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How SOUL.md works now

Hermes Agent's personality is fully customizable. is the primary identity — it's the first thing in the system prompt and defines who the agent is. — a durable

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Core Features
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Hermes Agent's personality is fully customizable. is the primary identity — it's the first thing in the system prompt and defines who the agent is. — a durable

Excerpt from the official Hermes Agent documentation, quoted for reference. View source

What this page covers

Section outline mirrored from the official Hermes Agent documentation. Follow any heading to read the complete text on the source site.

Upstream outline

  1. How SOUL.md works now
  2. Important behavior
  3. Why this design
  4. Where to edit it
  5. What should go in SOUL.md?
  6. Good SOUL.md content
  7. Example
  8. Style
  9. What to avoid
  10. Technical posture
  11. What Hermes injects into the prompt
  12. Security scanning
  13. SOUL.md vs AGENTS.md
  14. SOUL.md

Section map

How SOUL.md works now

Maps how soul.md works now to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Important behavior

Maps important behavior to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Why this design

Maps why this design to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Where to edit it

Maps where to edit it to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

What should go in SOUL.md?

Maps what should go in soul.md? to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Good SOUL.md content

Maps good soul.md content to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Example

Maps example to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Style

Maps style to the Core Features documentation path, with the source page reserved for exact commands and updates.

Implementation notes

  • Use this Core Features doc as a navigation page first: the local clone mirrors the source structure and links each heading back to the authoritative upstream section.
  • Primary decision areas: How SOUL.md works now, Important behavior, Why this design, Where to edit it, What should go in SOUL.md?. Read those source anchors before changing installs, credentials, automation, or runtime configuration.
  • Useful search signals for this doc: soul.md, works, personality, fully, customizable.. These are derived from the public title and summary so the clone remains lightweight.

Decision table

Best fitCore Features documentation

Use when you need orientation for how soul.md works now before applying exact upstream commands.

Verify firstHow SOUL.md works now

Open the source anchor for How SOUL.md works now and confirm platform-specific requirements before changing configuration.

Escalate to sourceCommands, credentials, runtime behavior

Use the upstream page as the authority for current syntax, release changes, and security-sensitive steps.

Verification checklist

  1. Use this page to orient yourself within Core Features, then open the linked source page for exact current syntax.
  2. Start with the source section for How SOUL.md works now; do not rely on the local summary for commands or secrets.
  3. Check platform, install method, provider, and credential assumptions before changing a real environment.
  4. Review the source section for Important behavior if the page involves setup, automation, messaging, or runtime behavior.
  5. After applying anything from the source, run the smallest relevant smoke test before widening scope.

Risk notes

External messages

Keep human review before sending public posts, customer messages, trading instructions, or team notifications.

Runtime access

Check filesystem, shell, browser, repository, and server permissions before granting the agent write access.

What this page covers

  • Hermes Agent's personality is fully customizable. is the primary identity
  • it's the first thing in the system prompt
  • defines who the agent is.

Source mirror note

This page is generated from the public Hermes Bible index so the clone has the same route coverage and search surface. It stores the public title, category, summary, and source link locally; use the source page for full upstream text and updates.

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