diff --git a/pkg/types/member.go b/pkg/types/member.go
index 4463f4dc..e3558060 100644
--- a/pkg/types/member.go
+++ b/pkg/types/member.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type MemberProfile struct {
 	CanSeeInactiveCursors bool `json:"can_see_inactive_cursors" mapstructure:"can_see_inactive_cursors"`
 
 	// plugin scope
-	Plugins map[string]any `json:"plugins"`
+	Plugins PluginSettings `json:"plugins"`
 }
 
 type MemberProvider interface {
diff --git a/pkg/types/plugins.go b/pkg/types/plugins.go
index fa57b8f1..d0abd674 100644
--- a/pkg/types/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/types/plugins.go
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/demodesk/neko/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrPluginSettingsNotFound = errors.New("plugin settings not found")
+)
+
 type Plugin interface {
 	Name() string
 	Config() PluginConfig
@@ -61,3 +67,15 @@ func (p *PluginManagers) Validate() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+type PluginSettings map[string]any
+
+func (p PluginSettings) Unmarshal(name string, def any) error {
+	if p == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrPluginSettingsNotFound, name)
+	}
+	if _, ok := p[name]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrPluginSettingsNotFound, name)
+	}
+	return utils.Decode(p[name], def)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/types/session.go b/pkg/types/session.go
index 1b4d1f7f..4ec4085c 100644
--- a/pkg/types/session.go
+++ b/pkg/types/session.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type Settings struct {
 	MercifulReconnect bool `json:"merciful_reconnect"`
 
 	// plugin scope
-	Plugins map[string]any `json:"plugins"`
+	Plugins PluginSettings `json:"plugins"`
 }
 
 type Session interface {