People keep sharing their SOUL.MD files online. Building one from scratch is still the part nobody talks about.
What just shipped: Soul Forge, a Hermes dashboard plugin that generates SOUL.MD files, the identity layer that shapes how your AI agent thinks, speaks, and behaves across every conversation.
Eight curated templates come pre-loaded: Code Architect, Research Analyst, Creative Director, Patient Tutor, Executive Assistant, Startup Founder, Minimalist, Philosopher. Click one and it loads instantly.
The twist: You can describe your ideal agent in plain English and get a full SOUL.MD generated on the spot. The builder’s own example, “witty British coding assistant who roasts my bad code”, produces a complete, working file. And it runs on whatever model you already have configured. No new API key. No extra provider. Zero added cost.
How to set it up:
- 🔌 Install:
hermes plugins install LeventeNagy/soul-forge - Enable:
hermes plugins enable soul-forge - 🔄 Restart Hermes. The Soul Forge tab appears in your dashboard.
- Pick a template or type a plain-English description and generate.
- 💾 One-click save. Your SOUL.MD loads automatically next session.
Pro tip: Reference mode is the underrated feature here. Paste any SOUL.MD you found online and the generator reverse-engineers its style to build yours. If you spotted a personality you liked but couldn’t replicate the structure, this is the shortcut.
🚀 GitHub: LeventeNagy/soul-forge. Five-minute install. Restart Hermes. Your agent gets a personality that actually holds across sessions.
I built a SOUL.MD generator for Hermes — pick a template or describe your agent, get a personality file
by u/JealousPlastic in PromptEngineering