diff --git a/vim/plugin/newt-lsp.lua b/vim/plugin/newt-lsp.lua
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+vim.lsp.config['newt_ls'] = {
+	-- we'll change this to a newt-lsp wrapper later
+	cmd =  { 'node', 'newt-vscode-lsp/dist/lsp.js', '--stdio' },
+	filetypes = { 'newt' },
+	root_markers = { '.git' }
+}
+vim.lsp.enable('newt_ls')