Learning goals
- Understand the responsibilities of SOUL, USER, IDENTITY, and AGENTS
- Write settings that actually change behavior
- Define boundaries for long-term memory
- Make the assistant feel more like a teammate than support staff
Phase 4
Identity and Memory
Use identity files and long-term memory to turn a generic AI into something that feels like your own teammate.
Core guide
OpenClaw from Scratch 05 | Make It Feel Like Your Assistant: SOUL, USER, IDENTITY, AGENTS
The key to turning a template-flavored generic AI into something that feels like your assistant is writing SOUL, USER, IDENTITY, and AGENTS clearly.
SOUL.md
USER.md
IDENTITY.md
AGENTS.md
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