Repackaging a Neovim distribution as a plugin

Most Neovim distributions ship as a repo you clone into ~/.config/nvim, which makes your config and their distribution the same git repository. Splitting them into a plugin plus a starter template fixes that — here’s why, and how.

August 19, 2026 · 13 min · Omar Crosby

Yoda: what I learned making a Neovim distribution modular

yoda.nvim is a Neovim distribution built from a family of independently useful plugins — yoda-core, yoda-window, yoda-logging, yoda-diagnostics, yoda-terminal, and adapters. Modularity was the design goal, not a refactor after the fact.

July 4, 2026 · 3 min · Omar Crosby