return {
  -- Vale is a prose linter / style checker.
  -- Make sure the `vale` binary is on your $PATH (e.g. in ~/.local/bin).
  {
    "mfussenegger/nvim-lint",
    optional = true,
    opts = function(_, opts)
      opts.linters_by_ft = opts.linters_by_ft or {}

      -- Run Vale on LaTeX, Markdown, and plain text files.
      for _, ft in ipairs({ "tex", "plaintex", "markdown", "text" }) do
        opts.linters_by_ft[ft] = opts.linters_by_ft[ft] or {}
        if not vim.tbl_contains(opts.linters_by_ft[ft], "vale") then
          table.insert(opts.linters_by_ft[ft], "vale")
        end
      end
    end,
  },
}