diff --git a/lua/care/sources/path.lua b/lua/care/sources/path.lua
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+-- parts of the code adapted from https://github.com/hrsh7th/cmp-path
+
+local NAME_REGEX = "\\%([^/\\\\:\\*?<>'\"`\\|]\\)"
+local PATH_REGEX =
+    vim.regex(([[\%(\%(/PAT*[^/\\\\:\\*?<>\'"`\\| .~]\)\|\%(/\.\.\)\)*/\zePAT*$]]):gsub("PAT", NAME_REGEX))
+
+local path_source = {}
+
+function path_source.setup()
+    require("care.sources").register_source(path_source.new())
+end
+
+local function has_slash_comment()
+    local commentstring = vim.bo.commentstring or ""
+    local no_filetype = vim.bo.filetype == ""
+    local is_slash_comment = false
+    is_slash_comment = is_slash_comment or commentstring:match("/%*")
+    is_slash_comment = is_slash_comment or commentstring:match("//")
+    return is_slash_comment and not no_filetype
+end
+
+local function get_dirname(line_before_cursor, bufnr)
+    local s = PATH_REGEX:match_str(line_before_cursor)
+    if not s then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    local dirname = string.gsub(string.sub(line_before_cursor, s + 2), "%a*$", "") -- exclude '/'
+    local prefix = string.sub(line_before_cursor, 1, s + 1) -- include '/'
+
+    local buf_dirname = vim.fn.expand(("#%d:p:h"):format(bufnr))
+    if vim.api.nvim_get_mode().mode == "c" then
+        buf_dirname = vim.fn.getcwd()
+    end
+    if prefix:match("%.%./$") then
+        return vim.fn.resolve(buf_dirname .. "/../" .. dirname)
+    end
+    if prefix:match("%./$") or prefix:match('"$') or prefix:match("'$") then
+        return vim.fn.resolve(buf_dirname .. "/" .. dirname)
+    end
+    if prefix:match("~/$") then
+        return vim.fn.resolve(vim.fn.expand("~") .. "/" .. dirname)
+    end
+    local env_var_name = prefix:match("%$([%a_]+)/$")
+    if env_var_name then
+        local env_var_value = vim.fn.getenv(env_var_name)
+        if env_var_value ~= vim.NIL then
+            return vim.fn.resolve(env_var_value .. "/" .. dirname)
+        end
+    end
+    if prefix:match("/$") then
+        local accept = true
+        -- Ignore URL components
+        accept = accept and not prefix:match("%a/$")
+        -- Ignore URL scheme
+        accept = accept and not prefix:match("%a+:/$") and not prefix:match("%a+://$")
+        -- Ignore HTML closing tags
+        accept = accept and not prefix:match("</$")
+        -- Ignore math calculation
+        accept = accept and not prefix:match("[%d%)]%s*/$")
+        -- Ignore / comment
+        accept = accept and (not prefix:match("^[%s/]*$") or not has_slash_comment())
+        if accept then
+            return vim.fn.resolve("/" .. dirname)
+        end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+
+local function get_candidates(dirname, options, callback)
+    local fs, err = vim.uv.fs_scandir(dirname)
+    if err then
+        return callback(err, nil)
+    end
+
+    local items = {}
+
+    local function create_item(name, fs_type)
+        if not (options.include_hidden or string.sub(name, 1, 1) ~= ".") then
+            return
+        end
+
+        local path = dirname .. "/" .. name
+        local stat = vim.uv.fs_stat(path)
+        local lstat = nil
+        if stat then
+            fs_type = stat.type
+        elseif fs_type == "link" then
+            -- Broken symlink
+            lstat = vim.uv.fs_lstat(dirname)
+            if not lstat then
+                return
+            end
+        else
+            return
+        end
+
+        local item = {
+            label = name,
+            filterText = name,
+            insertText = name,
+            kind = 17, -- file
+            data = {
+                path = path,
+                type = fs_type,
+                stat = stat,
+                lstat = lstat,
+            },
+        }
+        if fs_type == "directory" then
+            item.kind = 19 -- folder
+            item.label = name
+            if options.trailing_slash then
+                item.insertText = name .. "/"
+            else
+                item.insertText = name
+            end
+        end
+        table.insert(items, item)
+    end
+
+    while true do
+        local name, fs_type, e = vim.uv.fs_scandir_next(fs)
+        if e then
+            return callback(fs_type, nil)
+        end
+        if not name then
+            break
+        end
+        create_item(name, fs_type)
+    end
+
+    callback(nil, items)
+end
+
+function path_source.new()
+    -- local include_hidden = string.sub(context.context.line_before_cursor, context.offset, params.offset) == "."
+    -- TODO: make configurable
+    local options = {
+        include_hidden = false,
+        trailing_slash = true,
+    }
+    ---@type care.source
+    local source = {
+        name = "path",
+        display_name = "path",
+        keyword_pattern = NAME_REGEX .. "*",
+        ---@param context care.completion_context
+        complete = function(context, callback)
+            local dirname = get_dirname(context.context.line_before_cursor, context.context.bufnr)
+            if not dirname then
+                return callback({})
+            end
+            get_candidates(dirname, options, function(err, candidates)
+                if err then
+                    return callback({})
+                end
+                callback(candidates)
+            end)
+        end,
+        get_trigger_characters = function()
+            return { ".", "/" }
+        end,
+        is_available = function()
+            return true
+        end,
+        -- TODO: display file contents in documentation
+        resolve_item = nil,
+    }
+    return source
+end
+
+return path_source