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April 16, 2026

Your agent needs a SOUL.md you can't write from scratch. I built a 45-minute prompt that writes it for you.

The most expensive problem in the agent space right now isn’t infrastructure, model selection, or security. It’s that the people adopting these tools can’t describe what they actually do all day — not in the resolution an agent needs.

Your agent needs a SOUL.md you can't write from scratch. I built a 45-minute prompt that writes it for you.

TL;DR

  • The biggest problem with AI agents is users' inability to describe their work for the agent.
  • The installation and initial use of AI agents are solved problems, but users then face the 'Okay... now what?' dilemma.
  • Expertise development obscures one's own operating system, making delegation difficult.
  • Delegation failures, promotion ceilings, and institutional knowledge loss are linked to this core problem.
  • The prerequisite for a useful AI agent is defining one's work, which requires an interviewer agent, not an assistant.

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