diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.vim b/.config/nvim/init.vim
index f75bda8..73e0f32 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Plug 'rhysd/vim-grammarous', { 'for': ['markdown', 'txt'], 'on': 'Goyo' } " inte
 " RMarkdown & LaTeX workflow
 Plug 'vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc-syntax'
 Plug 'vim-pandoc/vim-pandoc'
-Plug 'vim-pandoc/vim-rmarkdown'
+" Plug 'vim-pandoc/vim-rmarkdown'
 
 " Note-Taking Workflow
 Plug 'lervag/wiki.vim'
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ augroup load_ide_features
                      \| autocmd! load_ide_features
   autocmd InsertEnter * call deoplete#enable()
   autocmd InsertEnter * call echodoc#enable()
+
+  " Add pandoc citations to deoplete automatic completions
+  autocmd InsertEnter * call deoplete#custom#var('omni', 'input_patterns', {
+        \ 'pandoc': '@'
+        \})
+
 augroup END
 
 " Design
@@ -162,25 +168,46 @@ endfunction
 let g:markdown_fenced_languages = ['html', 'python', 'bash=sh', 'javascipt', 'go']
 
 " call the prose function defined above for any md files
-autocmd FileType pandoc,markdown,txt,rmarkdown  call Prose()
+autocmd FileType pandoc,markdown,txt,rmarkdown call Prose()
 " or invoke it manually by writing :Prose
 command! -nargs=0 Prose call Prose()
 
 " PLUGIN: vim-pandoc
-let g:pandoc#modules#enabled=["metadata", "toc", "hypertext", "command"]
-let g:pandoc#command#prefer_pdf=1
-let g:pandoc#biblio#bibs=["~/Nextcloud/Library/academia/academia.bib"]
-let g:pandoc#completion#bib#mode='citeproc'
+" handle markdown files with pandoc (and pandoc syntax!)
+let g:pandoc#filetypes#pandoc_markdown = 1
+" disable all default keymaps
 let g:pandoc#keyboard#use_default_mappings=0
-let g:pandoc#folding#level=2
+let g:pandoc#hypertext#use_default_mappings=0
+" if there's a pdf and an html or similar, open the pdf
+let g:pandoc#command#prefer_pdf=1
+" look for bibtex files w/ same name as edited one, then .bib in current dir, yaml frontmatter, and finally the globally set bibs file
+let g:pandoc#biblio#sources="bcyg"
+" the globally set bibs file
+let g:pandoc#biblio#bibs=["~/Nextcloud/Library/academia/academia.bib"]
+let g:pandoc#biblio#use_bibtool=1
+let g:pandoc#biblio#use_preview=1
+let g:pandoc#completion#bib#mode='citeproc'
 let g:pandoc#folding#fold_yaml=1
 let g:pandoc#folding#fastfolds=1
+let g:pandoc#folding#level=2
 let g:pandoc#spell#default_langs=["en_us", "de_de"]
 let g:pandoc#hypertext#ausosave_on_edit_open_link=1
 let g:pandoc#hypertext#create_if_no_alternates_exists=1
-" configuration for vim-pandoc and vim-rmarkdown
 let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#use = 1
 let g:pandoc#syntax#conceal#urls = 1
+"
+" follow and open links with pandoc
+" open a file with either local means, or let the system decide
+nnoremap <silent> gX :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#OpenSystem()<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> gx :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#OpenLocal()<cr>
+" open a link in the editor (this buffer, or split)
+nnoremap <silent> gf :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#OpenLink( g:pandoc#hypertext#edit_open_cmd )<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> <CR> :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#OpenLink( g:pandoc#hypertext#edit_open_cmd )<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> gF :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#OpenLink( g:pandoc#hypertext#split_open_cmd )<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> gF :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#OpenLink( g:pandoc#hypertext#split_open_cmd )<cr>
+" go back a link
+nnoremap <silent> gb :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#BackFromLink()<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> <BS> :<C-u>call pandoc#hypertext#BackFromLink()<cr>
 
 " PLUGIN: wiki.vim
 if $WIKIROOT ==? ""
@@ -603,8 +630,8 @@ let g:nv_fzf_binds = [
 " installed (it is a bit more brittle)
 " autocmd FileType rmd noremap <F10> :!echo<space>"require(rmarkdown);<space>render('<c-r>%')"<space>\|<space>R<space>--vanilla<enter>
 " Compile with rmarkdown
-autocmd FileType markdown,rmarkdown noremap <leader>c :RMarkdown pdf<cr>
-autocmd FileType markdown,rmarkdown noremap <leader>C :RMarkdown! pdf<cr>
+" autocmd FileType markdown,rmarkdown noremap <leader>c :RMarkdown pdf<cr>
+" autocmd FileType markdown,rmarkdown noremap <leader>C :RMarkdown! pdf<cr>
 
 function! SearchWiki()
   let l:curpath=getcwd()