diff --git a/lyrathorpe/home/editor.nix b/lyrathorpe/home/editor.nix
index a6569cc..23f37e7 100644
--- a/lyrathorpe/home/editor.nix
+++ b/lyrathorpe/home/editor.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@
         enable = true;
         autoEnableSources = true;
         settings = {
+          # nvim-cmp ships no default keymaps; without these the menu shows but
+          # nothing accepts it. confirm uses select=false so a bare <CR> stays a
+          # newline unless an entry is explicitly highlighted.
+          mapping = {
+            "<C-n>" = "cmp.mapping.select_next_item()";
+            "<C-p>" = "cmp.mapping.select_prev_item()";
+            "<Tab>" = "cmp.mapping.select_next_item()";
+            "<S-Tab>" = "cmp.mapping.select_prev_item()";
+            "<CR>" = "cmp.mapping.confirm({ select = false })";
+            "<C-Space>" = "cmp.mapping.complete()";
+            "<C-e>" = "cmp.mapping.abort()";
+          };
           snippet.expand = "function(args) require('luasnip').lsp_expand(args.body) end";
           sources = [
             { name = "nvim_lsp"; }