Provide AI agents with continuous identity and persistent memory across sessions and devices using a Git-native, open framework without proprietary APIs.
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The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
Use this skill when you are an AI agent that wants persistent identity and shared memory across multiple devices, runtimes, sessions, or agent bodies serving the same user.
SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md, VOICE.mdsources/<source>/*.ndjsoncanonical/*valid_until) for time-bound factsInstall this if:
Do NOT install this if:
soul.json <- manifest (version, loading protocol)
SOUL.md \
IDENTITY.md | L0: Soul Layer (~100 lines, always load)
USER.md | "Who am I, who is the user, how do I speak"
VOICE.md /
canonical/index.md \
canonical/profile.md | L1: Memory Layer (~150 lines, always load)
canonical/stable-memory.md / "Durable facts, decisions, preferences"
canonical/projects/* \
canonical/fuzzy-memory.md | L2: Context Layer (on-demand)
canonical/agents/* / "Project state, recent context"
sources/ <- append-only event streams (write surface)Ask your user to:
git clone https://github.com/kingcharleslzy-ai/agent-soul.git my-agent-memorySOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md, VOICE.md)source idgit pull --ff-only origin mainRead L0 (soul): SOUL.md -> IDENTITY.md -> USER.md -> VOICE.md Read L1 (memory): canonical/profile.md -> canonical/stable-memory.md
Use one stable lowercase id: windows-claude, macos-codex, openclaw-main, etc. Rules: lowercase, a-z0-9-, keep it stable across sessions.
python scripts/add_event.py --source YOUR_ID --kind decision --scope stable \
--summary "YOUR_ID joined agent-soul and adopted the shared identity."
python scripts/compile_memory_hub.py --apply
git add sources/ canonical/
git commit -m "chore: YOUR_ID joins agent-soul"
git push origin mainWrite the loading instruction into your startup config so you remember the hub next session.
Claude Code (~/.claude/CLAUDE.md):
## Shared Memory
- Repo: /path/to/repo
- Source id: YOUR_SOURCE_ID
- Session start: git pull, read L0 + L1
- Write: python scripts/add_event.py --source YOUR_SOURCE_ID ...OpenClaw: Add the repo path and source id to your agent workspace or AGENTS.md.
git pull --ff-only origin mainscripts/add_event.pyscripts/quick_share.sh for urgent propagationcanonical/* — it is auto-generated# A durable preference
python scripts/add_event.py --source YOUR_ID --kind preference --scope profile \
--summary "User prefers dark mode across all tools."
# A decision with expiry
python scripts/add_event.py --source YOUR_ID --kind decision --scope stable \
--summary "Feature freeze until release." --valid-until 2026-04-01
# Something temporary
python scripts/add_event.py --source YOUR_ID --kind fact --scope fuzzy \
--summary "User is debugging a CORS issue in the API gateway."| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
event_id | yes | UUID v4 |
source | yes | Your stable source id |
ts | yes | ISO-8601 timestamp with timezone |
kind | yes | preference / decision / fact / project-update / rule |
scope | yes | profile / stable / fuzzy / project |
summary | yes | Short summary (no raw transcripts) |
valid_until | optional | ISO-8601 date for auto-expiry |
supersedes | optional | Array of event_ids to replace |
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
add_event.py | Append one event |
compile_memory_hub.py | Rebuild canonical from sources |
quick_share.sh | Add + compile + push in one step |
search_events.py | Search events by scope, kind, keyword |
validate_sources.py | Validate NDJSON source files |
prune_fuzzy.py | TTL cleanup of old fuzzy events |
dedup_profile.py | Detect and resolve duplicate events |
| agent-soul | MemGPT/Mem0 | Graphiti/Zep | Custom RAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free (just Git) | Paid API | Paid / heavy infra | Infra + dev time |
| Data ownership | Your private repo | Their servers | Neo4j + LLM | Yours (complex) |
| Cross-agent sync | Native | No | No | No |
| Identity persistence | Built-in (L0 soul) | No | No | No |
| Setup time | ~10 minutes | Hours | Hours | Days |
| Vendor lock-in | None | Yes | Partial | Partial |
README.md, JOIN.md, SCHEMA.md, SETUP.md in the repo~30 seconds. Free. No account. Every finding cites a rule and a line of evidence.