return {
  {
    "telescope.nvim",
    dependencies = {
      -- project management
      {
        "ahmedkhalf/project.nvim",
        opts = {
          manual_mode = true,
        },
        event = "VeryLazy",
        config = function(_, opts)
          require("project_nvim").setup(opts)
          require("lazyvim.util").on_load("telescope.nvim", function()
            require("telescope").load_extension("projects")
          end)
        end,
        keys = {
          { "<leader>fp", "<Cmd>Telescope projects<CR>", desc = "Projects" },
        },
      },
    },
  },

  {
    "goolord/alpha-nvim",
    optional = true,
    opts = function(_, dashboard)
      local button = dashboard.button("p", " " .. " Projects", ":Telescope projects <CR>")
      button.opts.hl = "AlphaButtons"
      button.opts.hl_shortcut = "AlphaShortcut"
      table.insert(dashboard.section.buttons.val, 4, button)
    end,
  },
  {
    "echasnovski/mini.starter",
    optional = true,
    opts = function(_, opts)
      local items = {
        {
          name = "Projects",
          action = "Telescope projects",
          section = string.rep(" ", 22) .. "Telescope",
        },
      }
      vim.list_extend(opts.items, items)
    end,
  },
  {
    "nvimdev/dashboard-nvim",
    optional = true,
    opts = function(_, opts)
      local projects = {
        action = "Telescope projects",
        desc = " Projects",
        icon = " ",
        key = "p",
      }

      projects.desc = projects.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #projects.desc)
      projects.key_format = "  %s"

      table.insert(opts.config.center, 3, projects)
    end,
  },
}