return {
  -- CODING
  { "echasnovski/mini.pairs", enabled = false },
  { "echasnovski/mini.surround", enabled = false },
  { "echasnovski/mini.ai", enabled = false },
  -- added numToStr/Comment.nvim to replace the plugins below
  { "echasnovski/mini.comment", enabled = false },
  { "JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring", enabled = false },

  -- EDITOR
  -- remove and replace with nvim-tree; copy config to nvim-tree if possible
  -- { "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim", enabled = false },

  -- LINTING
  { "mfussenegger/nvim-lint", enabled = false },

  -- UI
  { "echasnovski/mini.indentscope", enabled = false },
  { "nvimdev/dashboard-nvim", enabled = false },
  -- add options for alpha-nvim
}