diff --git a/.config/nvim/ftplugin/java.lua b/.config/nvim/ftplugin/java.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c388a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/ftplugin/java.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+local caps = require("cmp_nvim_lsp").default_capabilities(vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities())
+local mztenv = require "mzte_nv"
+
+require("jdtls").start_or_attach {
+    cmd = {
+        "jdtls",
+        "-configuration",
+        vim.loop.os_homedir() .. "/.cache/jdtls/config",
+        "-data",
+        vim.loop.os_homedir() .. "/.cache/jdtls/workspace",
+    },
+
+    capabilities = caps,
+
+    root_dir = require("jdtls.setup").find_root { ".git", "mvnw", "gradlew", "build.gradle" },
+
+    settings = {
+        java = {
+            configuration = {
+                runtimes = mztenv.jdtls.findRuntimes(),
+            },
+        },
+    },
+}
diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.lua b/.config/nvim/init.lua
index 8d1c51a..d80d075 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require "mzte_nv_preloader"
+
 require "plugins"
 require "settings"
 require "maps"
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/mzte_nv_preloader.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/mzte_nv_preloader.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d73bdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/mzte_nv_preloader.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- This module is responsible for loading the native mzte_nv lua module
+package.cpath = package.cpath .. ";" .. vim.loop.os_homedir() .. "/.local/share/nvim/mzte_nv.so"
+
+local success = pcall(require, "mzte_nv");
+if not success then
+    error "Failed to preload mzte_nv. Is it installed?"
+end
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 6d3f583..bfd108f 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -146,22 +146,24 @@ return require("packer").startup(function(use)
         "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
         config = function()
             vim.notify = require "notify"
-        end
+        end,
     }
 
     use {
         "stevearc/dressing.nvim",
         config = function()
             require("dressing").setup {}
-        end
+        end,
     }
 
     use {
         "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-context",
-        config = pconf "ts-context"
+        config = pconf "ts-context",
     }
 
     use "DaeZak/crafttweaker-vim-highlighting"
 
+    use "mfussenegger/nvim-jdtls"
+
     cmp_plugins(use)
 end)
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/settings.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/settings.lua
index e5acd54..c0c75b3 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/settings.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/settings.lua
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ o.termguicolors = true
 wo.cursorline = true
 wo.cursorcolumn = true
 
-g.neoterm_default_mod = "tab"
-g.neovide_iso_layout = true
+g.zig_fmt_autosave = 0
 
 o.conceallevel = 2
 
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 0ec2ee0..2d7f74d 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ install-lsps-paru:
             ocamlformat
     fi
 
+
+install-mzte-nv:
+    cd mzte_nv && zig build -Drelease-fast
+    cp mzte_nv/zig-out/lib/libmzte_nv.so ~/.local/share/nvim/mzte_nv.so
diff --git a/mzte_nv/.gitignore b/mzte_nv/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ae1b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mzte_nv/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+zig-cache/
+zig-out/
+deps.zig
+gyro.lock
+.gyro
diff --git a/mzte_nv/README.md b/mzte_nv/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e0307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mzte_nv/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# mzte_nv
+
+Native components of my neovim config, implemented as a native LuaJIT module.
diff --git a/mzte_nv/build.zig b/mzte_nv/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ff0e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mzte_nv/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
+    // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
+    const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+
+    const lib = b.addSharedLibrary("mzte_nv", "src/main.zig", .unversioned);
+    lib.setBuildMode(mode);
+
+    lib.linkLibC();
+    lib.linkSystemLibrary("luajit");
+
+    lib.strip = mode != .Debug;
+
+    lib.install();
+
+    const main_tests = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
+    main_tests.setBuildMode(mode);
+
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&main_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/mzte_nv/src/ffi.zig b/mzte_nv/src/ffi.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..098f572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mzte_nv/src/ffi.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub const c = @cImport({
+    @cInclude("lua.h");
+    @cInclude("lauxlib.h");
+});
+
+/// Generates a wrapper function with error handling for a lua CFunction
+pub fn luaFunc(comptime func: fn (*c.lua_State) anyerror!c_int) c.lua_CFunction {
+    return &struct {
+        fn f(l: ?*c.lua_State) callconv(.C) c_int {
+            return func(l.?) catch |e| {
+                var buf: [128]u8 = undefined;
+                const err_s = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(
+                    &buf,
+                    "Zig Error: {s}",
+                    .{@errorName(e)},
+                ) catch unreachable;
+                c.lua_pushstring(l, err_s.ptr);
+                _ = c.lua_error(l);
+                unreachable;
+            };
+        }
+    }.f;
+}
diff --git a/mzte_nv/src/main.zig b/mzte_nv/src/main.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62bef89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mzte_nv/src/main.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const ffi = @import("ffi.zig");
+const c = ffi.c;
+
+const modules = struct {
+    const jdtls = @import("modules/jdtls.zig");
+};
+
+export fn luaopen_mzte_nv(l_: ?*c.lua_State) c_int {
+    const l = l_.?;
+    c.lua_newtable(l);
+    modules.jdtls.pushModtable(l);
+    c.lua_setfield(l, -2, "jdtls");
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/mzte_nv/src/modules/jdtls.zig b/mzte_nv/src/modules/jdtls.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f4b6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mzte_nv/src/modules/jdtls.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/// Module for the JDTLS java language server, including utilities
+/// for setting up nvim-jdtls
+const std = @import("std");
+const ffi = @import("../ffi.zig");
+const c = ffi.c;
+
+pub fn pushModtable(l: *c.lua_State) void {
+    c.lua_newtable(l);
+    c.lua_pushcfunction(l, ffi.luaFunc(lFindRuntimes));
+    c.lua_setfield(l, -2, "findRuntimes");
+}
+
+const Runtime = struct {
+    version: []const u8,
+    name: []const u8,
+};
+const runtime_map = [_]Runtime{
+    .{ .version = "18", .name = "JavaSE-18" },
+    .{ .version = "17", .name = "JavaSE-17" },
+    .{ .version = "16", .name = "JavaSE-16" },
+    .{ .version = "15", .name = "JavaSE-15" },
+    .{ .version = "14", .name = "JavaSE-14" },
+    .{ .version = "13", .name = "JavaSE-13" },
+    .{ .version = "12", .name = "JavaSE-12" },
+    .{ .version = "11", .name = "JavaSE-11" },
+    .{ .version = "10", .name = "JavaSE-10" },
+    .{ .version = "9", .name = "JavaSE-9" },
+    .{ .version = "8", .name = "JavaSE-1.8" },
+    .{ .version = "7", .name = "JavaSE-1.7" },
+    .{ .version = "6", .name = "JavaSE-1.6" },
+    .{ .version = "5", .name = "J2SE-1.5" }, // probably redundant, but JDTLS supports it
+};
+
+fn lFindRuntimes(l: *c.lua_State) !c_int {
+    const jvmdir = try std.fs.openIterableDirAbsolute("/usr/lib/jvm/", .{});
+
+    c.lua_newtable(l);
+
+    var buf: [512]u8 = undefined;
+    var idx: c_int = 1;
+    var iter = jvmdir.iterate();
+    while (try iter.next()) |jvm| {
+        if (jvm.kind != .Directory or !std.mem.startsWith(u8, jvm.name, "java-"))
+            continue;
+
+        for (runtime_map) |rt| {
+            if (!std.mem.containsAtLeast(u8, jvm.name, 1, rt.version))
+                continue;
+
+            // push a table with a name field (must be a V from runtime_map)
+            // and a path field (path to the runtime's home)
+            c.lua_newtable(l);
+
+            c.lua_pushstring(l, rt.name.ptr);
+            c.lua_setfield(l, -2, "name");
+
+            const path = try std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&buf, "/usr/lib/jvm/{s}/", .{jvm.name});
+            c.lua_pushstring(l, path.ptr);
+            c.lua_setfield(l, -2, "path");
+
+            // append table to list
+            c.lua_rawseti(l, -2, idx);
+            idx += 1;
+
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}