diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/autosession.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/autosession.lua
index 5a694f5..ed1dbd7 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/autosession.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/autosession.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@ return {
   ---@type AutoSession.Config
   opts = {
     suppressed_dirs = { '~/', '~/Downloads', '/' },
+    pre_restore_cmds = {
+      -- might not be necessary, but save current harpoon data when we're about to restore a session
+      function() require('harpoon'):sync() end,
+    },
+    post_restore_cmds = {
+      function()
+        -- vim.notify('calling harpoon sync after restore')
+        local harpoon = require('harpoon')
+        local hdata = require('harpoon.data')
+
+        -- this is the only way i found to force harpoon to reread data from the disk rather
+        -- than using what's in memory
+        require('harpoon').data = hdata.Data:new(harpoon.config)
+      end,
+    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/git.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/git.lua
index 6039e03..243b1e6 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/git.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/git.lua
@@ -1,23 +1,107 @@
 return {
-	'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
-	opts = {
-		signs = {
-			add          = { text = '┃' },
-			change       = { text = '┃' },
-			delete       = { text = '_' },
-			topdelete    = { text = '‾' },
-			changedelete = { text = '~' },
-			untracked    = { text = '┆' },
+	{
+		'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
+		opts = {
+			signs = {
+				add          = { text = '┃' },
+				change       = { text = '┃' },
+				delete       = { text = '_' },
+				topdelete    = { text = '‾' },
+				changedelete = { text = '~' },
+				untracked    = { text = '┆' },
+			},
+			signs_staged = {
+				add          = { text = '┃' },
+				change       = { text = '┃' },
+				delete       = { text = '_' },
+				topdelete    = { text = '‾' },
+				changedelete = { text = '~' },
+				untracked    = { text = '┆' },
+			},
+			signs_staged_enable = true,
+			signcolumn = true,
+
+			on_attach = function()
+				local gitsigns = require('gitsigns')
+
+				vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gs', gitsigns.stage_hunk, { desc = 'stage hunk' })
+				vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gr', gitsigns.reset_hunk, { desc = 'restore hunk' })
+
+				vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gS', gitsigns.stage_buffer, { desc = 'stage buffer' })
+				vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gR', gitsigns.stage_hunk, { desc = 'reset buffer' })
+
+				vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gp', gitsigns.preview_hunk, { desc = 'preview hunk' })
+				vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gb', gitsigns.blame_line, { desc = 'blame line' })
+
+
+			end
 		},
-		-- signs_staged = {
-		-- 	add          = { text = '┃' },
-		-- 	change       = { text = '┃' },
-		-- 	delete       = { text = '_' },
-		-- 	topdelete    = { text = '‾' },
-		-- 	changedelete = { text = '~' },
-		-- 	untracked    = { text = '┆' },
-		-- },
-		signs_staged_enable = false,
-		signcolumn = true
+	},
+	{
+		"sindrets/diffview.nvim",
+	},
+	{
+		"NeogitOrg/neogit",
+		dependencies = {
+			"nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+			"nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
+		},
+		config = function()
+			require('neogit').setup({
+
+				kind = 'floating',
+				graph_style = 'kitty',
+				disable_line_numbers = false,
+				disable_relative_line_numbers = false,
+				commit_editor = {
+					kind = 'floating',
+				},
+				commit_select_view = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				commit_view = {
+					kind = "floating",
+					verify_commit = vim.fn.executable("gpg") == 1, -- Can be set to true or false, otherwise we try to find the binary
+				},
+				log_view = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				rebase_editor = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				reflog_view = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				merge_editor = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				description_editor = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				tag_editor = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				preview_buffer = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				popup = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				stash = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				refs_view = {
+					kind = "floating",
+				},
+				mappings = {
+					status = {
+						['i'] = 'MoveUp',
+						['k'] = 'MoveDown',
+						['j'] = false,
+					},
+				}
+			})
+			vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gg', '<cmd>Neogit<CR>', { desc = 'open neogit '})
+		end
 	}
 }
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/init.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/init.lua
index f2ab85c..3bf5a1e 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/init.lua
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   require('config.plugins.blinkcmp'),
   require('config.plugins.lsp'),
   require('config.plugins.treesitter'),
-  require('config.plugins.autosession'),
   require('config.plugins.harpoon'),
+  require('config.plugins.autosession'),
 
   require('config.plugins.molten'),
 
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/telescope.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/telescope.lua
index 3822a4e..df328ef 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/telescope.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ return {
 
     local builtin = require('telescope.builtin')
 
-    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sf', builtin.find_files, { desc = 'Telescope find files' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sf', builtin.find_files, { desc = 'find files' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sw', builtin.grep_string, { desc = 'grep string' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ss', builtin.lsp_document_symbols, { desc = 'document symbols' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sS', builtin.lsp_workspace_symbols, { desc = 'workspace symbols' })
 
-    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sp', '<cmd>SessionSearch<CR>', { desc = 'Search Sessions' })
+    vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>sp', '<cmd>SessionSearch<CR>', { desc = 'search sessions' })
 
     vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>/', function()
       -- You can pass additional configuration to Telescope to change the theme, layout, etc.