diff --git a/pkg/kv/split.go b/pkg/kv/split.go
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+++ b/pkg/kv/split.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package kv
+
+import "strings"
+
+func Split(s, sep string) (string, string) {
+	parts := strings.SplitN(s, sep, 2)
+	return strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]), strings.TrimSpace(safeIndex(parts, 1))
+}
+
+func SplitMap(s, sep string) map[string]string {
+	result := map[string]string{}
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(s, sep) {
+		k, v := Split(part, "=")
+		result[k] = v
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func safeIndex(parts []string, idx int) string {
+	if len(parts) <= idx {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return parts[idx]
+}