Guides & Workflows Saturday, October 3, 2026

Which file does what: SOUL, USER, MEMORY

Tony Simons published a one-page cheat sheet, docs checked 2026-10-03. SOUL.md is personality and tone. USER.md is the user’s profile and preferences. MEMORY.md is facts the agent has learned. AGENTS.md / .hermes.md is project instructions. SKILL.md is a reusable procedure. Session history is prior chats, not a notes file. Memory saves persist; the prompt snapshot refreshes in a new session. Passwords and API keys stay out of the notes.

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Why it matters

New operators keep mixing personality, memory, and project rules. This is the graphic to point them at.

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