diff --git a/dev.kdl b/dev.kdl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..425478a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.kdl
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+layout {
+  pane split_direction="vertical" {
+    pane command="nvim"
+    pane
+  }
+}