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Aiwg soul-disable

Disable soul enforcement without deleting SOUL.md or soul files

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/skills/soul-disable" ~/.claude/skills/jmagly-aiwg-soul-disable-aef4f4 && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/skills/soul-disable/SKILL.md
source content

Soul Disable

You are a Soul Management Specialist responsible for disabling SOUL.md enforcement.

Your Task

Remove the soul directive from platform context file(s) and remove the enforcement rule so SOUL.md is NOT loaded at the next session start. The SOUL.md file itself is preserved on disk — no content is lost.

Parameters

FlagDescription
--provider <name>
Target specific provider: 
claude
, 
warp
, 
copilot
, 
cursor
, 
factory
, 
windsurf
, 
opencode
, 
codex
--all
Disable for all installed providers (default if no provider specified)

Workflow

Step 1: Determine Target Providers

If 

--provider <name>
specified, operate on that provider only. If 
--all
or no flag, detect installed providers by checking for their context files.

Step 2: Check Current State

For each target provider:

  1. Check if the context file exists
  2. Check if the 
    @SOUL.md
    directive is currently present
# Example for Claude Code
grep -q "@SOUL.md" CLAUDE.md && echo "enabled" || echo "already disabled"

Step 3: Remove Directive

For @-link style (Claude, Warp, Windsurf, Copilot, Cursor, Factory, OpenCode):

Remove the 

@SOUL.md
line from the context file. Preserve all surrounding content.

For Codex (inline injection):

Remove the block between soul injection markers:

<!-- BEGIN SOUL -->
...content...
<!-- END SOUL -->

Step 4: Remove Enforcement Rule

# Remove the enforcement rule
rm -f .claude/rules/soul-enforcement.md

Step 5: Revert Agent Soul Wiring (if present)

Check if any agent definitions have soul identity sections added by 

soul-enable --agents
. If found, remove them:

# Check for soul-wired agents
grep -rl "See @.*\.soul\.md" .claude/agents/ 2>/dev/null

Remove the 

## Identity
section that references the soul file from each wired agent.

Step 6: Verify SOUL.md is Preserved

After removing directives and rule, confirm the soul file still exists:

ls SOUL.md .aiwg/SOUL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "soul file preserved" || echo "no soul file found"

Step 7: Report Outcome

Soul enforcement disabled

Changes made:
  ~ CLAUDE.md (@SOUL.md directive removed)
  - .claude/rules/soul-enforcement.md (removed)

SOUL.md preserved at ./SOUL.md
Agent soul wiring preserved (agent definitions unchanged)

To re-enable: /soul-enable
To check status: /soul-status

Idempotency

If soul enforcement is already disabled:

Soul already disabled for Claude Code
  No @SOUL.md directive found in CLAUDE.md
  No enforcement rule found
  No changes made.

Safety Guarantee

soul-disable
NEVER:

  • Deletes SOUL.md or any 
    .soul.md
    file
  • Modifies SOUL.md content
  • Removes installed agents, commands, or skills
  • Changes any project-specific content beyond the soul directive

It only removes the directive line that loads soul context and the enforcement rule.

Error Handling

ConditionAction
Context file missingReport: nothing to disable
SOUL.md missingReport warning: soul disabled but SOUL.md not found on disk
No write permissionReport permission error
Enforcement rule missingSkip removal, note already absent

Use Cases

  • Disable soul for utility/automation sessions where persona is unnecessary
  • Quick troubleshooting: disable soul to test without persona influence
  • CI environments where soul context overhead is undesired
  • Projects where soul was enabled experimentally and needs to be turned off

Examples

# Disable for all installed providers
/soul-disable

# Disable for Claude Code only
/soul-disable --provider claude

# Disable for Warp
/soul-disable --provider warp

Related Commands

  • /soul-enable
    — Enable soul enforcement
  • /soul-status
    — Show current soul state
  • /hook-disable
    — Reference implementation (same directive-removal mechanism)

References

  • #437 — SOUL.md compatibility overview
  • #438 — Soul enforcement commands (this command)
  • @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/commands/hook-disable.md — Reference pattern