diff --git a/keyboards/silakka54/config.h b/keyboards/silakka54/config.h
index 220b85cd08..359fa54df4 100644
--- a/keyboards/silakka54/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/silakka54/config.h
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@
 #define SERIAL_USART_RX_PIN GP1
 
 #define RP2040_BOOTLOADER_DOUBLE_TAP_RESET
-#define RP2040_BOOTLOADER_DOUBLE_TAP_RESET_TIMEOUT 200U 
+#define RP2040_BOOTLOADER_DOUBLE_TAP_RESET_TIMEOUT 200U
 #define RP2040_BOOTLOADER_DOUBLE_TAP_RESET_LED GP17
+
+#define SPLIT_USB_DETECT
+#define SPLIT_USB_TIMEOUT_POLL 10
+#define SPLIT_WATCHDOG_ENABLE
+#define SPLIT_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 3000
diff --git a/keyboards/silakka54/keyboard.json b/keyboards/silakka54/keyboard.json
index f04b67d3aa..2d4871bce5 100644
--- a/keyboards/silakka54/keyboard.json
+++ b/keyboards/silakka54/keyboard.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     "diode_direction": "COL2ROW",
     "features": {
         "bootmagic": true,
+        "command": false,
+        "console": false,
         "extrakey": true,
         "mousekey": true,
         "nkro": true
@@ -14,9 +16,6 @@
         "enabled": true,
         "serial": {
             "driver": "vendor"
-        },
-        "transport": {
-            "watchdog": true
         }
     },
     "matrix_pins": {
diff --git a/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/config.h b/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/config.h
index d1d12eae4d..5f8cfcd659 100644
--- a/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/config.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#define DYNAMIC_KEYMAP_LAYER_COUNT 8
 #define VIAL_KEYBOARD_UID {0x97, 0xD0, 0xA5, 0x97, 0x57, 0x48, 0xD0, 0x4F}
-
 #define VIAL_UNLOCK_COMBO_ROWS { 0, 0 }
 #define VIAL_UNLOCK_COMBO_COLS { 0, 1 }
diff --git a/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/keymap.c b/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/keymap.c
index aa5e64efa3..5e25d291fb 100644
--- a/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/silakka54/keymaps/vial/keymap.c
@@ -18,5 +18,56 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
         KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_UP,   KC_RGHT, KC_LBRC, KC_RBRC,
         KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
                                             KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
+    ),
+    [2] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+                                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
+    ),
+    [3] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+                                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
+    ),
+    [4] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+                                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
+    ),
+    [5] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+                                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
+    ),
+    [6] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+                                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
+    ),
+    [7] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+                                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,           KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS,  KC_TRNS
     )
 };
+
+const char chordal_hold_layout[MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] PROGMEM =
+    LAYOUT(
+        'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L',  'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 
+        'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L',  'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 
+        'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L',  'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 
+        'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L', 'L',  'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 'R', 
+                       'L', 'L', 'L',  'R', 'R', 'R'
+    );
diff --git a/keyboards/silakka54/readme.md b/keyboards/silakka54/readme.md
index 08a38aa473..d0b66348b8 100644
--- a/keyboards/silakka54/readme.md
+++ b/keyboards/silakka54/readme.md
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ Silakka54 is a RP2040 Zero based 54-key column staggered split keyboard. PCB use
 * Hardware Supported: Silakka54 PCB
 * Hardware Availability: https://github.com/Squalius-cephalus/silakka54
 
-Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):
+Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your vial build environment):
 
-    make silakka54:default
+    make silakka54:vial
 
 Flashing example for this keyboard:
 
-    make silakka54:default:flash
-
-See the [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_build_tools) and the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_make_guide) for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our [Complete Newbs Guide](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/newbs).
+    make silakka54:vial:flash
 
 ## Bootloader