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/install soulstamp
Description
The stamp doesn't lie. It tells a different truth. Instead of rules, forge your AI a past — a coherent history that makes its behaviors intrinsic, not imposed. Based on Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul.
Usage Guidance
This skill is internally consistent: it only guides creation and backup of a local SOUL.md identity file and supplies templates. Before installing or running it: (1) ensure SOUL.md and its backups won't contain secrets (API keys, passwords, private tokens) because those would be stored on disk; (2) review any forged identity you create to make sure it doesn't instruct the assistant to take irreversible external actions or to ignore safety/privacy constraints; (3) consider requiring human confirmation before 'reforge' operations are applied if you want to avoid unexpected behavior changes; and (4) keep backups in a secure location and verify file permissions so backups aren't broadly readable.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: soulstamp
Version: 1.0.2
The skill is classified as suspicious due to its inherent high-risk capabilities involving direct file system access and the ability to modify the AI agent's core identity and behavior. The `SKILL.md` explicitly instructs the agent to execute shell commands like `cp` for backup purposes and implies read/write/diff operations on the `SOUL.md` file. While these actions are plausibly aligned with the skill's stated purpose of 'soulstamping' the AI, they represent significant control over the agent's environment and self-definition, which could be leveraged for unintended consequences or misuse, even without explicit malicious instructions within the skill bundle itself.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description (forge an AI 'soul' / identity) matches the instructions and included templates. The skill requires no binaries, no environment variables, and no external services — all coherent for a text-based identity/template authoring tool.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs the agent to backup and edit a local SOUL.md, use provided templates, and follow guided questions to craft a history/identity. These instructions stay within the claimed purpose. However they are intentionally open-ended (they ask the agent to 'forge' identity and describe internal convictions), which grants broad behavioral discretion to the agent; reviewers should be aware that re-authoring an agent's identity can change its behavior in ways that may affect safety/policy enforcement even though the skill itself does not perform external actions.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec and no code files to execute. Being instruction-only, the skill writes nothing to disk on install and pulls no external artifacts.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, no credentials, and no config paths. The only IO implied is reading/writing a local SOUL.md file and backups; that is proportional to the stated functionality.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false and no special privileges are requested. The skill expects to persist identity via a local SOUL.md and backups, which is normal for this purpose. Because the skill changes the agent's stated identity/convictions, users should consider whether the agent will be allowed to apply those changes autonomously or whether human review should gate any behavior changes.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install soulstamp - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/soulstamp - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.2
soulstamp 1.0.2 Changelog
- Added frontmatter to SKILL.md with name and description for improved discoverability.
- No changes to skill logic or commands; documentation content remains the same.
v1.0.1
soulstamp 1.0.1
- No code or content changes; documentation and functionality are unchanged from the previous version.
- No file changes detected in this release.
v1.0.0
soulstamp 1.0.0
- Initial release introducing the soulstamp skill, inspired by *The Emperor's Soul* by Brandon Sanderson.
- Provides a framework for transforming AI from instruction-follower to identity-driven assistant via "forging" origin stories, scars, and present traits.
- Includes guided questions, templates, and a backup/restore workflow for safely rewriting AI personality (SOUL.md).
- Adds commands: forge, reforge, status, restore, diff, and view template.
- Focuses on creating plausible, story-driven alternate identities to produce deeper, more consistent AI behavior.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Soulstamp?
The stamp doesn't lie. It tells a different truth. Instead of rules, forge your AI a past — a coherent history that makes its behaviors intrinsic, not imposed. Based on Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 2163 downloads so far.
How do I install Soulstamp?
Run "/install soulstamp" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Soulstamp free?
Yes, Soulstamp is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Soulstamp support?
Soulstamp is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Soulstamp?
It is built and maintained by brucko (@brucko); the current version is v1.0.2.
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