diff --git a/agignore b/agignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 7071ca02..00000000
--- a/agignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-_srcs
-log
-tmp
-node_modules
-bower_compnents
-.sass-cache
-
-*.min.css
-*.min.js
-*.min.map
diff --git a/gemrc b/gemrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 154cd47e..00000000
--- a/gemrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-gem: --no-document
diff --git a/install/cli-tools.sh b/install/cli-tools.sh
index b7b77c30..15fe9e2b 100755
--- a/install/cli-tools.sh
+++ b/install/cli-tools.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ brew install mozjpeg
 brew install nginx
 brew install openssl
 brew install php --with-homebrew-curl 
-brew install the_silver_searcher
+brew install ripgrep
 brew install youtube-dl
 
 # link keg-only / pre-installed duplicates
diff --git a/install/install.sh b/install/install.sh
index 6911d78c..43f73e1f 100755
--- a/install/install.sh
+++ b/install/install.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ read -p "Press any key to continue... " -n1 -s
 
 # link the dotfiles
 mkdir ~/.config
-ln -s ~/dotfiles/agignore ~/.agignore
 ln -s ~/dotfiles/editorconfig ~/.editorconfig
-ln -s ~/dotfiles/gemrc ~/.gemrc
 ln -s ~/dotfiles/gitconfig ~/.gitconfig
 ln -s ~/dotfiles/gitignore ~/.gitignore
 ln -s ~/dotfiles/hammerspoon ~/.hammerspoon
diff --git a/install/node.sh b/install/node.sh
index 8f590f66..725f276a 100755
--- a/install/node.sh
+++ b/install/node.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ npm install -g eslint-config-xo-space
 npm install -g fkill-cli
 npm install -g htmlhint
 npm install -g jsonlint
+npm install -g neovim
 npm install -g npm-check-updates
 npm install -g pure-prompt
 npm install -g sass-lint
diff --git a/nvim/plugins.vim b/nvim/plugins.vim
index ba30f98a..eca45fb7 100644
--- a/nvim/plugins.vim
+++ b/nvim/plugins.vim
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ let g:ale_linters={
 nnoremap <silent> <space>, :Files<cr>
 nnoremap <silent> <space>. :Buffers<cr>
 nnoremap <silent> <space>l :Lines<cr>
-nnoremap <silent> <space>a :Ag<cr>
-nnoremap <silent> <space>r :History:<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> <space>a :Rg<cr>
+nnoremap <silent> <space>h :History:<cr>
 
 " yankstack, use alt + p, alt + P
 nmap π <Plug>yankstack_substitute_older_paste
diff --git a/ripgreprc b/ripgreprc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b182582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ripgreprc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Because who cares about case!?
+--smart-case
diff --git a/zsh/exports b/zsh/exports
index 3f0145e2..e7842633 100644
--- a/zsh/exports
+++ b/zsh/exports
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ export VISUAL="/usr/local/bin/nvim"
 # disable auto titling fixes tmux window
 export DISABLE_AUTO_TITLE=true
 
-# grep
+# grep / ripgrep
 export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
 export GREP_COLOR='1;32'
+export RIPGREP_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/dotfiles/ripgreprc"
 
 # pager
 export PAGER="less"