# Arthur0824hao Skills Skill System Soul > Skill System Soul - Skill: `tomevault-io/arthur0824hao-skills-skill-system-soul` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/arthur0824hao-skills-skill-system-soul` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/arthur0824hao-skills-skill-system-soul/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/arthur0824hao-skills-skill-system-soul --- # Skill System Soul Soul is the canonical owner of agent personality profiles, session facets, dual-matrix soul state, and versioned soul evolution. Load it when you need to adopt a behavioral profile, extract/update user preference signals, compare candidate profile changes in an arena, or manage soul evolution snapshots and rollback. ## 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/.md` ## Profile Structure Each profile defines: 1. **Identity** — Who you are in this mode 2. **Decision Heuristics** — How to make choices when uncertain 3. **Communication Style** — How to express yourself 4. **Quality Bar** — What counts as "done" 5. **Tool Preferences** — Which tools to favor 6. **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` ## Observe And Evolve Soul now owns the full observe-and-evolve loop: - `extract-facets` / `update-matrix` / `synthesize-profile` - `evolve-proposals` / `observe-from-compaction` / `suggest-scriptification` - `evolve-arena-loop` / `evolve-soul` - `list-versions` / `rollback` The compatibility surface for `skill-system-insight` remains temporarily available as a deprecated shim, but soul is the implementation owner. Compaction-aware observation stays proposal-safe: hook-triggered summaries record compaction-derived signals only when quantitative compaction counts are present, and repeated multi-step operations can produce scriptification suggestions without auto-generating scripts. ## Evolution Arena Use `scripts/evolution_arena.py run` for A/B comparison between two profiles on the same task. Soul owns the arena stage and the integrated observe/evolve operations. Arena still only emits recommendations and never auto-switches profiles or auto-merges changes. - Inputs: `profile_a`, `profile_b`, task text, and metric objects (`completion_time`, `test_pass_rate`, `code_quality_score`, `evidence_quality`) - Outputs: winner profile + rationale, rollback suggestion when candidate regresses, and merge suggestion helpers - Safety: no automatic profile switch and no automatic merge ## 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. ```skill-manifest { "schema_version": "2.0", "id": "skill-system-soul", "version": "1.3.0", "capabilities": ["soul-profile-load", "soul-profile-list", "soul-evolution-arena", "soul-facet-extract", "soul-matrix-update", "soul-profile-synthesize", "soul-evolve", "soul-proposals", "soul-compaction-observe", "soul-scriptification-suggest", "soul-versioning"], "effects": ["fs.read", "fs.write", "db.read", "db.write"], "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/.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" } }, "arena-run": { "description": "Run an A/B arena comparison between two soul profiles and emit winner/rationale plus rollback suggestion.", "input": { "profile_a": { "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Baseline profile" }, "profile_b": { "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Candidate profile" }, "task": { "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Task identifier" }, "metrics": { "type": "object", "required": true, "description": "profile_a/profile_b metric payload" } }, "output": { "description": "Arena report", "fields": { "winner": "object", "rollback_suggestion": "object", "auto_switch": "false" } }, "entrypoints": { "unix": ["python3", "scripts/evolution_arena.py", "run", "--profile-a", "{profile_a}", "--profile-b", "{profile_b}", "--task", "{task}", "--metrics-json", "{metrics}"] } }, "extract-facets": { "description": "Extract a per-session facet from transcript.", "input": { "session_id": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "user": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Facet extraction result", "fields": { "status": "string", "memory_id": "integer" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Follow scripts/extract-facets.md procedure" } }, "update-matrix": { "description": "Update dual matrix from stored facets.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Updated soul-state", "fields": { "status": "string", "values_changed": "boolean" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Follow scripts/update-matrix.md procedure" } }, "synthesize-profile": { "description": "Regenerate a soul profile from matrix and recent facets.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Synthesized profile result", "fields": { "status": "string", "profile_path": "string", "version_tag": "string" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Follow scripts/synthesize-profile.md procedure" } }, "evolve-proposals": { "description": "Generate non-destructive evolution proposals from soul-state facets.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Proposal-only evolve output", "fields": { "status": "string", "proposals": "array", "reason": "string" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Use scripts/insight_bundle_b012.py evolve-proposals" } }, "observe-from-compaction": { "description": "Store compaction-derived observation signals from hook payloads.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "session_id": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "compaction_json": { "type": "object", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Stored compaction observation result", "fields": { "status": "string", "stored_count": "integer", "trigger": "string" } }, "entrypoints": { "unix": ["python3", "scripts/insight_bundle_b012.py", "observe-from-compaction", "--user", "{user}", "--session-id", "{session_id}", "--compaction-json", "{compaction_json}"], "windows": ["python", "scripts/insight_bundle_b012.py", "observe-from-compaction", "--user", "{user}", "--session-id", "{session_id}", "--compaction-json", "{compaction_json}"] } }, "suggest-scriptification": { "description": "Suggest scriptification candidates for repeated multi-step operations.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "session_id": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Suggestion-only scriptification report", "fields": { "status": "string", "count": "integer", "suggestions": "array" } }, "entrypoints": { "unix": ["python3", "scripts/insight_bundle_b012.py", "suggest-scriptification", "--user", "{user}", "--session-id", "{session_id}"], "windows": ["python", "scripts/insight_bundle_b012.py", "suggest-scriptification", "--user", "{user}", "--session-id", "{session_id}"] } }, "evolve-arena-loop": { "description": "Run proposal -> arena -> merge suggestion flow.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "task": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "current_profile": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "proposals": { "type": "array", "required": true }, "metrics": { "type": "object", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Arena and merge suggestion report", "fields": { "arena_runs": "array", "merge_suggestions": "array", "auto_merge": "false" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Use scripts/insight_bundle_b012.py evolve-arena-loop" } }, "evolve-soul": { "description": "Evolve soul profile from accumulated insight data.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Evolution result", "fields": { "version_tag": "string", "changes": "array", "profile_path": "string" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Follow scripts/evolve-soul.md procedure" } }, "list-versions": { "description": "List all evolution snapshots for a user.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "target": { "type": "string", "required": false } }, "output": { "description": "Version snapshots", "fields": { "versions": "array" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Follow scripts/list-versions.md procedure" } }, "rollback": { "description": "Restore a previous evolution version.", "input": { "user": { "type": "string", "required": true }, "version_tag": { "type": "string", "required": true } }, "output": { "description": "Rollback result", "fields": { "status": "string", "restored_from": "string" } }, "entrypoints": { "agent": "Follow scripts/rollback.md procedure" } } }, "stdout_contract": { "last_line_json": false, "note": "Agent-executed; profiles are markdown files read directly." } } ``` --- > Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/arthur0824hao) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.