diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 3ef1e99..8884e84 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ inoremap <C-j> <Esc>
 nnoremap Q :q!<CR>
 vnoremap v V
 
+" load plugins from ~/.vim/plugged/
+for s:dir in glob('~/.vim/plugged/*', 0, 1)
+  if isdirectory(s:dir)
+    exe 'set rtp+=' . s:dir
+  endif
+endfor
+
 syntax on
 filetype plugin indent on
 au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g`\"" | endif
diff --git a/rust/ais/src/main.rs b/rust/ais/src/main.rs
index bd7a55b..49c0b51 100644
--- a/rust/ais/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/ais/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // ais - ai selector
-// unified fuzzy finder: directories, files, history
-// usage: ais [cd|file|hist] or pipe: echo "a\nb" | ais
+// unified fuzzy finder + plugin manager
+// usage: ais [cd|file|hist|plugin] or pipe: echo "a\nb" | ais
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::env;
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ fn main() {
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     let mode = args.get(1).map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("cd");
 
+    match mode {
+        "plugin" | "p" => {
+            let sub = args.get(2).map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("ls");
+            let rest: Vec<&str> = args.iter().skip(3).map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
+            plugin_cmd(sub, &rest);
+            return;
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
     let items = if !is_tty_stdin() {
         read_stdin_lines()
     } else {
@@ -19,7 +29,7 @@ fn main() {
             "file" | "f" => get_files(),
             "hist" | "h" => get_history(),
             _ => {
-                eprintln!("usage: ais [cd|file|hist]");
+                eprintln!("usage: ais [cd|file|hist|plugin]");
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -34,6 +44,125 @@ fn main() {
     }
 }
 
+// --- plugin manager ---
+
+fn plugin_dir() -> String {
+    let home = env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_default();
+    format!("{}/.vim/plugged", home)
+}
+
+fn plugin_cmd(sub: &str, args: &[&str]) {
+    match sub {
+        "add" | "a" => {
+            if args.is_empty() {
+                eprintln!("usage: ais plugin add <user/repo>");
+                return;
+            }
+            plugin_add(args[0]);
+        }
+        "rm" | "r" => plugin_rm(args.first().copied()),
+        "ls" | "l" | "" => plugin_ls(),
+        _ => eprintln!("usage: ais plugin [add|ls|rm]"),
+    }
+}
+
+fn plugin_add(name: &str) {
+    let dir = plugin_dir();
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+
+    // accept "user/repo" or full github url
+    let (url, repo_name) = if name.contains("://") {
+        let repo = name.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(name);
+        let repo = repo.strip_suffix(".git").unwrap_or(repo);
+        (name.to_string(), repo.to_string())
+    } else {
+        let repo = name.split('/').last().unwrap_or(name);
+        (format!("https://github.com/{}.git", name), repo.to_string())
+    };
+
+    let dest = format!("{}/{}", dir, repo_name);
+    if std::path::Path::new(&dest).exists() {
+        eprintln!("{} already installed", repo_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    eprintln!("installing {} ...", repo_name);
+    let status = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["clone", "--depth", "1", &url, &dest])
+        .status();
+
+    match status {
+        Ok(s) if s.success() => eprintln!("ok: {}", repo_name),
+        _ => eprintln!("failed: {}", url),
+    }
+}
+
+fn plugin_ls() {
+    let dir = plugin_dir();
+    let entries = match std::fs::read_dir(&dir) {
+        Ok(e) => e,
+        Err(_) => {
+            eprintln!("no plugins");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    for entry in entries.flatten() {
+        if entry.file_type().map(|t| t.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false) {
+            let name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+            if !name.starts_with('.') {
+                println!("{}", name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn plugin_rm(name: Option<&str>) {
+    let dir = plugin_dir();
+
+    let target = if let Some(n) = name {
+        n.to_string()
+    } else {
+        // fuzzy select from installed plugins
+        let entries = match std::fs::read_dir(&dir) {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(_) => {
+                eprintln!("no plugins");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        let plugins: Vec<String> = entries
+            .flatten()
+            .filter(|e| e.file_type().map(|t| t.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false))
+            .map(|e| e.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_string())
+            .filter(|n| !n.starts_with('.'))
+            .collect();
+
+        if plugins.is_empty() {
+            eprintln!("no plugins");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        match fuzzy_select(&plugins, "rm plugin") {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => return,
+        }
+    };
+
+    let path = format!("{}/{}", dir, target);
+    if !std::path::Path::new(&path).exists() {
+        eprintln!("{} not found", target);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    match std::fs::remove_dir_all(&path) {
+        Ok(_) => eprintln!("removed: {}", target),
+        Err(e) => eprintln!("failed: {}", e),
+    }
+}
+
+// --- selectors ---
+
 fn is_tty_stdin() -> bool {
     extern "C" {
         fn isatty(fd: i32) -> i32;
@@ -123,6 +252,8 @@ fn read_stdin_lines() -> Vec<String> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+// --- fuzzy select TUI ---
+
 fn fuzzy_match(item: &str, query: &str) -> bool {
     if query.is_empty() {
         return true;