NixVim Add Plugin

Add plugins in the repo's existing NixVim module structure instead of placing ad-hoc config in unrelated files.

Workflow

1. Inspect the existing NixVim layout under home/programs/nixvim/.
2. Place the plugin in the closest concern directory:
   • UI plugins: home/programs/nixvim/plugins/ui/
   • Editing and coding plugins: home/programs/nixvim/plugins/editor/
   • Everything else: home/programs/nixvim/plugins/other/
3. Create one dedicated kebab-case module per plugin.
4. Register that module from the parent default.nix in the same directory.
5. Keep the module focused on one plugin only.

Preferred Configuration Order

Prefer these approaches in order:

1. Use the dedicated NixVim plugin module when available.
2. Use extraPlugins plus extraConfigLua only when NixVim does not expose that plugin yet.

Check the official NixVim plugin docs first. For a plugin named smear-cursor, the canonical page is usually:

text
1https://nix-community.github.io/nixvim/plugins/<plugin-name>/index.html

If the docs show programs.nixvim.plugins.<name>, use that API instead of manual Lua wiring.

Module Patterns

Preferred: dedicated NixVim plugin module

nix
1{ ... }:
2{
3  programs.nixvim.plugins.smear-cursor = {
4    enable = true;
5    settings = { };
6  };
7}

Add only the options you need. Leave settings = { }; empty when defaults are sufficient.

Fallback: plugin package plus Lua setup

Use this only if the plugin is packaged in Nixpkgs but does not have a NixVim module.

nix
1{ pkgs, ... }:
2{
3  programs.nixvim = {
4    extraPlugins = [
5      pkgs.vimPlugins.some-plugin
6    ];
7
8    extraConfigLua = ''
9      require("some_plugin").setup({})
10    '';
11  };
12}

If the plugin package name or Lua module name is unclear, verify both before editing.

Repo Conventions

• Do not edit home/programs/nixvim/default.nix unless the top-level import structure itself changes.
• Prefer adding new plugin modules through:
  • home/programs/nixvim/plugins/ui/default.nix
  • home/programs/nixvim/plugins/editor/default.nix
  • home/programs/nixvim/plugins/other/default.nix
• Match the filename to the plugin, for example smear-cursor.nix.
• Keep comments short and only where they add real value.

Verification

After editing, validate the touched Nix files at minimum:

bash
1nix-instantiate --parse home/programs/nixvim/plugins/ui/example-plugin.nix
2nix-instantiate --parse home/programs/nixvim/plugins/ui/default.nix

If the environment allows fuller evaluation, prefer:

bash
1nix flake check

If a full build is needed, use the repo's standard commands from AGENTS.md.

Typical Request Shapes

• "NixVim で xxx.nvim を入れて"
• "このプラグインを NixVim 方式に直して"
• "extraPlugins じゃなくて NixVim の plugins API を使って"
• "Neovim plugin をこの repo の流儀で追加して"