diff --git a/modules/plugins/notes/neorg/config.nix b/modules/plugins/notes/neorg/config.nix
index f8c18ea9..76b7db4e 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/notes/neorg/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/notes/neorg/config.nix
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
   ...
 }: let
   inherit (lib.modules) mkIf mkMerge;
-  inherit (lib.nvim.dag) entryAnywhere;
   inherit (lib.nvim.binds) pushDownDefault;
-  inherit (lib.nvim.lua) toLuaObject;
 
   cfg = config.vim.notes.neorg;
 in {
@@ -19,17 +17,21 @@ in {
           "nvim-nio"
           "pathlib-nvim"
           "plenary-nvim"
-          "neorg"
           "neorg-telescope"
         ];
 
+        lazy.plugins.neorg = {
+          package = "neorg";
+          setupModule = "neorg";
+          inherit (cfg) setupOpts;
+
+          ft = ["norg"];
+          cmd = ["Neorg"];
+        };
+
         binds.whichKey.register = pushDownDefault {
           "<leader>o" = "+Notes";
         };
-
-        pluginRC.neorg = entryAnywhere ''
-          require('neorg').setup(${toLuaObject cfg.setupOpts})
-        '';
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/plugins/notes/obsidian/config.nix b/modules/plugins/notes/obsidian/config.nix
index 145ddff7..cf573cea 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/notes/obsidian/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/notes/obsidian/config.nix
@@ -5,22 +5,32 @@
 }: let
   inherit (lib.modules) mkIf mkMerge;
   inherit (lib.generators) mkLuaInline;
-  inherit (lib.nvim.dag) entryAnywhere;
-  inherit (lib.nvim.lua) toLuaObject;
 
   cfg = config.vim.notes.obsidian;
 in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     vim = {
       startPlugins = [
-        "obsidian-nvim"
         "vim-markdown"
         "tabular"
+        "plenary-nvim"
       ];
 
-      pluginRC.obsidian = entryAnywhere ''
-        require("obsidian").setup(${toLuaObject cfg.setupOpts})
-      '';
+      lazy.plugins.obsidian-nvim = {
+        package = "obsidian-nvim";
+        # NOTE: packaged plugin directory is `obsidian.nvim`; loading by the
+        # spec key (`obsidian-nvim`) misses and makes `require("obsidian")`
+        # resolve to a loader function via lzn-auto-require.
+        # I don't love this, but I can't think of anything better
+        load = ''
+          vim.cmd.packadd("obsidian.nvim")
+        '';
+        setupModule = "obsidian";
+        inherit (cfg) setupOpts;
+
+        ft = ["markdown"];
+        cmd = ["Obsidian"];
+      };
 
       notes.obsidian.setupOpts = let
         # may not be defined
diff --git a/modules/plugins/repl/conjure/conjure.nix b/modules/plugins/repl/conjure/conjure.nix
index 83481af2..4dad0430 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/repl/conjure/conjure.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/repl/conjure/conjure.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@ in {
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    vim.startPlugins = [pkgs.vimPlugins.conjure];
+    vim.lazy.plugins.conjure = {
+      package = pkgs.vimPlugins.conjure;
+      ft = [
+        "clojure"
+        "fennel"
+        "janet"
+        "hy"
+        "julia"
+        "racket"
+        "scheme"
+        "lua"
+        "lisp"
+        "python"
+        "rust"
+        "sql"
+        "javascript"
+        "typescript"
+        "php"
+        "r"
+      ];
+      cmd = [
+        "ConjureSchool"
+        "ConjureEval"
+        "ConjureConnect"
+        "ConjureClientState"
+      ];
+    };
   };
 }