diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
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+-- import plugins
+require("config.plugins")
diff --git a/lua/config/plugins.lua b/lua/config/plugins.lua
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+-- Bootstrap 'mini.nvim' manually in a way that it gets managed by 'mini.deps'
+local mini_path = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/site/pack/deps/start/mini.nvim"
+if not vim.loop.fs_stat(mini_path) then
+    vim.cmd('echo "Installing `mini.nvim`" | redraw')
+    local clone_cmd = {
+        "git",
+        "clone",
+        "--filter=blob:none",
+        "https://github.com/nvim-mini/mini.nvim",
+        mini_path,
+    }
+    vim.fn.system(clone_cmd)
+    vim.cmd("packadd mini.nvim | helptags ALL")
+    vim.cmd('echo "Installed `mini.nvim`" | redraw')
+end
+
+-- Set up 'mini.deps' immediately to have its `now()` and `later()` helpers
+require("mini.deps").setup()
+
+-- Define main config table to be able to use it in scripts
+_G.Config = {}
+
+-- import other plugins
+local r = function(m) require("plugins." .. m) end
+
+local order = {}
+
+for _, m in ipairs(order) do
+    r(m)
+end