diff --git a/home-environments/radio/files/.config/kak/kakrc b/home-environments/radio/files/.config/kak/kakrc
index 9e45af8..97cac7f 100644
--- a/home-environments/radio/files/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/home-environments/radio/files/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -364,80 +364,41 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=kak %{
   }
 }
 
-# __________ plugins __________
-source "%val{config}/plugins/plug.kak/rc/plug.kak"
-plug "andreyorst/plug.kak" noload # manually installed plugin manager
+hook global KakEnd .* %{
+  evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-save colon'
+  evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-save pipe'
+  evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-save slash'
+} # save kakoune state
 
-# configure this
-plug "occivink/kakoune-phantom-selection" #  work on multiple selections, one at a time
+hook global KakBegin .* %{
+  evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-load colon'
+  evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-load pipe'
+  evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-load slash'
+} # restore kakoune state
 
-plug "maximbaz/surround.kak" # easily surround selections with parentesis or quotes
-
-plug "https://gitlab.com/Screwtapello/kakoune-texinfo" # read info pages inside kakoune
-
-plug "https://gitlab.com/Screwtapello/kakoune-state-save" config %{
-  hook global KakBegin .* %{
-    evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-load colon'
-    evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-load pipe'
-    evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-load slash'
-  }
-
-  hook global KakEnd .* %{
-    evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-save colon'
-    evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-save pipe'
-    evaluate-commands 'state-save-reg-save slash'
-  }
-} # save and restore state between sessions
-
-# plug "https://codeberg.org/anemofilia/relapath.kak" demand relapath %{
-#   alias global cd relapath-change-directory
-#   alias global e relapath-edit
-#   alias global e! relapath-edit-bang
-# 
-#   alias global change-directory relapath-change-directory
-#   alias global edit relapath-edit
-#   alias global edit! relapath-edit-bang
-#   alias global rename-buffer relapath-rename-buffer
-# 
-#   relapath-modelinefmt-replace global
-# } # no dereference symlinks
-
-plug 'delapouite/kakoune-buffers' # ease navigation between opened buffers.
-
-plug "https://gitlab.com/Screwtapello/kakoune-texinfo.git" # texinfo
-
-plug "jpcornwell/kakoune-sokoban" # sokoban because yes
-
-plug "lePerdu/kakboard" config %{
-  hook global WinCreate .* %{ kakboard-enable }
+hook global WinCreate .* %{
+  kakboard-enable
 } # sync clipboards
 
-plug "JJK96/kakoune-rainbow"
-set-option global rainbow_opening "[[(]"
-declare-option str-list rainbow_faces "rgb:a790d3" "rgb:6cdae0" "rgb:ff7f50" \
-                                      "rgb:ffea8c" "rgb:83dcaf" "rgb:eba4d4" \
-                                      "rgb:8b5be7"
 # add coloring to matching parenthesis
+set-option global rainbow_opening "[[(]"
+declare-option str-list rainbow_faces
+  "rgb:a790d3" "rgb:6cdae0" "rgb:ff7f50" \
+  "rgb:ffea8c" "rgb:83dcaf" "rgb:eba4d4" \
+  "rgb:8b5be7"
 
-plug "alexherbo2/auto-pairs.kak" config %{
-  set-option global auto_pairs ( ) { } [ ] '"' '"' "'" "'" ` `
-  hook -group config global BufSetOption filetype=latex %{
-    set-option buffer auto_pairs ( ) [ ] { } '"' '"' $ $
-  }
-  hook -group config global BufSetOption filetype=scheme %{
-    set-option buffer auto_pairs ( ) [ ] { } '"' '"'
-  }
-  hook -group config global BufSetOption filetype=typst %{
-    set-option buffer auto_pairs ( ) [ ] { } '"' '"' $ $ * *
-  }
-  evaluate-commands enable-auto-pairs
-}  # auto-pairing of characters
-
-plug "Delapouite/kakoune-palette" config %{
-  hook global BufOpenFile .*colorscheme.kak %{
-    evaluate-commands palette-gutter
-  }
-} # preview face colors in kakoune
+# auto pairing
+set-option global auto_pairs ( ) { } [ ] '"' '"' "'" "'" ` `
+hook -group config global BufSetOption filetype=latex %{
+  set-option buffer auto_pairs ( ) [ ] { } '"' '"' $ $
+}
+hook -group config global BufSetOption filetype=scheme %{
+  set-option buffer auto_pairs ( ) [ ] { } '"' '"'
+}
+hook -group config global BufSetOption filetype=typst %{
+  set-option buffer auto_pairs ( ) [ ] { } '"' '"' $ $ * *
+}
+evaluate-commands enable-auto-pairs
 
 # __________ lsp __________
 eval %sh{kak-lsp --kakoune -s $kak_session}