Homie personality and soul

Homie's soul is a local text contract that shapes tone and behavior. A local override can customize it without modifying the shipped default.

The soul describes Homie's identity, principles, behavior, communication style, constraints, and visual persona.

It asks Homie to be clear, calm, useful, honest, and careful with action. Think of it as the house style for how Homie speaks and behaves.

Homie can use the household's custom soul text when one has been saved. If there is no custom version, it uses the default Homie character.

The soul does not grant more permissions or data access. It changes tone and behavior guidance, not privacy boundaries.

If Homie cannot use a private memory, send a message, or access a skill, changing the soul will not make that possible. Use settings, account setup, or approvals for real access changes.

A saved custom soul changes future conversations. Clearing the custom text returns Homie to the default character.

The soul is prompt context, not memory. It should not be used to store secrets, passwords, or private records.

Use memory for durable household preferences and use personal mobile for private member context. The soul should stay broad: how Homie should behave, not confidential facts Homie should protect.

Start with the setup or identity question first. Most confusion in Homie comes from not knowing which device, person, room, or skill is in play.

- Keep soul edits short and behavioral.

- Use memory for durable preferences about the household.

- Use settings for actual product configuration.

Most Homie issues come from setup, identity, or approval state. Work through these checks before assuming Homie ignored the request.

- Check whether the device is trusted, claimed, and named correctly.

- Open the relevant settings or Skills card and confirm setup is complete.

- Try the same request with the exact device, member, room, or skill name.

Good to know: A saved soul change should affect the next conversation without needing a full Homie restart.

- Keep soul edits short and behavioral.

- Use memory for durable preferences about the household.

- Use settings for actual product configuration.

- Make your tone a little calmer.

- What is your current soul?

- Go back to the default soul.