Tidy up the layout
You can feel when a page is untidy — things slightly misaligned, gaps too big in one place and too small in another — even if you can't name the problem. On a bernard-hosted site, naming it is the AI's job, not yours.
How it works
- Connect bernard to your AI (once). Log in to bernard, open your site, go to Use your own AI, and paste the setup prompt into your AI to connect it — a one-time setup.
- Paste it into your AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whichever you already use — then ask in your own words, or use the prompt below.
- Approve. The AI sends back a preview link. Compare it with the live page, press Approve, and it's live.
Spacing and alignment are pure CSS, which the AI edits directly — and because it follows your site's existing styles rather than inventing new ones, a tidy-up makes the page more itself, not different.
The prompt
“Tidy up the layout of [the page that bothers you, or 'the whole site'] — fix uneven spacing, line things up, and make it feel calmer and easier to scan. Tell me what you plan to change before you edit anything.”
The [bracketed] parts are yours to fill in. First time? Connect bernard to your AI over MCP — a one-time setup in bernard → your site → Use your own AI — then paste the prompt above.
Questions people ask
- How do I fix a messy-looking website page?
- If your site is hosted with bernard, you don't have to diagnose what's wrong — just tell your AI (ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) the page feels cluttered or cramped. It reads the page, adjusts spacing and alignment, and sends a preview for you to approve before anything goes live.
- Can the AI tell me what looks off before changing anything?
- Yes — ask it to look at the page and list what it would improve, then choose what to go ahead with. It only changes what you agree to.
- What if the tidy-up changes something I liked?
- Nothing is published until you check the preview and press Approve. If you preferred how a section was before, reject the change and say so — and bernard keeps a full year of history, so even an approved change can be rolled back.