diff --git a/home-manager/common/software/cli/neovim.nix b/home-manager/common/software/cli/neovim.nix
index 11b9863d..efb7bf6e 100644
--- a/home-manager/common/software/cli/neovim.nix
+++ b/home-manager/common/software/cli/neovim.nix
@@ -28,4 +28,68 @@
     source = "${pkgs.vimPlugins.nvchad}/";
     target = "./nvim";
   };
+
+  xdg.configFile."nvim-custom-plugins" = {
+    enable = true;
+    target = "./nvim/lua/custom/plugins.lua";
+    text = ''
+local overrides = require("custom.configs.overrides")
+
+---@type NvPluginSpec[]
+local plugins = {
+
+  -- Override plugin definition options
+
+  {
+    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
+    dependencies = {
+      -- format & linting
+      {
+        "jose-elias-alvarez/null-ls.nvim",
+        config = function()
+          require "custom.configs.null-ls"
+        end,
+      },
+    },
+    config = function()
+      require "plugins.configs.lspconfig"
+      require "custom.configs.lspconfig"
+    end, -- Override to setup mason-lspconfig
+  },
+
+  -- override plugin configs
+  {
+    "williamboman/mason.nvim",
+    opts = overrides.mason
+  },
+
+  {
+    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+    opts = overrides.treesitter,
+  },
+
+  {
+    "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
+    opts = overrides.nvimtree,
+  },
+
+  -- Install a plugin
+  {
+    "max397574/better-escape.nvim",
+    event = "InsertEnter",
+    config = function()
+      require("better_escape").setup()
+    end,
+  },
+  
+  -- vim-fugitive for integrated Git
+  {
+    "tpope/vim-fugitive",
+    event = "VeryLazy",
+  }
+}
+
+return plugins
+    '';
+  };
 }