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+{
+  "name": "dev",
+  "displayName": "Development",
+  "description": "Standard development environment with editor and terminals",
+  "variables": [
+    {
+      "name": "PROJECT_DIR",
+      "description": "Project root directory",
+      "defaultValue": "~/projects",
+      "required": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "EDITOR",
+      "description": "Default editor command",
+      "defaultValue": "vim",
+      "required": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "layout": {
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "terminalType": "tmux",
+    "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    "updatedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    "session": {
+      "id": "s-dev",
+      "name": "dev",
+      "windows": [
+        {
+          "id": "w0",
+          "index": 0,
+          "name": "editor",
+          "panes": [
+            {
+              "id": "p0",
+              "index": 0,
+              "layout": {
+                "x": 0,
+                "y": 0,
+                "width": 60,
+                "height": 40
+              },
+              "command": "${EDITOR} ${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "cwd": "${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "title": "Editor"
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "p1",
+              "index": 1,
+              "layout": {
+                "x": 60,
+                "y": 0,
+                "width": 40,
+                "height": 40
+              },
+              "command": "cd ${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "cwd": "${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "title": "Terminal"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "w1",
+          "index": 1,
+          "name": "server",
+          "panes": [
+            {
+              "id": "p0",
+              "index": 0,
+              "layout": {
+                "x": 0,
+                "y": 0,
+                "width": 50,
+                "height": 24
+              },
+              "command": "cd ${PROJECT_DIR} && npm run dev",
+              "cwd": "${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "title": "Dev Server"
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "p1",
+              "index": 1,
+              "layout": {
+                "x": 50,
+                "y": 0,
+                "width": 50,
+                "height": 24
+              },
+              "command": "cd ${PROJECT_DIR} && npm run logs",
+              "cwd": "${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "title": "Logs"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "w2",
+          "index": 2,
+          "name": "git",
+          "panes": [
+            {
+              "id": "p0",
+              "index": 0,
+              "layout": {
+                "x": 0,
+                "y": 0,
+                "width": 100,
+                "height": 24
+              },
+              "command": "cd ${PROJECT_DIR} && git status",
+              "cwd": "${PROJECT_DIR}",
+              "title": "Git Status"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "activeWindowIndex": 0
+    },
+    "metadata": {
+      "description": "Standard development setup",
+      "tags": ["development", "dev", "editor"]
+    }
+  }
+}