diff --git a/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/init.fnl b/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/init.fnl
index 3b7754e..5377e2e 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/init.fnl
+++ b/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/init.fnl
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ;; Plugin specs in Fennel
 ;; This file is compiled to lua/plugins/init.lua by nfnl
 
+(local repo 1) ;; lazy.nvim spec index for the git repo (e.g., "folke/plugin")
+(local lhs 1)  ;; which-key spec index for the key sequence (see which-key below)
+
 [;; Tokyonight - Colorscheme
- {1 "folke/tokyonight.nvim"
+ {repo "folke/tokyonight.nvim"
   :lazy false
   :priority 1000
   :config (fn []
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@
             (vim.cmd.colorscheme "tokyonight"))}
 
  ;; Conjure - Interactive REPL for Fennel, Clojure, Lisp, etc.
- {1 "Olical/conjure"
+ {repo "Olical/conjure"
   :ft ["fennel" "clojure" "lisp" "scheme" "racket" "lua"]
   :config (fn []
             ;; Enable HUD floating window
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@
  ;; nvim-paredit - Structural editing for Lisp
  ;; Default keybindings: >)/<) slurp/barf forward, <(/>( slurp/barf backward
  ;; >e/<e drag element, >f/<f drag form, E/W/B element motions
- {1 "julienvincent/nvim-paredit"
+ {repo "julienvincent/nvim-paredit"
   :ft ["fennel" "clojure" "lisp" "scheme" "racket"]
   :config (fn []
             (local paredit (require :nvim-paredit))
@@ -51,20 +54,21 @@
 
  ;; Mason - Package manager for LSP servers, DAP servers, linters, formatters
  ;; Run :MasonInstall clojure_lsp lua_ls to install servers
- {1 "williamboman/mason.nvim"
+ {repo "williamboman/mason.nvim"
   :cmd ["Mason" "MasonInstall" "MasonUpdate"]
   :build ":MasonUpdate"
   :opts {:ui {:border "rounded"}}}
 
  ;; which-key - Shows keybinding hints
- {1 "folke/which-key.nvim"
+ ;; lhs constant defined at top - which-key specs use index [1] for the key sequence
+ {repo "folke/which-key.nvim"
   :event "VeryLazy"
   :opts {}
   :config (fn [_ opts]
             (local wk (require :which-key))
             (wk.setup opts)
             (wk.add
-              [{1 "<leader>f" :group "find"}
-               {1 "<leader>b" :group "buffer"}
-               {1 "<leader>r" :group "refactor"}
-               {1 "<leader>c" :group "code"}]))}]
+              [{lhs "<leader>f" :group "find"}
+               {lhs "<leader>b" :group "buffer"}
+               {lhs "<leader>r" :group "refactor"}
+               {lhs "<leader>c" :group "code"}]))}]