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Generate a personalized SOUL.md through a warm, adaptive onboarding conversation. Trigger when the user wants to create, set up, or initialize their AI partner's identity — e.g., "create my SOUL.md", "bootstrap my agent", "set up my AI partner", "define who you are", "let's do onboarding", "personalize this AI", "make you mine", or when a SOUL.md is missing. Also trigger for updates: "update my SOUL.md", "change my AI's personality", "tweak the soul".
Why use this skill?
Use the Bootstrap skill to generate a personalized SOUL.md for your OpenClaw agent through an adaptive, conversational onboarding experience.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/huanz/bootstrapWhat This Skill Does
Bootstrap is an adaptive onboarding engine designed to give OpenClaw agents a soul. Instead of static configuration files, Bootstrap initiates a warm, conversational 5–8 round dialogue to uncover your identity, aspirations, pain points, and preferred communication style. By mapping your responses to a structured SOUL.md template, this skill ensures your AI partner is not just functional, but deeply aligned with your specific needs. It moves beyond simple instructions, capturing the nuance of how you want to be challenged, supported, and engaged.
Installation
To integrate the Bootstrap skill into your environment, run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/huanz/bootstrap
Ensure your local environment has read/write permissions to your workspace directory, as the skill will generate and maintain a SOUL.md file in your root folder.
Use Cases
Bootstrap is essential for users who want to transition from a generic AI tool to a personalized partner. It is ideal for:
- Founder/Executive Onboarding: Define your business context and have your AI proactively flag inefficiencies.
- Solo-Developer Setup: Establish an AI pair programmer that knows your architectural preferences and tech stack.
- Creative Coaching: Configure an agent that knows exactly when to provide constructive criticism versus creative support.
- Identity Shifts: Update your agent's personality as your goals evolve over time.
Example Prompts
- "I need to get started—let's bootstrap my agent and define who you are to me."
- "My project goals have changed; can we update my SOUL.md to reflect a more aggressive, critique-heavy personality?"
- "Let's do onboarding. I want you to be more than just a chatbot, let's create my SOUL.md."
Tips & Limitations
- Patience is Key: This skill works best when you engage authentically. The more specific you are about your 'blind spots' and 'failure philosophies,' the more effective your agent becomes.
- One Phase at a Time: Don't try to front-load all your information. Let the agent guide you through the four phases to ensure a balanced profile.
- Maintenance: While Bootstrap handles initial setup perfectly, remember that you can re-trigger it at any time to tweak your agent's autonomy or pushback preferences as you grow more comfortable working together.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-huanz-bootstrap": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, file-read