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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>@ViewData["Title"] — Scratching Post</title>
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.11.3/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link href="/css/admin.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    @RenderSection("Styles", required: false)
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div class="admin-wrapper">
+        <nav class="admin-sidebar">
+            <div class="sidebar-brand">
+                <i class="bi bi-sun"></i>
+                <span>Sunbeam</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="sidebar-subtitle">Scratching Post Admin</div>
+
+            <ul class="sidebar-nav">
+                <li>
+                    <a href="/admin" class="@(ViewContext.RouteData.Values["controller"]?.ToString() == "Admin" ? "active" : "")">
+                        <i class="bi bi-speedometer2"></i>
+                        <span>Dashboard</span>
+                    </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                    <a href="/admin/slides" class="@(ViewContext.RouteData.Values["controller"]?.ToString() == "Slides" ? "active" : "")">
+                        <i class="bi bi-layers"></i>
+                        <span>Meows</span>
+                        <small class="nav-hint">Slides</small>
+                    </a>
+                </li>
+                <li>
+                    <a href="/admin/devices" class="@(ViewContext.RouteData.Values["controller"]?.ToString() == "Devices" ? "active" : "")">
+                        <i class="bi bi-display"></i>
+                        <span>Kittens</span>
+                        <small class="nav-hint">Devices</small>
+                    </a>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+
+            <div class="sidebar-footer">
+                <small>Sunbeam Framework v1.0</small>
+            </div>
+        </nav>
+
+        <main class="admin-main">
+            <header class="admin-header">
+                <h1>@ViewData["Title"]</h1>
+                <div class="header-actions">
+                    @RenderSection("HeaderActions", required: false)
+                </div>
+            </header>
+
+            @if (TempData["Success"] != null)
+            {
+                <div class="alert alert-success alert-dismissible fade show mx-4 mt-3" role="alert">
+                    <i class="bi bi-check-circle me-2"></i>@TempData["Success"]
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert"></button>
+                </div>
+            }
+            @if (TempData["Error"] != null)
+            {
+                <div class="alert alert-danger alert-dismissible fade show mx-4 mt-3" role="alert">
+                    <i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle me-2"></i>@TempData["Error"]
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert"></button>
+                </div>
+            }
+
+            <div class="admin-content">
+                @RenderBody()
+            </div>
+        </main>
+    </div>
+
+    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="/js/admin.js"></script>
+    @RenderSection("Scripts", required: false)
+</body>
+</html>
