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+# Installation
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Blink uses a prebuilt binary for the fuzzy matcher which will be downloaded automatically when on a tag.
+> You may build from source with rust nightly. See the [fuzzy documentation](./configuration/fuzzy.md) for more information.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Neovim 0.10+
+- Using prebuilt binaries:
+  - curl
+  - git
+- Building from source:
+  - Rust nightly or [rustup](https://rustup.rs/)
+
+## `lazy.nvim`
+
+```lua
+{
+  'saghen/blink.cmp',
+  -- optional: provides snippets for the snippet source
+  dependencies = 'rafamadriz/friendly-snippets',
+
+  -- use a release tag to download pre-built binaries
+  version = '*',
+  -- AND/OR build from source, requires nightly: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/channels.html#working-with-nightly-rust
+  -- build = 'cargo build --release',
+  -- If you use nix, you can build from source using latest nightly rust with:
+  -- build = 'nix run .#build-plugin',
+
+  ---@module 'blink.cmp'
+  ---@type blink.cmp.Config
+  opts = {
+    -- 'default' for mappings similar to built-in completion
+    -- 'super-tab' for mappings similar to vscode (tab to accept, arrow keys to navigate)
+    -- 'enter' for mappings similar to 'super-tab' but with 'enter' to accept
+    -- See the full "keymap" documentation for information on defining your own keymap.
+    keymap = { preset = 'default' },
+
+    appearance = {
+      -- Sets the fallback highlight groups to nvim-cmp's highlight groups
+      -- Useful for when your theme doesn't support blink.cmp
+      -- Will be removed in a future release
+      use_nvim_cmp_as_default = true,
+      -- Set to 'mono' for 'Nerd Font Mono' or 'normal' for 'Nerd Font'
+      -- Adjusts spacing to ensure icons are aligned
+      nerd_font_variant = 'mono'
+    },
+
+    -- Default list of enabled providers defined so that you can extend it
+    -- elsewhere in your config, without redefining it, due to `opts_extend`
+    sources = {
+      default = { 'lsp', 'path', 'snippets', 'buffer' },
+    },
+  },
+  opts_extend = { "sources.default" }
+}
+```
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> On Neovim 0.11+ and Blink.cmp 0.10+, you may skip this step
+
+Setting capabilities for `nvim-lspconfig`:
+
+```lua
+-- LSP servers and clients communicate which features they support through "capabilities".
+--  By default, Neovim supports a subset of the LSP specification.
+--  With blink.cmp, Neovim has *more* capabilities which are communicated to the LSP servers.
+--  Explanation from TJ: https://youtu.be/m8C0Cq9Uv9o?t=1275
+--
+-- This can vary by config, but in general for nvim-lspconfig:
+
+{
+  'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
+  dependencies = { 'saghen/blink.cmp' },
+
+  -- example using `opts` for defining servers
+  opts = {
+    servers = {
+      lua_ls = {}
+    }
+  },
+  config = function(_, opts)
+    local lspconfig = require('lspconfig')
+    for server, config in pairs(opts.servers) do
+      -- passing config.capabilities to blink.cmp merges with the capabilities in your
+      -- `opts[server].capabilities, if you've defined it
+      config.capabilities = require('blink.cmp').get_lsp_capabilities(config.capabilities)
+      lspconfig[server].setup(config)
+    end
+  end
+
+ -- example calling setup directly for each LSP
+  config = function()
+    local capabilities = require('blink.cmp').get_lsp_capabilities()
+    local lspconfig = require('lspconfig')
+
+    lspconfig['lua-ls'].setup({ capabilities = capabilities })
+  end
+}
+```
+
+## `mini.deps`
+
+The following section includes only the installation and, optionally, building of the fuzzy matcher. Check the [lazy.nvim](#lazy.nvim) section for recommended configuration options and setting up `nvim-lspconfig`.
+
+```lua
+-- use a release tag to download pre-built binaries
+MiniDeps.add({
+  source = "saghen/blink.cmp",
+  depends = {
+  "rafamadriz/friendly-snippets",
+  },
+  checkout = "some.version", -- check releases for latest tag
+})
+
+-- OR build from source, requires nightly: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/channels.html#working-with-nightly-rust
+local function build_blink(params)
+  vim.notify('Building blink.cmp', vim.log.levels.INFO)
+  local obj = vim.system({ 'cargo', 'build', '--release' }, { cwd = params.path }):wait()
+  if obj.code == 0 then
+    vim.notify('Building blink.cmp done', vim.log.levels.INFO)
+  else
+    vim.notify('Building blink.cmp failed', vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+  end
+end
+
+MiniDeps.add({
+  source = 'Saghen/blink.cmp',
+  hooks = {
+    post_install = build_blink,
+    post_checkout = build_blink,
+  },
+})
+```