# split-layout-technical

Shapes a technical split-screen interface with framed panels, mono metadata and restrained type. Use it when visual content and supporting information need distinct areas.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1400 installs · ★ 7001
- Author: MengTo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/split-layout-technical/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/split-layout-technical

## What it does

This skill guides a full-page interface built around two clear panels. One panel carries the immersive or visual focus, while the other holds explanation, specifications, metadata, supporting content or navigation. Fine rules, inset boundaries, corner markers and measured spacing give each area its own frame.

For larger screens, it calls for `flex-row`, split columns or a two-panel grid. Smaller screens stack the panels vertically while keeping their roles separate. The default split ratio is 50/50, though a dominant side can take more room.

The type direction pairs quiet editorial headlines with monospaced labels for status text, coordinates and specifications. At least one panel should include a framed media, canvas or image surface. Filling both sides with equal density weakens the hierarchy.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill split-layout-technical -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill split-layout-technical -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MengTo/Skills split-layout-technical
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MengTo/Skills --path agent-skills/web-design/split-layout-technical
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill split-layout-technical -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/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/split-layout-technical/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- separate visual content from page specifications
- frame panels with inset rules and thin borders
- format status labels in monospaced text
- build compact specification rows with dividers
- stack a split layout on smaller screens

## Example prompts
- Apply `split-layout-technical` to this page, with media on the left and specifications on the right.
- Create a `split-layout-technical` landing page with framed panels and mono metadata.
- Rework this screen into two distinct panels that stack on smaller screens.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: split-layout-technical
description: "Create a technical split-screen design system with dual panels, fine frame lines, mono metadata, quiet editorial typography, and premium inset surfaces."
---

# Split Layout Technical Skill

## Use When
- Create a technical split-screen design system with dual panels, fine frame lines, mono metadata, quiet editorial typography, and premium inset surfaces.

## Workflow

## Scope
- Apply this as a full-page layout and design-system direction when the interface should be organized into two clear panels or halves.
- Use it for product pages, showcases, portfolios, editorial-tech layouts, or concept presentations that benefit from a disciplined split-screen structure.
- This is a layout system first: it should control framing, spacing, typography, metadata treatment, and panel behavior, not just add a vertical divider.

## Visual target
- Build the page around a strong split layout, usually two equal or near-equal vertical panels on desktop, with each side carrying a distinct role.
- One side should act as the hero or immersive focal panel, while the other side handles explanation, specs, metadata, supporting content, or navigation.
- Use thin frame lines, inset boundary rules, tiny corner markers, and precise spacing so each panel feels like a technical display surface.
- Pair quiet editorial typography with mono utility labeling so the system feels intelligent, architectural, and controlled.
- Keep the palette restrained, with neutral surfaces and one selective accent color derived from the design rather than a hardcoded hue.

## Implementation guidance
- Prefer `flex-row`, split columns, or a clear two-panel grid on desktop, then stack the panels vertically on smaller screens without losing the sense of separate zones.
- Give each panel its own internal framing: inset vertical rules, edge offsets, corner squares, thin borders, or measured padding that creates a contained shell.
- Use mono or utility text for top rails, metadata strips, labels, coordinates, system markers, specs, or status copy.
- Main headlines should remain clean and confident rather than loud; support them with controlled tracking, restrained hierarchy, and generous spacing.
- Feature one premium embedded surface inside at least one panel, such as a bordered media frame, canvas region, visualization area, or image window.
- Let one panel feel denser and more informational while the other feels more visual, spatial, or atmospheric to create useful contrast.

## Recommended patterns
- Left/right split hero: immersive artwork or media on one side, explanatory content and structured details on the other.
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