diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua
index 1fe0a9e..47321bf 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/ide.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ return {
 			backends = { "treesitter", "lsp", "markdown", "man" },
 		},
 	},
+
+	-- lsp setup
 	{
 		"junnplus/lsp-setup.nvim",
 		dependencies = {
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ return {
 			require("plugins.config.lsp")
 		end,
 	},
+	-- completion setup
 	{
 		"hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
 		branch = "main",
@@ -82,7 +85,88 @@ return {
 		end,
 		event = { "InsertEnter", "CmdlineEnter", "VeryLazy" },
 	},
+
 	-- loading animations for some LSP
 	{ "j-hui/fidget.nvim", config = true, tag = "legacy", event = "VeryLazy" },
-	-- a pretend-lsp for formatters and linters
+
+	-- testing setup
+	{
+		"nvim-neotest/neotest",
+		dependencies = {
+			"nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+			"nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+			"antoinemadec/FixCursorHold.nvim",
+
+			"nvim-neotest/neotest-python",
+		},
+		config = function()
+			require("neotest").setup({
+				adapters = {
+					require("neotest-python"),
+				},
+			})
+			for _, v in pairs(require("lazy").plugins()) do
+				if v[1] == "folke/which-key.nvim" then
+					require("which-key").register({ ["<localleader>t"] = { name = "+test" } })
+					break
+				end
+			end
+		end,
+		keys = {
+			{
+				"<leader>st",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').summary.toggle()<cr>]],
+				desc = "toggle test list",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<leader>sT",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').output_panel.toggle()<cr>]],
+				desc = "toggle test output",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<localleader>to",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').output.open()<cr>]],
+				desc = "toggle test output",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<localleader>tt",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').run.run()<cr>]],
+				desc = "run nearest test",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<localleader>td",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').run.run({strategy = "dap"})<cr>]],
+				desc = "debug nearest test",
+				silent = true,
+			}, -- REQUIRES DAP
+			{
+				"<localleader>tT",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').run.run(vim.fn.expand("%"))<cr>]],
+				desc = "test current file",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<localleader>tr",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').run.run_last()<cr>]],
+				desc = "re-run last test",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<localleader>tw",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').watch.toggle()<cr>]],
+				desc = "watch current test",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+			{
+				"<localleader>tW",
+				[[<cmd>lua require('neotest').watch.toggle(vim.fn.expand("%"))<cr>]],
+				desc = "watch current file",
+				silent = true,
+			},
+		},
+	},
 }