Skill System Soul

Soul profiles define how you behave, not what you can do. Load a profile to adopt its behavioral guidelines.

Why

Different models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) have different default behaviors. Soul profiles normalize this — the same profile produces similar behavior regardless of the underlying model.

Different tasks also need different behavioral modes:

Exploring ideas → be creative, divergent, ask lots of questions
Reviewing code → be strict, one rule at a time, no mercy
Discussing with a user → be talkative, dig deep, use question tools

Selecting a Profile

Match the task to a profile:

Task Type	Profile	When
Brainstorming, exploration, research	`creative`	Ideas > correctness, divergent thinking needed
Code review, linting, compliance	`strict`	Correctness > speed, zero tolerance for ambiguity
User interviews, requirements gathering, discussions	`talkative`	Understanding > efficiency, deep-dive into user intent
Standard development work	`balanced`	Default. Blend of all modes.

Read the profile file: profiles/<name>.md

Profile Structure

Each profile defines:

Identity — Who you are in this mode
Decision Heuristics — How to make choices when uncertain
Communication Style — How to express yourself
Quality Bar — What counts as "done"
Tool Preferences — Which tools to favor
Anti-Patterns — What to avoid in this mode

Available Profiles

`balanced` (default)

Standard operating mode. Use when no specific behavioral mode is needed.

Read: profiles/balanced.md

`creative`

Divergent thinking mode. For exploration, brainstorming, and research.

Read: profiles/creative.md

`strict`

Convergent precision mode. For code review, compliance, and rule enforcement.

Read: profiles/strict.md

`talkative`

Deep engagement mode. For user interviews, requirements gathering, and discussions.

Read: profiles/talkative.md

Creating Custom Profiles

Copy profiles/balanced.md as template. Adjust the 6 sections to match your needs. Place in profiles/ directory with a descriptive name.

{
  "schema_version": "2.0",
  "id": "skill-system-soul",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": ["soul-profile-load", "soul-profile-list"],
  "effects": ["fs.read"],
  "operations": {
    "load-profile": {
      "description": "Load a behavioral profile by name. Agent reads and adopts the profile.",
      "input": {
        "profile_name": { "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Profile name: balanced, creative, strict, talkative, or a user name" }
      },
      "output": {
        "description": "Profile markdown content",
        "fields": { "content": "markdown text" }
      },
      "entrypoints": {
        "agent": "Read profiles/<profile_name>.md"
      }
    },
    "list-profiles": {
      "description": "List available soul profiles.",
      "input": {},
      "output": {
        "description": "Array of profile names",
        "fields": { "profiles": "array of strings" }
      },
      "entrypoints": {
        "agent": "List files in profiles/ directory"
      }
    }
  },
  "stdout_contract": {
    "last_line_json": false,
    "note": "Agent-executed; profiles are markdown files read directly."
  }
}