.agents/memory/2026-02-23-identity-files-missing-from-harness-configs.md

2026-02-23 Session Notes

Identity Files Missing from Harness Configs

User presented a detailed plan to fix a critical discrepancy between the Signet source files at ~/.agents/ and what reaches Claude Code and OpenCode. Three identity files are completely absent from generated harness configs:

• SOUL.md — formatting rules, tone/style, reasoning methodology
• IDENTITY.md — agent name, speaking mannerisms, emoticon preferences
• USER.md — user profile, timezone, discord IDs, trust permissions, project locations

Both harnesses use dual channels for identity: static config files (~/.claude/CLAUDE.md and ~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md) and dynamic session-start hook injection. Currently both channels only include AGENTS.md content.

Implementation Plan Overview

The plan addresses five distinct code locations:

1. hooks.ts — Add readIdentityFile() helper; update handleSessionStart() to inject SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md before MEMORY.md
2. daemon.ts — Refactor syncHarnessConfigs() to compose all identity files; expand file watcher trigger to include SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md
3. connector-claude-code — Update generateClaudeMd() and generateFromIdentity() to append all identity files
4. connector-opencode — Update generateAgentsMd() to include all identity files
5. Python templates — Update both generate-harness-configs.py scripts to read all identity files

The final injection order for session-start hook: memory header → AGENTS.md → SOUL.md → IDENTITY.md → USER.md → MEMORY.md → DB memories.

Verification includes build passes, typecheck, testing hook output, daemon restart with file edits, and generated file structure validation.