diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 1658efc..93af7df 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -495,22 +495,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1759193354,
-        "narHash": "sha256-FfUxpRfqrf0r56/gi76N2ZooWnXWO0aRtaQBS7m+SvY=",
-        "owner": "nosduco",
-        "repo": "remote-sshfs.nvim",
-        "rev": "45502b3892774811153aeab5f7f9b0033c82005c",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nosduco",
-        "repo": "remote-sshfs.nvim",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nvim_plugin-numToStr/Comment.nvim": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -928,7 +912,6 @@
         "nvim_plugin-mfussenegger/nvim-lint": "nvim_plugin-mfussenegger/nvim-lint",
         "nvim_plugin-mrcjkb/rustaceanvim": "nvim_plugin-mrcjkb/rustaceanvim",
         "nvim_plugin-neovim/nvim-lspconfig": "nvim_plugin-neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
-        "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim": "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim",
         "nvim_plugin-numToStr/Comment.nvim": "nvim_plugin-numToStr/Comment.nvim",
         "nvim_plugin-nvim-lua/plenary.nvim": "nvim_plugin-nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
         "nvim_plugin-nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim": "nvim_plugin-nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d581155..6c23573 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
     "nvim_plugin-rafamadriz/friendly-snippets".flake = false;
     "nvim_plugin-ron-rs/ron.vim".url = "github:ron-rs/ron.vim";
     "nvim_plugin-ron-rs/ron.vim".flake = false;
-    "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim".url = "github:nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim";
-    "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim".flake = false;
+    # "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim".url = "github:nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim";
+    # "nvim_plugin-nosduco/remote-sshfs.nvim".flake = false;
   };
   outputs =
     {
@@ -190,12 +190,10 @@
 
           # All runtime dependencies are now optional and checked lazily by plugins
           # This keeps the neovim flake lean and allows project devShells to provide tools
-          # Core dependencies that telescope needs are kept here
           runtimeDependencies = with pkgs; [
             ripgrep # search - core to telescope, checked in telescope.lua init
             fd # file finding - improves telescope performance, checked in telescope.lua init
-            # All other tools (LSPs, formatters, linters, glow, sshfs, etc.) are now optional
-            # and will show helpful errors when missing at the point of use
+            tree-sitter # highlighting
           ];
 
         in
diff --git a/lua/plugins/conform_formatter.lua b/lua/plugins/conform_formatter.lua
index bdd2cb7..7524c14 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/conform_formatter.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/conform_formatter.lua
@@ -50,33 +50,11 @@ end
 
 return {
 	"stevearc/conform.nvim",
-	init = function()
-		-- Check for common formatters and warn if missing
-		local formatters_to_check = {
-			{ cmd = "stylua", desc = "Lua formatting" },
-			{ cmd = "nixfmt", desc = "Nix formatting" },
-			{ cmd = "prettier", desc = "JS/TS/Svelte formatting (alternative: prettierd)" },
-			{ cmd = "rustywind", desc = "Tailwind class sorting" },
-			{ cmd = "markdownlint-cli2", desc = "Markdown formatting" },
-			{ cmd = "sql-formatter", desc = "SQL formatting" },
-			{ cmd = "rustfmt", desc = "Rust formatting" },
-		}
-		
-		for _, formatter in ipairs(formatters_to_check) do
-			if not U.cmd_executable(formatter.cmd) then
-				-- Only warn once on startup, not on every format attempt
-				vim.schedule(function()
-					vim.notify(
-						string.format("Formatter '%s' not found. Used for: %s", formatter.cmd, formatter.desc),
-						vim.log.levels.WARN
-					)
-				end)
-			end
-		end
-	end,
 	opts = {
 		-- https://github.com/stevearc/conform.nvim?tab=readme-ov-file#setup
+		-- conform.nvim will notify if formatters are missing when format is attempted
 		notify_on_error = true,
+		notify_no_formatters = true,
 		formatters = {
 			-- v_fmt = {
 			--         command = "v",
diff --git a/lua/plugins/lint.lua b/lua/plugins/lint.lua
index 722607c..aa96bc3 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/lint.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/lint.lua
@@ -2,24 +2,6 @@
 return {
 	"mfussenegger/nvim-lint",
 	event = { "VeryLazy", "BufWritePost", "BufReadPost", "InsertLeave" },
-	init = function()
-		-- Check for common linters and warn if missing
-		local linters_to_check = {
-			{ cmd = "markdownlint", desc = "Markdown linting" },
-			{ cmd = "biome", desc = "JS/TS linting" },
-		}
-		
-		for _, linter in ipairs(linters_to_check) do
-			if not U.cmd_executable(linter.cmd) then
-				vim.schedule(function()
-					vim.notify(
-						string.format("Linter '%s' not found. Used for: %s", linter.cmd, linter.desc),
-						vim.log.levels.WARN
-					)
-				end)
-			end
-		end
-	end,
 	opts = {
 		-- Event to trigger linters
 		events = { "BufWritePost", "BufReadPost", "InsertLeave", "CursorHold", "CursorHoldI" },
@@ -139,7 +121,7 @@ return {
 			names = vim.tbl_filter(function(name)
 				local linter = lint.linters[name]
 				if not linter then
-					LazyVim.warn("Linter not found: " .. name, { title = "nvim-lint" })
+					vim.notify("Linter not found: " .. name, vim.log.levels.WARN)
 				end
 				return linter and not (type(linter) == "table" and linter.condition and not linter.condition(ctx))
 			end, names)
diff --git a/lua/plugins/markdown_glow.lua b/lua/plugins/markdown_glow.lua
index 5572115..cbe0a79 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/markdown_glow.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/markdown_glow.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 return {
   "lnc3l0t/glow.nvim",
-  init = function()
-    -- Check if glow is available
-    if not U.cmd_executable("glow") then
-      vim.notify(
-        "'glow' not found on PATH. Required for markdown preview with :Glow",
-        vim.log.levels.INFO
-      )
-    end
-  end,
   opts = {
     default_type = "keep",
   },
@@ -20,6 +11,7 @@ return {
         "'glow' not found on PATH. Install it to use markdown preview.",
         vim.log.levels.ERROR
       )
+      return
     end
     require("glow").setup(opts)
   end,
diff --git a/lua/plugins/remote-sshfs.lua b/lua/plugins_disabled/remote-sshfs.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from lua/plugins/remote-sshfs.lua
rename to lua/plugins_disabled/remote-sshfs.lua