Ghostty terminal emulator AppleScript for creating custom split layout

ghostty_splits.applescript

-- ABOUTME: AppleScript to set up Ghostty terminal with custom split layout
-- ABOUTME: Creates left column full height, right column with two vertical splits

on makeNewWindow()
	if application "Ghostty" is running then
		tell application "System Events"
			set visible of application process "Ghostty" to true
			delay 0.1
		end tell
	end if
	
	tell application "Ghostty" to activate
	
	tell application "System Events"
		set preWindowCount to count of windows of application process "Ghostty"
		keystroke "n" using command down
		set tryUntil to (current date) + 5
		repeat while preWindowCount is equal to (count of windows of application process "Ghostty")
			delay 0.1
			if tryUntil is less than (current date) then
				error "Failed to create new window"
			end if
		end repeat
		delay 0.2
	end tell
end makeNewWindow

on runCommand(theCommand)
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke (theCommand as text)
		keystroke return
	end tell
end runCommand

on setupSplits()
	tell application "System Events"
		-- Create split to the right (this creates left and right columns)
		keystroke "d" using command down
		delay 0.3
		
		-- Now we're in the right split, split it vertically
		keystroke "d" using {command down, shift down}
		delay 0.3
		
		-- Navigate to the left split (need to go back twice)
		keystroke "[" using command down
		delay 0.2
		keystroke "[" using command down
		delay 0.2
		
		-- Run Claude Code in left split
		tell me to runCommand("claude --dangerously-skip-permissions")
		delay 0.5
		
		-- Navigate to right top split
		keystroke "]" using command down
		delay 0.2
		
		-- Run nvim in right top split
		tell me to runCommand("nvim")
		delay 0.5
		
		-- Navigate to right bottom split
		keystroke "]" using command down
		delay 0.2
		-- This split stays as bash shell, so nothing to type
	end tell
end setupSplits

-- Main execution
tell me to makeNewWindow()
tell me to setupSplits()

run_ghostty_setup.sh

#!/bin/bash
# ABOUTME: Bash script to run the Ghostty split layout AppleScript
# ABOUTME: Executes the AppleScript that creates custom terminal layout

osascript ghostty_splits.applescript