diff --git a/modules/nvim.lua b/modules/nvim.lua
index e5631a8..ab801ac 100644
--- a/modules/nvim.lua
+++ b/modules/nvim.lua
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ local start_plugins = {
   ["cmp-cmdline"] = { url = "https://github.com/hrsh7th/cmp-cmdline.git", revision = "main" },
   ["copilot"] = { url = "https://github.com/zbirenbaum/copilot.lua.git" },
   ["copilot-cmp"] = { url = "https://github.com/zbirenbaum/copilot-cmp.git" },
+  ["oil.nvim"] = { url = "https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim.git" },
 }
 
 local opt_plugins = {
diff --git a/site-modules/core/files/vim/plugin/oil.lua b/site-modules/core/files/vim/plugin/oil.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7e5928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/core/files/vim/plugin/oil.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+local oil = require "oil"
+
+-- A list of file or directory names that will never be shown in the oil view
+local always_hidden = { [".git"] = true }
+
+oil.setup {
+  view_options = {
+    show_hidden = true,
+    is_always_hidden = function(name)
+      return always_hidden[name] or false
+    end,
+  },
+}
+
+vim.keymap.set("n", "-", oil.open, { desc = "Open parent directory" })