return {
  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
  opts = function(_, opts)
    opts.filesystem = opts.filesystem or {}
    opts.filesystem.filtered_items = opts.filesystem.filtered_items or {}

    -- make sure .log files are visible
    opts.filesystem.filtered_items.hide_gitignored = false
    opts.filesystem.filtered_items.hide_dotfiles = false

    opts.filesystem.filtered_items.always_show = opts.filesystem.filtered_items.always_show or {}
    table.insert(opts.filesystem.filtered_items.always_show, "*.log")
  end,
}