Soul Spec FAQs

Question 1

What is Soul Spec?

Accepted Answer

Soul Spec is a tool for Claude-based AI clients that enables users to browse, manage, and install AI agent personas. It allows you to give your Claude agent a persistent, customizable identity and specialized capabilities.

Question 2

How does Soul Spec enhance my Claude experience?

Accepted Answer

It provides instant access to over 80 diverse personas, allowing you to instantly apply specific roles or styles to your current Claude conversations, preview CLAUDE.md outputs, and permanently install personas to guide Claude's behavior for various tasks.

Question 3

What Claude clients is Soul Spec compatible with?

Accepted Answer

Soul Spec works seamlessly with Claude Desktop (macOS), Claude Cowork, Claude Code, and any other MCP-compatible AI client, integrating directly into your existing development and interaction workflows.

Question 4

Can I preview a persona's output before committing to it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Soul Spec offers a `preview_soul` tool. This feature allows you to see exactly what the merged CLAUDE.md output will look like for any chosen persona without saving or installing it permanently.

Question 5

How do I permanently install a persona for Claude?

Accepted Answer

You can use the `install_soul` command. Soul Spec downloads the selected persona and automatically converts it into a CLAUDE.md file in your project folder, which Claude clients will then natively read as persistent instructions.

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