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docs(soul): add comprehensive SOUL.md guide

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Document the new global-only SOUL behavior, add a dedicated use guide, update personality/context/config docs, and fix docs language that still described cwd-local SOUL loading.
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### SOUL.md: Customize Personality
Want the agent to be more concise? More technical? Place a `SOUL.md` in your project root or `~/.hermes/SOUL.md` for global personality customization. This shapes the agent's tone and communication style.
Want Hermes to have a stable default voice? Edit `~/.hermes/SOUL.md` (or `$HERMES_HOME/SOUL.md` if you use a custom Hermes home). Hermes now seeds a starter SOUL automatically and uses that global file as the instance-wide personality source.
For a full walkthrough, see [Use SOUL.md with Hermes](/docs/guides/use-soul-with-hermes).
```markdown
# Soul
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Always consider error handling and edge cases.
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Use `SOUL.md` for durable personality. Use `AGENTS.md` for project-specific instructions.
### .cursorrules Compatibility
Already have a `.cursorrules` or `.cursor/rules/*.mdc` file? Hermes reads those too. No need to duplicate your coding conventions — they're loaded automatically from the working directory.