return {
	{
		"vim-fugitive",
		enabled = nixCats("git.merge") or false,
		cmd = { "Git", "Gvdiffsplit" },
	},
	{
		"resolve-nvim",
		enabled = nixCats("git.merge") or false,
		event = { "BufReadPre", "BufNewFile" },
		after = function(plugin)
			require("resolve").setup({
				default_keymaps = false,
				on_conflicts_resolved = function(info)
					-- NOTE: am not sure if i wanna stage files automatically
					-- local filepath = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(info.bufnr)
					-- vim.fn.system({ "git", "add", filepath })
					-- vim.notify("conflicts resolved :3 file staged yayayayy <3", vim.log.levels.INFO)
					vim.notify("conflicts resolved :3", vim.log.levels.INFO)
				end,
			})
		end,
	},
	{
		"gitsigns.nvim",
		enabled = nixCats("git.gitsigns") or false,
		after = function(plugin)
			require("gitsigns").setup({
				signs = {
					add = { text = "┃" },
					change = { text = "┇" },
					delete = { text = "_" },
					topdelete = { text = "‾" },
					changedelete = { text = "~" },
					untracked = { text = "╎" },
				},
				signs_staged = {
					add = { text = "┃" },
					change = { text = "┇" },
					delete = { text = "_" },
					topdelete = { text = "‾" },
					changedelete = { text = "~" },
					untracked = { text = "╎" },
				},
				on_attach = function(bufnr)
					local gitsigns = require("gitsigns")

					-- toggle git blame
					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gb", function()
						local wins = vim.api.nvim_list_wins()
						for _, win in ipairs(wins) do
							local buf = vim.api.nvim_win_get_buf(win)
							local ft = vim.api.nvim_get_option_value("filetype", { buf = buf })
							if ft == "gitsigns-blame" then
								vim.api.nvim_win_close(win, true)
								return
							end
						end
						vim.cmd("Gitsigns blame")
					end)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>bl", gitsigns.toggle_current_line_blame)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "]c", function()
						if vim.wo.diff then
							vim.cmd.normal({ "]c", bang = true })
						else
							gitsigns.nav_hunk("next")
						end
					end)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "[c", function()
						if vim.wo.diff then
							vim.cmd.normal({ "[c", bang = true })
						else
							gitsigns.nav_hunk("prev")
						end
					end)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>hs", gitsigns.stage_hunk)
					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>hu", gitsigns.undo_stage_hunk)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>hS", gitsigns.stage_buffer)
					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>hU", gitsigns.reset_buffer_index)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>hi", gitsigns.toggle_current_line_blame)

					vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>hp", gitsigns.preview_hunk_inline)
				end,
			})
		end,
	},
}