return {
    'saghen/blink.cmp',
    -- optional: provides snippets for the snippet source
    dependencies = {
        'mikavilpas/blink-ripgrep.nvim',
        'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets',
        { 'L3MON4D3/LuaSnip', version = 'v2.*' }
    },
    -- use a release tag to download pre-built binaries
    version = 'v1.8.*',

    ---@module 'blink-cmp'
    ---@type blink.cmp.Config
    opts = {
        fuzzy = { implementation = 'prefer_rust_with_warning' },

        snippets = {
            preset = 'luasnip',
            active = function(filter)
                local snippet = require('luasnip')
                local blink = require('blink.cmp')
                if snippet.in_snippet() and not blink.is_visible() then
                    return true
                else
                    if not snippet.in_snippet() and vim.fn.mode() == 'n' then snippet.unlink_current() end
                    return false
                end
            end
        },

        cmdline = {
            keymap = { preset = 'cmdline' },
            completion = {
                list = { selection = { preselect = false, auto_insert = true } }
            }
        },
        completion = { list = { selection = { preselect = false, auto_insert = true } } },
        keymap = { preset = 'enter' },
        appearance = {
            use_nvim_cmp_as_default = true,
            nerd_font_variant = 'mono'
        },

        sources = {
            default = { 'lazydev', 'lsp', 'snippets', 'ripgrep', 'path', 'buffer' },
            per_filetype = {
                sql = { 'snippets', 'dadbod', 'buffer', 'ripgrep' },
                mysql = { 'snippets', 'dadbod', 'buffer', 'ripgrep' },
            },
            providers = {
                lazydev = {
                    name = 'LazyDev',
                    module = 'lazydev.integrations.blink',
                    -- make lazydev completions top priority (see `:h blink.cmp`)
                    score_offset = 100,
                },
                ripgrep = {
                    module = 'blink-ripgrep',
                    name = 'Ripgrep',
                    score_offset = -5,
                    -- the options below are optional, some default values are shown
                    ---@module 'blink-ripgrep'
                    ---@type blink-ripgrep.Options
                    opts = {
                        backend = {
                            use = 'ripgrep',
                        },
                        ripgrep = {
                            ignore_paths = {},
                            additional_paths = {},
                            additional_rg_options = {},
                            max_filesize = '1M',
                            project_root_fallback = true,
                            search_casing = '--ignore-case',
                        },
                        project_root_marker = '.git',
                        fallback_to_regex_highlighting = true,
                        toggles = { debug = nil, },
                    },
                    transform_items = function(_, items)
                        for _, item in ipairs(items) do
                            -- example: append a description to easily distinguish rg results
                            item.labelDetails = {
                                description = '(rg)',
                            }
                        end
                        return items
                    end,
                },
                dadbod = {
                    name = 'Dadbod', module = 'vim_dadbod_completion.blink'
                },
            },
        },

        signature = { enabled = true }
    },
}