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name: "SOUL.md (persona file)"
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category_label: "Scaffolds & templates"
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homepage: "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/personality"
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# SOUL.md (persona file)

**What:** A file that sets your agent's identity and voice.

**Why:** Reusable instructions that make agents behave.

**Category:** Scaffolds & templates · **Stack layer:** harness

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 (URL returned HTTP 200). Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

No install command found. See the homepage/README.

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

No derived rollback. Remove what the install created (see README).

## Links

- Homepage: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/personality
- Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/personality
- Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/soul