diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/copilot.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/copilot.lua
index 86c54a6e..afe14f61 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/copilot.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/copilot.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 return {
-
+  recommended = true,
   -- copilot
   {
     "zbirenbaum/copilot.lua",
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua
index 1408b841..7c4fdf70 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 return {
   "echasnovski/mini.ai",
   desc = "Enhanced text objects",
+  recommended = true,
   -- keys = {
   --   { "a", mode = { "x", "o" } },
   --   { "i", mode = { "x", "o" } },
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-surround.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-surround.lua
index d8ff25c5..56d16a60 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-surround.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-surround.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 -- and more.
 return {
   "echasnovski/mini.surround",
+  recommended = true,
   keys = function(_, keys)
     -- Populate the keys based on the user's options
     local opts = LazyVim.opts("mini.surround")
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/yanky.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/yanky.lua
index 154951a0..b915bc7b 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/yanky.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/yanky.lua
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
+-- better yank/paste
 return {
-  -- better yank/paste
-  {
-    "gbprod/yanky.nvim",
-    opts = {
-      highlight = { timer = 150 },
-    },
-    keys = {
+  "gbprod/yanky.nvim",
+  recommended = true,
+  desc = "Better Yank/Paste",
+  opts = {
+    highlight = { timer = 150 },
+  },
+  keys = {
         -- stylua: ignore
       { "<leader>p", function() require("telescope").extensions.yank_history.yank_history({ }) end, desc = "Open Yank History" },
-      { "y", "<Plug>(YankyYank)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Yank Text" },
-      { "p", "<Plug>(YankyPutAfter)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text After Cursor" },
-      { "P", "<Plug>(YankyPutBefore)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text Before Cursor" },
-      { "gp", "<Plug>(YankyGPutAfter)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text After Selection" },
-      { "gP", "<Plug>(YankyGPutBefore)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text Before Selection" },
-      { "[y", "<Plug>(YankyCycleForward)", desc = "Cycle Forward Through Yank History" },
-      { "]y", "<Plug>(YankyCycleBackward)", desc = "Cycle Backward Through Yank History" },
-      { "]p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented After Cursor (Linewise)" },
-      { "[p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented Before Cursor (Linewise)" },
-      { "]P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented After Cursor (Linewise)" },
-      { "[P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented Before Cursor (Linewise)" },
-      { ">p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterShiftRight)", desc = "Put and Indent Right" },
-      { "<p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterShiftLeft)", desc = "Put and Indent Left" },
-      { ">P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeShiftRight)", desc = "Put Before and Indent Right" },
-      { "<P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeShiftLeft)", desc = "Put Before and Indent Left" },
-      { "=p", "<Plug>(YankyPutAfterFilter)", desc = "Put After Applying a Filter" },
-      { "=P", "<Plug>(YankyPutBeforeFilter)", desc = "Put Before Applying a Filter" },
-    },
+    { "y", "<Plug>(YankyYank)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Yank Text" },
+    { "p", "<Plug>(YankyPutAfter)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text After Cursor" },
+    { "P", "<Plug>(YankyPutBefore)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text Before Cursor" },
+    { "gp", "<Plug>(YankyGPutAfter)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text After Selection" },
+    { "gP", "<Plug>(YankyGPutBefore)", mode = { "n", "x" }, desc = "Put Yanked Text Before Selection" },
+    { "[y", "<Plug>(YankyCycleForward)", desc = "Cycle Forward Through Yank History" },
+    { "]y", "<Plug>(YankyCycleBackward)", desc = "Cycle Backward Through Yank History" },
+    { "]p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented After Cursor (Linewise)" },
+    { "[p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented Before Cursor (Linewise)" },
+    { "]P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented After Cursor (Linewise)" },
+    { "[P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeLinewise)", desc = "Put Indented Before Cursor (Linewise)" },
+    { ">p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterShiftRight)", desc = "Put and Indent Right" },
+    { "<p", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentAfterShiftLeft)", desc = "Put and Indent Left" },
+    { ">P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeShiftRight)", desc = "Put Before and Indent Right" },
+    { "<P", "<Plug>(YankyPutIndentBeforeShiftLeft)", desc = "Put Before and Indent Left" },
+    { "=p", "<Plug>(YankyPutAfterFilter)", desc = "Put After Applying a Filter" },
+    { "=P", "<Plug>(YankyPutBeforeFilter)", desc = "Put Before Applying a Filter" },
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/dap/core.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/dap/core.lua
index fa6724b3..77864460 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/dap/core.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/dap/core.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ end
 
 return {
   "mfussenegger/nvim-dap",
+  recommended = true,
+  desc = "Debugging support. Requires language specific adapters to be configured. (see lang extras)",
 
   dependencies = {
 
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/dial.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/dial.lua
index 72ecc926..cc262a33 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/dial.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/dial.lua
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ end
 
 return {
   "monaqa/dial.nvim",
+  recommended = true,
+  desc = "Increment and decrement numbers, dates, and more",
   -- stylua: ignore
   keys = {
     { "<C-a>", function() return M.dial(true) end, expr = true, desc = "Increment", mode = {"n", "v"} },
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/python.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/python.lua
index 3e7f5d59..f1e70548 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/python.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/python.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ local lsp = vim.g.lazyvim_python_lsp or "pyright"
 local ruff = vim.g.lazyvim_python_ruff or "ruff_lsp"
 
 return {
+  recommended = function()
+    return LazyVim.extras.wants({
+      ft = "python",
+      root = {
+        "pyproject.toml",
+        "setup.py",
+        "setup.cfg",
+        "requirements.txt",
+        "Pipfile",
+        "pyrightconfig.json",
+      },
+    })
+  end,
   {
     "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
     opts = function(_, opts)
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript.lua
index a1c6aba1..373775ce 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/typescript.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ local inlay_hints_settings = {
 }
 
 return {
+  recommended = function()
+    return LazyVim.extras.wants({
+      ft = {
+        "javascript",
+        "javascriptreact",
+        "javascript.jsx",
+        "typescript",
+        "typescriptreact",
+        "typescript.tsx",
+      },
+      root = { "tsconfig.json", "package.json", "jsconfig.json" },
+    })
+  end,
 
   -- add typescript to treesitter
   {
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/test/core.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/test/core.lua
index e7dbd792..9a91ccc3 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/test/core.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/test/core.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 return {
+  recommended = true,
+  desc = "Neotest support. Requires language specific adapters to be configured. (see lang extras)",
   {
     "folke/which-key.nvim",
     optional = true,
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-animate.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-animate.lua
index dd2f8cd7..cca34135 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-animate.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ui/mini-animate.lua
@@ -1,37 +1,36 @@
+-- animations
 return {
-  -- animations
-  {
-    "echasnovski/mini.animate",
-    event = "VeryLazy",
-    opts = function()
-      -- don't use animate when scrolling with the mouse
-      local mouse_scrolled = false
-      for _, scroll in ipairs({ "Up", "Down" }) do
-        local key = "<ScrollWheel" .. scroll .. ">"
-        vim.keymap.set({ "", "i" }, key, function()
-          mouse_scrolled = true
-          return key
-        end, { expr = true })
-      end
+  "echasnovski/mini.animate",
+  recommended = true,
+  event = "VeryLazy",
+  opts = function()
+    -- don't use animate when scrolling with the mouse
+    local mouse_scrolled = false
+    for _, scroll in ipairs({ "Up", "Down" }) do
+      local key = "<ScrollWheel" .. scroll .. ">"
+      vim.keymap.set({ "", "i" }, key, function()
+        mouse_scrolled = true
+        return key
+      end, { expr = true })
+    end
 
-      local animate = require("mini.animate")
-      return {
-        resize = {
-          timing = animate.gen_timing.linear({ duration = 100, unit = "total" }),
-        },
-        scroll = {
-          timing = animate.gen_timing.linear({ duration = 150, unit = "total" }),
-          subscroll = animate.gen_subscroll.equal({
-            predicate = function(total_scroll)
-              if mouse_scrolled then
-                mouse_scrolled = false
-                return false
-              end
-              return total_scroll > 1
-            end,
-          }),
-        },
-      }
-    end,
-  },
+    local animate = require("mini.animate")
+    return {
+      resize = {
+        timing = animate.gen_timing.linear({ duration = 100, unit = "total" }),
+      },
+      scroll = {
+        timing = animate.gen_timing.linear({ duration = 150, unit = "total" }),
+        subscroll = animate.gen_subscroll.equal({
+          predicate = function(total_scroll)
+            if mouse_scrolled then
+              mouse_scrolled = false
+              return false
+            end
+            return total_scroll > 1
+          end,
+        }),
+      },
+    }
+  end,
 }