diff --git a/doc/nvui.txt b/doc/nvui.txt
index a978548f..221b2855 100644
--- a/doc/nvui.txt
+++ b/doc/nvui.txt
@@ -623,6 +623,16 @@ It's preferred to put the dofile code in your plugin's config func
     end
  }
 <
+To include custom integrations, use the `base46.integrations_dir` option to
+define a module name that contains the custom integration files. Loading
+from the custom module location will only be tried if there is no matching
+official integration.
+>lua
+ M.base46 = {
+   integrations_dir = "foo.integrations",
+   integrations = { "dap", "hop", "customname" },
+ }
+<
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.5 Local themes		                      *nvui.base46.local_themes*
 
diff --git a/lua/nvconfig.lua b/lua/nvconfig.lua
index b08f73b6..4134ac2f 100644
--- a/lua/nvconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/nvconfig.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local options = {
     theme = "onedark", -- default theme
     hl_add = {},
     hl_override = {},
+    integrations_dir = nil,
     integrations = {},
     changed_themes = {},
     transparency = false,
diff --git a/nvchad_types/all_hl_groups.lua b/nvchad_types/all_hl_groups.lua
index b05a4e46..a0e2cb53 100644
--- a/nvchad_types/all_hl_groups.lua
+++ b/nvchad_types/all_hl_groups.lua
@@ -1660,4 +1660,5 @@ error("Requiring a meta file")
 ---| "'treesitter'"
 ---| "'trouble'"
 ---| "'vim-illuminate'"
----| "'whichkey'"
\ No newline at end of file
+---| "'whichkey'"
+---| string
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nvchad_types/chadrc.lua b/nvchad_types/chadrc.lua
index 6e099667..95f5cbb0 100644
--- a/nvchad_types/chadrc.lua
+++ b/nvchad_types/chadrc.lua
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 --- You can try out the theme by executing `:Telescope themes`
 --- see https://github.com/NvChad/base46/tree/master/lua/base46/themes
 ---@field theme? ThemeName
+--- module name for loading custom integrations
+---@field integrations_dir? string
 ---@field integrations? Base46Integrations[]
 
 --- UI related configuration
diff --git a/scripts/update-nvchad-types.lua b/scripts/update-nvchad-types.lua
index fd32a81f..124b23e2 100644
--- a/scripts/update-nvchad-types.lua
+++ b/scripts/update-nvchad-types.lua
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ local gen_highlights = function()
       end
     end
   end
+  -- allow string type to keep completion through enum values
+  -- while avoiding linter warnings for custom integrations.
+  table.insert(contents, string.format "---| string")
 
   for name, integration in vim.spairs(hlgroups) do
     if string.sub(name, 1, 1) == "@" then