Daily Driver Neovim Config

This started as a Kickstart.nvim fork and is now a heavily customized Neovim setup focused on a fast, predictable workflow.

Core behavior

• nvim opens an empty working buffer (no auto welcome/dashboard screen).
• nvim <file> opens the file directly.
• Dashboard is manual only: <leader><leader>.
• Leader key is <Space>.

Stack (short version)

• Plugin manager: lazy.nvim
• Pickers/navigation: snacks.nvim (Snacks.picker.*)
• LSP/tooling: Mason + native Neovim LSP (vim.lsp.config / vim.lsp.enable)
• Completion: blink.cmp + optional Codeium
• Syntax/highlighting: Treesitter
• Comments: Comment.nvim (linewise gc / gcc, shell-safe)

Requirements

• Neovim 0.11+
• git
• ripgrep (rg)
• A C compiler is recommended for Treesitter parser builds

Install

macOS / Linux:

git clone <repo-url> ~/.config/nvim
nvim

Windows (PowerShell):

git clone <repo-url> $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim
nvim

First run

On first launch, lazy.nvim bootstraps and installs plugins.

Useful checks:

:Lazy
:Mason
:checkhealth

Daily keys (most useful)

Navigation and windows:

• <C-h> <C-j> <C-k> <C-l>: move between splits
• - or <leader>e: open file explorer (Oil)

Find and search (Snacks):

• <leader>ff: find files
• <leader>sg: grep project
• <leader><space>: buffers
• <leader>?: recent files
• <leader>/: search current buffer
• <leader>fp: projects

LSP:

• gd / gr / gI: definition, references, implementation
• K / gK: hover, signature help
• <leader>rn: rename
• <leader>ca: code action
• <leader>cf: format

Diagnostics:

• [d / ]d: prev/next diagnostic
• <leader>E: diagnostic float
• <leader>q: diagnostics list

Editing and UI:

• gc / gcc: comment selection or line
• <leader>nh: notification history
• <leader>nd: dismiss notifications
• <leader><leader>: open dashboard (manual)

Where to customize

• init.lua: core options, keymaps, LSP, Treesitter
• lua/custom/plugins/*.lua: plugin-specific config

Update and rollback

• Update plugins: :Lazy update
• Update Treesitter parsers: :TSUpdate
• Update Mason packages: :MasonUpdate
• Roll back plugin versions via lazy-lock.json + :Lazy restore