From 11631589cf147d3aa764558b3f6e6f21a4089e73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yasien Mac Mini <yasienmeth@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:49:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add homescreen dashboard

---
 lazy-lock.json            |  1 +
 lua/config/keybinds.lua   | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lua/plugins/dashboard.lua | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 73 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 lua/plugins/dashboard.lua

diff --git a/lazy-lock.json b/lazy-lock.json
index c7ee034..97a1f72 100644
--- a/lazy-lock.json
+++ b/lazy-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   "nvim-treesitter": { "branch": "main", "commit": "2cc172c28e5550e00e6beead4599b1469469c1c7" },
   "nvim-web-devicons": { "branch": "master", "commit": "d7462543c9e366c0d196c7f67a945eaaf5d99414" },
   "plenary.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "b9fd5226c2f76c951fc8ed5923d85e4de065e509" },
+  "snacks.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "a049339328e2599ad6e85a69fa034ac501e921b2" },
   "telescope-fzf-native.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "6fea601bd2b694c6f2ae08a6c6fab14930c60e2c" },
   "telescope.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "3333a52ff548ba0a68af6d8da1e54f9cd96e9179" },
   "tokyonight.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "5da1b76e64daf4c5d410f06bcb6b9cb640da7dfd" },
diff --git a/lua/config/keybinds.lua b/lua/config/keybinds.lua
index 465a35c..5164b9a 100644
--- a/lua/config/keybinds.lua
+++ b/lua/config/keybinds.lua
@@ -1,2 +1,32 @@
 vim.g.mapleader = " "
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>cd", vim.cmd.Ex)
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>;", ":Dashboard<CR>", { desc = "Return to Dashboard", silent = true })
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+  pattern = "netrw",
+  callback = function(event)
+    vim.schedule(function()
+      vim.keymap.set("n", "<Esc>", function()
+        vim.cmd("enew")
+        vim.cmd("Dashboard")
+      end, { 
+        buffer = event.buf, 
+        nowait = true,
+        desc = "Return to Dashboard" 
+      })
+    end)
+  end,
+})
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
+  pattern = "netrw",
+  callback = function(event)
+    vim.schedule(function()
+      vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>;", function()
+        vim.cmd("enew")
+        vim.cmd("Dashboard")
+      end, { 
+        buffer = event.buf, 
+        nowait = true,        desc = "Return to Dashboard" 
+      })
+    end)
+  end,
+})
diff --git a/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua b/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92b509d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/dashboard.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+return {
+  'nvimdev/dashboard-nvim',
+  event = 'VimEnter',
+  opts = function()
+    local logo = [[
+ ███╗   ███╗███████╗ █████╗ ███╗   ██╗███████╗██╗██╗   ██╗██╗███╗   ███╗
+ ████╗ ████║╚══███╔╝██╔══██╗████╗  ██║╚══███╔╝██║██║   ██║██║████╗ ████║
+ ██╔████╔██║  ███╔╝ ███████║██╔██╗ ██║  ███╔╝ ██║██║   ██║██║██╔████╔██║
+ ██║╚██╔╝██║ ███╔╝  ██╔══██║██║╚██╗██║ ███╔╝  ██║╚██╗ ██╔╝██║██║╚██╔╝██║
+ ██║ ╚═╝ ██║███████╗██║  ██║██║ ╚████║███████╗██║ ╚████╔╝ ██║██║ ╚═╝ ██║
+ ╚═╝     ╚═╝╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝
+    ]]
+
+    logo = string.rep("\n", 8) .. logo .. "\n\n"
+
+    local opts = {
+	theme = "doom",
+	config = {
+	    header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
+	    center = {
+		-- Aligned to Mzansi Vim Essential Keybindings
+		{ icon = "󰉓 ", desc = " File Explorer    ", key = "cd", action = "Explore" },
+		{ icon = " ", desc = " Find Files       ", key = "ff", action = "Telescope find_files" },
+		{ icon = " ", desc = " Live Grep        ", key = "fg", action = "Telescope live_grep" },
+		{ icon = "󰛢 ", desc = " Harpoon Menu     ", key = "e", action = function()
+		    local harpoon = require("harpoon")
+		    harpoon.ui:toggle_quick_menu(harpoon:list())
+		end},
+		{ icon = "󱗘 ", desc = " Harpoon Search   ", key = "fl", action = "Telescope harpoon marks" },
+		{ icon = "󰒲 ", desc = " Lazy Manager     ", key = "z", action = "Lazy" },
+		{ icon = " ", desc = " Help Tags        ", key = "fh", action = "Telescope help_tags" },
+		{ icon = " ", desc = " Quit             ", key = "q", action = "qa" },
+	    },
+	    -- footer = { vim.fn.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") .. " • Mzansi Vim Kickstart" },
+	    footer = { "Let's Keep Working Hard Mzansi" },
+	},
+    }
+
+    return opts
+  end,
+  dependencies = { { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' } }
+}

From a570743f8eb3f3b6a9e7ef855c2d2e04c63a5fd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yasien Mac Mini <yasienmeth@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:57:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add dashbord to readme

---
 README.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1af1655..533344c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,39 @@ A pre-configured, performance-oriented Neovim setup designed to get you from zer
 * **Modern Aesthetics:** Features the `tokyonight` color scheme with enabled transparency and `lualine` for a sleek, functional status bar.
 * **Syntax Highlighting:** Robust parsing for over 15 languages via `nvim-treesitter`.
 * **Git Integration:** Quick access to Git commands using `vim-fugitive`.
+* **Custom Dashboard:** A branded startup screen via `dashboard-nvim` with quick-access shortcuts to your most common actions.
 
 ## Essential Keybindings
 
 The **Leader Key** is set to `Space`.
 
+**Note:** Dashboard keybindings are active only on the startup screen and do not require the leader key prefix.
+
+### Dashboard
+| Action | Keybinding | Description |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| **File Explorer** | `cd` | Open Netrw directly from the dashboard. |
+| **Find Files** | `ff` | Fuzzy find files via Telescope. |
+| **Live Grep** | `fg` | Search across all files via Telescope. |
+| **Harpoon Menu** | `e` | Open the Harpoon quick menu. |
+| **Harpoon Search** | `fl` | Search Harpoon marks via Telescope. |
+| **Lazy Manager** | `z` | Open the Lazy plugin manager. |
+| **Help Tags** | `fh` | Search Neovim help tags via Telescope. |
+| **Quit** | `q` | Quit Neovim. |
+
+### Dashboard
+| Action | Keybinding | Description |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| **File Explorer** | `cd` | Open Netrw directly from the dashboard. |
+| **Find Files** | `ff` | Fuzzy find files via Telescope. |
+| **Live Grep** | `fg` | Search across all files via Telescope. |
+| **Harpoon Menu** | `e` | Open the Harpoon quick menu. |
+| **Harpoon Search** | `fl` | Search Harpoon marks via Telescope. |
+| **Lazy Manager** | `z` | Open the Lazy plugin manager. |
+| **Help Tags** | `fh` | Search Neovim help tags via Telescope. |
+| **Quit** | `q` | Quit Neovim. |
+ 
+
 ### Navigation & Searching
 | Action | Keybinding | Description |
 | :--- | :--- | :--- |