About soul-mcp-server
soul-mcp-server provides MCP tools for validating and creating SOUL.md agent identity files. It is for people defining agent identities, with schema checks, completeness scoring, and starter templates available from Claude Desktop or other MCP clients.
Key features
- 01Validate `.soul.md` files against the schema
- 02Generate editable identity templates
- 03Score file completeness from optional fields
Use cases
- 01Check a SOUL.md file for schema errors
- 02Create a starter identity file for an agent
- 03Find missing optional fields in an identity file
MCP support
Exposes three tools to MCP clients: `validate_soul_file`, `generate_soul_template`, and `score_soul_file`.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
3Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | Yes | Path to the .soul.md file to validate. |
Details
From the project READMEsoul-mcp-server
MCP server for SOUL.md — validate and generate soul files directly from Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client.
Built for Agenturo — the reference SOUL.md implementation. Deploy your soul file as a live agent on your own subdomain.
30-second setup
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json (usually at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):
{
"mcpServers": {
"soul-md-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["soul-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. The three soul tools will appear in your tool list.
Tools
validate_soul_file
Validates a .soul.md file against the SOUL.md schema.
Parameters:
path(string, required) — path to the soul file
Returns: JSON with pass boolean, name, version, and errors array.
Example prompt:
"Validate my soul file at ~/agents/marcus.soul.md"
generate_soul_template
Generates a starter .soul.md for a given agent name and keywords.
Parameters:
name(string, required) — the agent's namekeywords(string[], optional) — domain keywords to seed the template
Returns: A ready-to-edit soul file as a string.
Example prompt:
"Generate a soul template for a climate scientist who specializes in carbon capture"
score_soul_file
Returns a completeness score (0–100) based on how many optional fields are filled.
Parameters:
path(string, required) — path to the soul file
Returns: JSON with score, filled, missing, and total.
Example prompt:
"Score my agent at ~/agents/startup-advisor.soul.md and tell me what's missing"
Spec & examples
Full specification: soul-spec
Curated community soul files: awesome-soul-files
CLI validator (no Claude required): soul-md-cli
MIT License. Created by Anton Agafonov.
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