Framework · 2026

soul

Philosophy, values, design ethos, voice, methodology, and accumulated wisdom.

Soul is the values and judgment layer: the part of the product system that captures taste, standards, voice, and method so agents do not only inherit technical defaults.

What problem does this solve?

Agents can follow instructions, but they do not automatically inherit taste, product judgment, or operating principles. Soul makes those human standards explicit.

Activity signals

Initial v0.1.0 commit created the public principles base.
Prefs has started handing durable preference concerns into Soul.
Sits beside Stack and Idea as the human judgment layer of the system.

Why it matters

Acknowledges that product quality is not only architecture and automation.
Makes voice, taste, and methodology explicit enough to guide agents.
Creates a public artifact for design leadership principles.

Next move

Connect principles to examples from case studies, essays, and product repos.