diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/neovim/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/neovim/default.nix
index 4040cf9fa..392a5f142 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/neovim/default.nix
@@ -1,87 +1,10 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+moduleArgs@{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
   inherit (builtins) map;
   inherit (lib) concatMapStrings mkIf optionalString;
   # this structure roughly mirrors home-manager's `programs.neovim.plugins` option
-  plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [
-    {
-      # docs: fzf-vim (fuzzy finder): https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim
-      plugin = fzf-vim;
-    }
-    {
-      # treesitter syntax highlighting: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Tree_sitters
-      # docs: https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter
-      # config taken from: https://github.com/i077/system/blob/master/modules/home/neovim/default.nix
-      # this is required for tree-sitter to even highlight
-      # XXX(2024/06/03): `unison` removed because it doesn't cross compile
-      plugin = nvim-treesitter.withPlugins (_: (lib.filter (p: p.pname != "unison-grammar") nvim-treesitter.allGrammars) ++ [
-        # XXX: this is apparently not enough to enable syntax highlighting!
-        # nvim-treesitter ships its own queries which may be distinct from e.g. helix.
-        # the queries aren't included when i ship the grammar in this manner
-        pkgs.tree-sitter-nix-shell
-      ]);
-      type = "lua";
-      config = ''
-        -- lifted mostly from readme: <https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter>
-        require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
-          highlight = {
-            enable = true,
-            -- disable treesitter on Rust so that we can use SyntaxRange
-            -- and leverage TeX rendering in rust projects
-            disable = { "rust", "tex", "latex" },
-            -- disable = { "tex", "latex" },
-            -- true to also use builtin vim syntax highlighting when treesitter fails
-            additional_vim_regex_highlighting = false
-          },
-          incremental_selection = {
-            enable = true,
-            keymaps = {
-              init_selection = "gnn",
-              node_incremental = "grn",
-              scope_incremental = "grc",
-              node_decremental = "grm"
-            }
-          },
-          indent = {
-            enable = true,
-            disable = {}
-          }
-        }
-
-        vim.o.foldmethod = 'expr'
-        vim.o.foldexpr = 'nvim_treesitter#foldexpr()'
-      '';
-    }
-    {
-      # docs: tex-conceal-vim: https://github.com/KeitaNakamura/tex-conceal.vim/
-      plugin = tex-conceal-vim;
-      type = "viml";
-      config = ''
-        " present prettier fractions
-        let g:tex_conceal_frac=1
-      '';
-    }
-    {
-      # source: <https://github.com/LnL7/vim-nix>
-      # fixes auto-indent (incl tab size) when editing .nix files
-      plugin = vim-nix;
-    }
-    {
-      # docs: surround-nvim: https://github.com/ur4ltz/surround.nvim/
-      # docs: vim-surround: https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround
-      plugin = vim-surround;
-    }
-    {
-      plugin = vim-SyntaxRange;
-      type = "viml";
-      config = ''
-        " enable markdown-style codeblock highlighting for tex code
-        autocmd BufEnter * call SyntaxRange#Include('```tex', '```', 'tex', 'NonText')
-        " autocmd Syntax tex set conceallevel=2
-      '';
-    }
-  ];
+  plugins = import ./plugins.nix moduleArgs;
   plugin-packages = map (p: p.plugin) plugins;
   plugin-config-viml = concatMapStrings (p: optionalString (p.type or "" == "viml") p.config) plugins;
   plugin-config-lua = concatMapStrings (p: optionalString (p.type or "" == "lua") p.config) plugins;
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/neovim/plugins.nix b/hosts/common/programs/neovim/plugins.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a69e3783f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/neovim/plugins.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+with pkgs.vimPlugins;
+[
+  {
+    # docs: fzf-vim (fuzzy finder): https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim
+    plugin = fzf-vim;
+  }
+  {
+    # treesitter syntax highlighting: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Tree_sitters
+    # docs: https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter
+    # config taken from: https://github.com/i077/system/blob/master/modules/home/neovim/default.nix
+    # this is required for tree-sitter to even highlight
+    plugin = nvim-treesitter.withPlugins (_: nvim-treesitter.allGrammars ++ [
+      # XXX: this is apparently not enough to enable syntax highlighting!
+      # nvim-treesitter ships its own queries which may be distinct from e.g. helix.
+      # the queries aren't included when i ship the grammar in this manner
+      pkgs.tree-sitter-nix-shell
+    ]);
+    type = "lua";
+    config = ''
+      -- lifted mostly from readme: <https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter>
+      require'nvim-treesitter.configs'.setup {
+        highlight = {
+          enable = true,
+          -- disable treesitter on Rust so that we can use SyntaxRange
+          -- and leverage TeX rendering in rust projects
+          disable = { "rust", "tex", "latex" },
+          -- disable = { "tex", "latex" },
+          -- true to also use builtin vim syntax highlighting when treesitter fails
+          additional_vim_regex_highlighting = false
+        },
+        incremental_selection = {
+          enable = true,
+          keymaps = {
+            init_selection = "gnn",
+            node_incremental = "grn",
+            scope_incremental = "grc",
+            node_decremental = "grm"
+          }
+        },
+        indent = {
+          enable = true,
+          disable = {}
+        }
+      }
+
+      vim.o.foldmethod = 'expr'
+      vim.o.foldexpr = 'nvim_treesitter#foldexpr()'
+    '';
+  }
+  {
+    # docs: tex-conceal-vim: https://github.com/KeitaNakamura/tex-conceal.vim/
+    plugin = tex-conceal-vim;
+    type = "viml";
+    config = ''
+      " present prettier fractions
+      let g:tex_conceal_frac=1
+    '';
+  }
+  {
+    # source: <https://github.com/LnL7/vim-nix>
+    # fixes auto-indent (incl tab size) when editing .nix files
+    plugin = vim-nix;
+  }
+  {
+    # docs: surround-nvim: https://github.com/ur4ltz/surround.nvim/
+    # docs: vim-surround: https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround
+    plugin = vim-surround;
+  }
+  {
+    plugin = vim-SyntaxRange;
+    type = "viml";
+    config = ''
+      " enable markdown-style codeblock highlighting for tex code
+      autocmd BufEnter * call SyntaxRange#Include('```tex', '```', 'tex', 'NonText')
+      " autocmd Syntax tex set conceallevel=2
+    '';
+  }
+]