# smart-split

Splits a single transaction into several categories with custom amounts. Handy when one receipt covers groceries, household supplies and electronics at once.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 387 installs · ★ 98
- Author: openaccountant
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openaccountant/skills/tree/HEAD/shared/smart-split/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/smart-split

## What it does

The skill takes one transaction and turns it into child entries. It first asks which transaction to split — by description, date or amount — then finds it with `transaction_search`. You supply the proportions: fixed dollar amounts or percentages.

The parts have to add up to the original amount exactly. If they don't, the skill warns you. The original transaction stays in place with a `split: true` flag, so reports can show either the consolidated or the split view. Each child keeps the parent's date and description plus a category suffix, and `categorize` assigns the category.

Nesting is off the table: you can't split a split. Undoing takes one request — ask the skill to merge the entries back into the original. Without Wilson the same job works in a spreadsheet: edit the row for the first portion, insert rows for the rest, then verify with `=SUMIF(B:B,"COSTCO*",C:C)` and a shared group ID column.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openaccountant/skills --skill smart-split -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/smart-split/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/smart-split/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openaccountant/skills --skill smart-split -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/smart-split/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openaccountant/skills --skill smart-split -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/smart-split/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openaccountant/skills smart-split
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/smart-split/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openaccountant/skills --skill smart-split -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openaccountant/skills --path shared/smart-split
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/smart-split/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openaccountant/skills --skill smart-split -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openaccountant/skills/tree/HEAD/shared/smart-split/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split a warehouse-store receipt into groceries, household and electronics
- mark the deductible part of a business meal
- check that the parts sum to the original amount
- flag the original transaction as the parent
- undo a split and merge the entries back

## Example prompts
- split the COSTCO transaction from March 15: 50 to Groceries, 30 to Household, 20 to Electronics
- find the transaction by description and split it 50% Groceries, 30% Household, 20% Electronics
- merge the split entries of this transaction back into one

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: smart-split
description: >
  Split a single transaction across multiple categories with custom amounts.
---

# Smart Split

## Overview
Split one transaction into multiple category allocations. Useful for mixed-purpose purchases like a Costco trip that includes groceries, household supplies, and electronics — or a business meal that's partially deductible.

## Wilson Tools Used
- `transaction_search` — find the transaction to split
- `categorize` — assign categories to the resulting split entries

## Workflow
1. Ask the user which transaction to split (by description, date, or amount).
2. Use `transaction_search` to find and confirm the target transaction.
3. Ask how the transaction should be split:
   - By specific dollar amounts (e.g., "$50 groceries, $30 household, $20 electronics")
   - By percentage (e.g., "50% groceries, 30% household, 20% electronics")
4. Validate that split amounts sum to the original transaction amount.
5. Mark the original transaction as a parent/split transaction.
6. Create child transactions for each split portion with:
   - Same date and description as the parent (with category suffix)
   - The allocated amount
   - The assigned category
7. Confirm the split with a summary table.

## Without Wilson
To split transactions manually in a spreadsheet:

1. Find the transaction row (e.g., "COSTCO" for -$100.00).
2. Change the amount in that row to the first split portion (e.g., -$50.00) and set its category (e.g., "Groceries").
3. Insert new rows below for each additional portion:
   | Date | Description | Amount | Category |
   |------|-------------|--------|----------|
   | 2025-03-15 | COSTCO (Groceries) | -50.00 | Groceries |
   | 2025-03-15 | COSTCO (Household) | -30.00 | Household |
   | 2025-03-15 | COSTCO (Electronics) | -20.00 | Electronics |
4. Verify the split: `=SUMIF(B:B,"COSTCO*",C:C)` should equal the original -$100.00.
5. Add a "Split" or "SplitGroup" column with a shared ID so you can trace splits back to the original.

### In YNAB or Mint
- **YNAB**: Click the transaction > "Split" button > add category lines with amounts.
- **Mint (now Credit Karma)**: Click the transaction > "Split transaction" > add categories and amounts.

## Important Notes
- Split amounts must sum exactly to the original transaction amount. Wilson will warn if there's a discrepancy.
- The original transaction is preserved with a `split: true` flag so reports can show either the consolidated or split view.
- Splits cannot be nested (you can't split a split).
- To undo a split, ask Wilson to merge the split entries back into the original transaction.
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