup GitHub Copilot (optional)
```
:Copilot setup
```
Follow the authentication flow to connect your GitHub account.

Install External Tools (optional but recommended)

brew install lazygit deno  # macOS
# or see respective project pages

⌨️ Keybindings

Leader key: <Space>

General

Key	Action
`<leader>?`	Show all keybindings (which-key)
`<leader>w`	Save file
`<leader>q`	Quit

File Navigation

Key	Action
`<leader>ff`	Find files
`<leader>fg`	Live grep (search text)
`<leader>fb`	Find buffers
`<leader>fo`	Recent files
`-`	Open oil.nvim (parent directory)
`<leader>-`	Open oil.nvim (floating)
`<leader>fm`	Open mini.files (current file dir)
`<leader>fM`	Open mini.files (cwd)
`<leader>fj` / `<leader>jf`	Built-in file explorer

Buffer Management

Key	Action
`<leader>bn`	Next buffer
`<leader>bp`	Previous buffer
`<leader>bd`	Delete buffer

Window Navigation

Key	Action
`<C-h>`	Move to left window
`<C-l>`	Move to right window
`<C-j>`	Move to bottom window
`<C-k>`	Move to top window

Git

Key	Action
`]c` / `[c`	Next/previous hunk
`<leader>hs`	Stage hunk
`<leader>hr`	Reset hunk
`<leader>hp`	Preview hunk
`<leader>hb`	Blame line
`<leader>tb`	Toggle line blame
`<leader>gg`	Open lazygit
`<leader>gb`	Git browse (open in GitHub)
`<leader>gB`	Git blame line (inline)

LSP

Key	Action
`gd`	Go to definition
`gr`	Go to references
`K`	Hover documentation
`<leader>rn`	Rename
`<leader>ca`	Code action
`<leader>cf`	Format buffer
`<leader>cl`	Trigger linting

Diagnostics & Navigation

Key	Action
`<leader>xx`	Toggle diagnostics (Trouble)
`<leader>xX`	Buffer diagnostics (Trouble)
`<leader>a`	Toggle aerial (symbols)
`[a` / `]a`	Previous/next symbol
`[d` / `]d`	Previous/next diagnostic (mini.bracketed)
`[b` / `]b`	Previous/next buffer (mini.bracketed)

Editing

Key	Action
`gcc`	Toggle comment (line)
`gc` (visual)	Toggle comment (selection)
`sa{motion}`	Add surrounding
`sd{char}`	Delete surrounding
`sr{old}{new}`	Replace surrounding
`<` / `>` (visual)	Indent left/right (keeps selection)

Utilities

Key	Action
`<C-\>`	Toggle terminal (toggleterm)
`<C-/>`	Toggle terminal (snacks)
`<leader>z`	Toggle zen mode
`<leader>Z`	Toggle zoom
`<leader>.`	Toggle scratch buffer
`<leader>N`	Notification history
`<CR>`	Start jump2d navigation

Database

Key	Action
`<leader>db`	Open Database UI
`<leader>dt`	Toggle Database UI
`<leader>df`	Find Database Buffer

Debugging 🆕

Key	Action
`<leader>db`	Toggle breakpoint
`<leader>dc`	Continue
`<leader>di`	Step into
`<leader>do`	Step over
`<leader>dO`	Step out
`<leader>dr`	Toggle REPL
`<leader>dl`	Run last
`<leader>du`	Toggle DAP UI
`<leader>dx`	Terminate debugger

Testing 🆕

Key	Action
`<leader>tt`	Run nearest test
`<leader>tf`	Run current test file
`<leader>ta`	Run all tests
`<leader>ts`	Toggle test summary
`<leader>to`	Show test output
`<leader>tO`	Toggle output panel
`<leader>tS`	Stop test
`<leader>tw`	Toggle watch mode

AI Assistance 🆕

Key	Action
`<M-l>`	Accept suggestion
`<M-]>`	Next suggestion
`<M-[>`	Previous suggestion
`<leader>ai`	Toggle Copilot Chat
`<leader>aq`	Quick chat
`<leader>ap`	Copilot actions (popup)
`<leader>ax`	Clear chat

Session Management 🆕

Key	Action
`<leader>qs`	Restore session
`<leader>qS`	Select session
`<leader>ql`	Restore last session
`<leader>qd`	Don't save current

Refactoring 🆕

Key	Action
`<leader>re`	Extract function (visual)
`<leader>rf`	Extract to file (visual)
`<leader>rv`	Extract variable (visual)
`<leader>ri`	Inline variable
`<leader>rI`	Inline function
`<leader>rb`	Extract block
`<leader>rbf`	Extract block to file
`<leader>rr`	Refactor menu (Telescope)

TODO Comments 🆕

Key	Action
`]t` / `[t`	Next/previous todo
`<leader>xt`	Todo list (Trouble)
`<leader>xT`	Todo/Fix/Fixme (Trouble)
`<leader>st`	Todo search (Telescope)
`<leader>sT`	Todo/Fix/Fixme (Telescope)

Markdown & REST 🆕

Key	Action
`<leader>mp`	Toggle markdown preview
`<leader>kr`	Run HTTP request
`<leader>ka`	Run all HTTP requests
`<leader>kt`	Toggle response view
`<leader>kc`	Copy as cURL
`]k` / `[k`	Next/previous request

Split Navigation 🆕

Key	Action
`<C-Arrow>`	Resize splits
`<A-h/j/k/l>`	Move between splits
`<leader><leader>h/j/k/l`	Swap buffers

📁 Structure

~/.config/nvim/
├── init.lua                       # Entry point
├── lazy-lock.json                # Plugin versions (auto-generated)
└── lua/
    ├── config/
    │   ├── options.lua           # Vim options
    │   ├── keymaps.lua           # Keybindings
    │   ├── autocmds.lua          # Autocommands
    │   └── lazy.lua              # Plugin manager setup
    └── plugins/
        ├── ai/ 🆕                # AI assistance plugins
        │   └── copilot.lua       # Copilot + CopilotChat
        ├── coding/               # Code enhancement plugins
        │   ├── render-markdown.lua
        │   ├── syntax.lua        # Tree-sitter
        │   ├── todo-comments.lua 🆕
        │   ├── refactoring.lua   🆕
        │   └── peek.lua          🆕
        ├── debug/ 🆕             # Debugging tools
        │   └── nvim-dap.lua      # DAP + UI + virtual text
        ├── editor/               # Editor enhancements
        │   ├── editor.lua        # Autopairs, comments, oil
        │   ├── mini.lua          # mini.nvim modules
        │   └── smart-splits.lua  🆕
        ├── git/                  # Git integration
        │   ├── git.lua           # Gitsigns
        │   └── diffview.lua      🆕
        ├── lsp/                  # Language servers
        │   ├── lsp.lua           # LSP configuration
        │   ├── completion.lua    # blink.cmp
        │   ├── formatting.lua    # conform + nvim-lint
        │   └── typescript-tools.lua 🆕
        ├── navigation/           # File & code navigation
        │   ├── telescope.lua
        │   └── navigation.lua    # Trouble + Aerial
        ├── session/ 🆕           # Session management
        │   └── persistence.lua
        ├── testing/ 🆕           # Test framework
        │   └── neotest.lua       # Neotest + adapters
        ├── tools/ 🆕             # Utility tools
        │   └── kulala.lua        # REST client
        ├── ui/                   # User interface
        │   ├── colorscheme.lua
        │   ├── lualine.lua
        │   ├── noice.lua
        │   └── snacks.lua
        └── keybindings.lua       # which-key

🎨 Customization

Change Colorscheme

Edit lua/plugins/colorscheme.lua:

return {
  "folke/tokyonight.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("tokyonight").setup({
      style = "night", -- or "storm", "moon", "day"
    })
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("tokyonight-night")
  end,
}

Disable Format on Save

:FormatDisable        " Disable for current buffer
:FormatDisable!       " Disable globally
:FormatEnable         " Re-enable

Add More LSP Servers

Edit lua/plugins/lsp.lua and add to ensure_installed:

ensure_installed = {
  "ts_ls",
  "rust_analyzer",  -- Add your server
},

Toggle Features

Many features can be toggled via snacks.nvim's toggle system or which-key.

🤖 AI-Assisted Modernization

This configuration was comprehensively upgraded by Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) on October 1, 2024. The modernization process included:

Phase 1: Critical Updates

✅ Replaced vim-polyglot with modern nvim-treesitter
✅ Fixed duplicate keybindings and lazy loading conflicts
✅ Added gitsigns.nvim for essential git integration
✅ Integrated oil.nvim for vim-native file exploration

Phase 2: Enhanced Development Tools

✅ Added conform.nvim for code formatting (replacing null-ls)
✅ Added nvim-lint for asynchronous linting
✅ Integrated trouble.nvim for beautiful diagnostics
✅ Added aerial.nvim for code outline/symbols
✅ Implemented which-key.nvim for keybinding discoverability

Phase 3: Snacks.nvim Feature Expansion

Expanded from 5 to 15+ snacks.nvim features:

✅ Performance: bigfile, bufdelete, quickfile
✅ Visual: indent, scroll, animate, statuscolumn, dim, zen
✅ Git: lazygit, gitbrowse
✅ Utilities: terminal, toggle, scope, scratch

Phase 4: Mini.nvim Ecosystem

✅ Added mini.surround for surrounding operations
✅ Added mini.ai for powerful textobjects
✅ Added mini.files as alternative file manager
✅ Added mini.jump2d for quick navigation
✅ Added mini.bracketed for bracket-based navigation
✅ Added mini.hipatterns for color highlighting
✅ Added mini.trailspace for whitespace management

Phase 5: Professional Development Tools (October 2025) 🆕

Based on comprehensive research of the 2024-2025 Neovim ecosystem, added enterprise-grade development capabilities:

Debugging & Testing:

✅ Integrated nvim-dap ecosystem - Full DAP debugging with UI, virtual text, and Mason integration
✅ Added neotest framework - Unified testing for Jest, Vitest, Python, and Go

AI & Productivity:

✅ Implemented copilot.lua + CopilotChat.nvim - GitHub Copilot with chat interface
✅ Added persistence.nvim - Automatic session management per project

Code Quality & Refactoring:

✅ Integrated refactoring.nvim - Extract functions, inline variables, advanced refactoring
✅ Added todo-comments.nvim - Highlighted TODO/FIXME/HACK tracking with Telescope integration

Enhanced Git Workflow:

✅ Added diffview.nvim - Superior diff viewer with 3-way merge conflict resolution

TypeScript/JavaScript:

✅ Upgraded to typescript-tools.nvim - Enhanced TS/JS LSP with inlay hints and fast performance

Developer Tools:

✅ Added kulala.nvim - REST client for .http files (API testing)
✅ Added peek.nvim - Live Markdown preview with GitHub-style rendering
✅ Added smart-splits.nvim - Seamless Neovim ↔ tmux navigation

Architectural Improvements:

✅ Reorganized plugins into 12 logical categories (added: ai/, debug/, testing/, session/, tools/)
✅ Upgraded completion engine from nvim-cmp to blink.cmp for better performance
✅ Comprehensive keybinding documentation for all new features

Why These Plugins?

Selection Criteria:

Active Maintenance: All plugins actively maintained in 2024-2025
Community Validation: 1000+ stars or significant community buzz
Best-in-Class: Industry-leading solutions in their categories
Non-Redundant: Fill gaps without duplicating existing functionality
Modern APIs: Use latest Neovim 0.10+ features and APIs

Impact:

Professional Debugging: Set breakpoints, inspect variables, step through code like VS Code
Integrated Testing: Run tests inline with real-time feedback
AI-Assisted Coding: Leverage GitHub Copilot for code generation and explanations
Advanced Refactoring: Professional-grade code restructuring tools
Complete Git Workflow: From hunks to diffs to merge conflicts
API Development: Test REST APIs without leaving Neovim

Methodology

The AI assistant:

Analyzed the existing configuration structure
Researched current Neovim best practices (2024-2025)
Identified gaps and deprecated patterns
Implemented changes in 5 tested phases
Verified functionality after each phase
Maintained the original config structure and organization

All changes follow modern Neovim conventions and are fully tested.

🐛 Troubleshooting

Plugins not installing?

:Lazy sync

LSP not working?

Check server is installed: :Mason
Check LSP status: :LspInfo
Restart LSP: :LspRestart

Tree-sitter errors?

:TSUpdate

Format not working?

Ensure formatters are installed:

:ConformInfo

📝 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

🙏 Credits

Configuration maintained by @jaded423
Modernized with assistance from Claude (Anthropic)
Built on the excellent Neovim plugin ecosystem

🔗 Resources

Enjoy your modern Neovim setup! 🚀

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 42 Commits
.claude/sessions		.claude/sessions
.github/workflows		.github/workflows
docs		docs
lua		lua
.gitattributes		.gitattributes
.gitignore		.gitignore
AGENTS.md		AGENTS.md
CLAUDE.md		CLAUDE.md
GEMINI.md		GEMINI.md
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
init.lua		init.lua

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🐍 Jaded's Neovim Configuration

✨ Features

📦 Plugin List

Core

LSP & Completion

Syntax & Highlighting

File Navigation

Git

Debugging 🆕

Testing 🆕

AI Assistance 🆕

Code Quality

Code Navigation & Diagnostics

Editing

UI & UX

Session Management 🆕

Utilities

Tools 🆕

Database

🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

Install

Post-Install

⌨️ Keybindings

General

File Navigation

Buffer Management

Window Navigation

Git

LSP

Diagnostics & Navigation

Editing

Utilities

Database

Debugging 🆕

Testing 🆕

AI Assistance 🆕

Session Management 🆕

Refactoring 🆕

TODO Comments 🆕

Markdown & REST 🆕

Split Navigation 🆕

📁 Structure

🎨 Customization

Change Colorscheme

Disable Format on Save

Add More LSP Servers

Toggle Features

🤖 AI-Assisted Modernization

Phase 1: Critical Updates

Phase 2: Enhanced Development Tools

Phase 3: Snacks.nvim Feature Expansion

Phase 4: Mini.nvim Ecosystem

Phase 5: Professional Development Tools (October 2025) 🆕

Why These Plugins?

Methodology

🐛 Troubleshooting

Plugins not installing?

LSP not working?

Tree-sitter errors?

Format not working?

📝 License

🙏 Credits

🔗 Resources

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