diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cd97582..f6e84ab 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -14,22 +14,13 @@
 # neovim plugins
 ################
 
-# git symbols in the gutter
-[submodule "src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_vim-gitgutter"]
-	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_vim-gitgutter
-	url = https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter.git
-
 # auto close brackets and quotes
-# coding.vim
 [submodule "src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_auto-pairs"]
 	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_auto-pairs
 	url = https://github.com/jiangmiao/auto-pairs
 
 # language smarts
 # coding.lua
-[submodule "src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_nvim-lspconfig"]
-	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-lspconfig
-	url = https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig.git
 [submodule "src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_nvim-cmp"]
 	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-cmp
 	url = https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp.git
@@ -47,7 +38,7 @@
 	url = https://github.com/ledger/vim-ledger.git
 
 # color theme
-# init.lua
+# theme.lua
 [submodule "src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_nvim-noirbuddy"]
 	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-noirbuddy
 	url = https://github.com/jesseleite/nvim-noirbuddy.git
@@ -85,15 +76,9 @@
 [submodule "submodule.src/dot_local/bin/external_inkscape-shortcut-manager.path"]
 	path = src/dot_local/bin/external_inkscape-shortcut-manager
 	url = https://github.com/dogeystamp/inkscape-shortcut-manager
-[submodule "submodule.src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_vim-gitgutter.path"]
-	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_vim-gitgutter
-	url = https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter.git
 [submodule "submodule.src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_auto-pairs.path"]
 	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_auto-pairs
 	url = https://github.com/jiangmiao/auto-pairs
-[submodule "submodule.src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_nvim-lspconfig.path"]
-	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-lspconfig
-	url = https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig.git
 [submodule "submodule.src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/start/external_nvim-cmp.path"]
 	path = src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-cmp
 	url = https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp.git
diff --git a/programs b/programs
index 0f5392f..1dc858c 100644
--- a/programs
+++ b/programs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ xkblayout-state
 xss-lock
 qutebrowser
 neovim
+neovim-lspconfig
+vim-surround
 tree-sitter-grammars
 tmux
 fish
diff --git a/src/dot_config/nvim/init.vim b/src/dot_config/nvim/init.vim
index 65f35b5..30f72af 100644
--- a/src/dot_config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/src/dot_config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -106,3 +106,8 @@ lua require('init')
 " auto-pairs
 packadd auto-pairs
 let g:AutoPairsFlyMode = 0
+
+" disable warnings in health check
+let g:loaded_node_provider = 0
+let g:loaded_perl_provider = 0
+let g:loaded_ruby_provider = 0
diff --git a/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/coding.lua b/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/coding.lua
index c329bcb..6ec50b7 100644
--- a/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/coding.lua
+++ b/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/coding.lua
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ local keymap = confutil.keymap
 -- )
 
 
-------
--- git gutter
-------
-
-vim.cmd.packadd("vim-gitgutter")
-
 ------
 -- syntax highlighting
 ------
@@ -89,7 +83,6 @@ keymap('<leader>dx', vim.diagnostic.open_float, { noremap = true, silent = true
 ------
 -- language server (LSP)
 ------
-vim.cmd.packadd("nvim-lspconfig")
 local nvim_lsp = require('lspconfig')
 
 local on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
@@ -161,7 +154,7 @@ local servers = {
 	-- 	},
 	-- },
 	clangd = {},
-	tsserver = {},
+	ts_ls = {},
 	bashls = {},
 	cssls = {},
 	lua_ls = {
diff --git a/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/theme.lua b/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/theme.lua
index 71228ca..a43effa 100644
--- a/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/theme.lua
+++ b/src/dot_config/nvim/lua/theme.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ vim.cmd.packadd("colorbuddy.nvim")
 
 require("noirbuddy").setup({
 	colors = {
-		primary = "#99AABB"
+		primary = "#99AABB",
+		diagnostic_error = "#ffaaaa",
+		diagnostic_warning = "#aaaaaa",
+		diagnostic_info = "#77aacc",
+		diagnostic_hint = "#77aacc",
 	},
 	styles = {
 		italic = true,
diff --git a/src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-lspconfig b/src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-lspconfig
deleted file mode 160000
index ff97d37..0000000
--- a/src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_nvim-lspconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit ff97d376b1d22b2eaf9274605531babf0cd0cf21
diff --git a/src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_vim-gitgutter b/src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_vim-gitgutter
deleted file mode 160000
index 7b0b509..0000000
--- a/src/dot_local/share/nvim/site/pack/3pp/opt/external_vim-gitgutter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7b0b5098e3e57be86bb96cfbf2b8902381eef57c