diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta.lua
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+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta.lua
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+--- @meta
+
+--- The following modules are loaded specially in _init_packages.lua
+
+vim.F = require('vim.F')
+vim._watch = require('vim._watch')
+vim.diagnostic = require('vim.diagnostic')
+vim.filetype = require('vim.filetype')
+vim.fs = require('vim.fs')
+vim.health = require('vim.health')
+vim.highlight = require('vim.highlight')
+vim.iter = require('vim.iter')
+vim.keymap = require('vim.keymap')
+vim.loader = require('vim.loader')
+vim.lsp = require('vim.lsp')
+vim.re = require('vim.re')
+vim.secure = require('vim.secure')
+vim.ui = require('vim.ui')
+vim.version = require('vim.version')
+
+local uri = require('vim.uri')
+
+vim.uri_from_fname = uri.uri_from_fname
+vim.uri_from_bufnr = uri.uri_from_bufnr
+vim.uri_to_fname = uri.uri_to_fname
+vim.uri_to_bufnr = uri.uri_to_bufnr