return {
  {
    -- dir = "~/dev/plugins/ashen.nvim/",
    "ficcdaf/ashen.nvim",
    -- only for debugging
    dependencies = {
      "folke/snacks.nvim",
    },
    dev = true,
    -- opts = {
    --   transparent = false,
    --   colors = {
    --     -- background = "#121212",
    --     -- background = "#131313",
    --     -- background = "#000000",
    --     -- background = "#1e1d2d",
    --   },
    --   hl = {
    --     -- force_override = { Cursor = { nil, "#FFFFFF" } },
    --     -- merge_override = { Normal = { nil, "#FFFFFF" } },
    --   },
    --   terminal = {
    --     enabled = true,
    --     colors = {
    --       -- [4] = "#FFFFFF",
    --     },
    --   },
    -- },
  },
  {
    "LazyVim/LazyVim",
    -- dependencies = {
    --   "fiddaf/ashen.nvim",
    -- },
    opts = {
      colorscheme = "ashen",
    },
  },
}