# Max Columns

> Keep output within a user-specified column width. Use when the user asks for N-column, 72-column, 80-column, wrapped, terminal-width, or narrow output.

- Skill: `rahulrajaram/max-columns` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rahulrajaram/max-columns`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rahulrajaram/max-columns/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: rahulrajaram (https://skillmd.com/u/rahulrajaram)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rahulrajaram/max-columns

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# Max Columns

Honor the requested column budget.

- Use the argument or user-stated `N` as the layout budget; preserve meaning and machine syntax when an indivisible atom cannot fit.
- Keep wrappable lines at or below `N` display columns; account for wide Unicode and tabs when relevant.
- Wrap prose early and prefer short bullets.
- Prefer vertical layouts over side-by-side layouts or wide tables.
- Wrap code/commands only at syntactically valid boundaries. Never insert breaks into identifiers, URLs, string values or machine-consumed records that change their meaning.
- If something cannot fit without losing meaning, say so briefly and give the narrowest useful version.

Non-goals: changing content or adding a formatter dependency. Must not: corrupt
syntax to meet width. Choose valid layouts autonomously; disclose an indivisible
overlong atom and preserve it intact. Completion: readable output at the selected
width except explicitly identified syntax/meaning-preserving exceptions.