diff --git a/lua/plugins/completion.lua b/lua/plugins/completion.lua
index 711f1e4..75fb683 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/completion.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/completion.lua
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ return {
   { -- new completion plugin
     'saghen/blink.cmp',
     enabled = true,
-    -- version = 'v0.*',
-    dev = true,
+    version = 'v0.*',
+    dev = false,
     -- OR build from source, requires nightly: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/concepts/channels.html#working-with-nightly-rust
     -- build = 'cargo build --release',
     lazy = false, -- lazy loading handled internally
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ return {
         cmdline = {
           enabled = false,
         },
+        min_keyword_length = function(ctx)
+          -- only applies when typing a command, doesn't apply to arguments
+          if ctx.mode == 'cmdline' and string.find(ctx.line, ' ') == nil then return 3 end
+          return 0
+        end,
         providers = {
           emoji = {
             module = "blink-emoji",
@@ -77,7 +82,13 @@ return {
           auto_show_delay_ms = 100,
           treesitter_highlighting = true,
         },
-        menu = { auto_show = function(ctx) return ctx.mode ~= 'cmdline' end },
+        menu = {
+          auto_show = function(ctx)
+            vim.print('hello')
+            vim.print(vim.fn.getcmdtype())
+            return ctx.mode ~= "cmdline" or not vim.tbl_contains({ '/', '?' }, vim.fn.getcmdtype())
+          end,
+        },
       },
       signature = { enabled = true }
     },
diff --git a/lua/plugins/lsp.lua b/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
index e068696..92ce923 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/lsp.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ return {
 
   { -- for lsp features in code cells / embedded code
     'jmbuhr/otter.nvim',
-    dev = true,
+    dev = false,
     dependencies = {
       {
         'neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
diff --git a/lua/plugins/quarto.lua b/lua/plugins/quarto.lua
index e69c8fb..40756e7 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/quarto.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/quarto.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ return {
   { -- requires plugins in lua/plugins/treesitter.lua and lua/plugins/lsp.lua
     -- for complete functionality (language features)
     'quarto-dev/quarto-nvim',
-    dev = true,
+    dev = false,
     opts = {
       codeRunner = {
         enabled = true,
diff --git a/lua/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/plugins/ui.lua
index c276cfa..b2e2322 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return {
       --- Put your configuration here
       ---@type Neominimap.UserConfig
       vim.g.neominimap = {
-        auto_enable = true,
+        auto_enable = false,
       }
     end,
   },
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ return {
       {
         'jmbuhr/telescope-zotero.nvim',
         enabled = true,
-        dev = true,
+        dev = false,
         dependencies = {
           { 'kkharji/sqlite.lua' },
         },