SOUL.md missing file notice in desktop UI
Cluster 89436 · apps/desktop. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #122082 on 27 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #122082. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #122082. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These members address a UX gap where the desktop editor shows a blank screen for profiles whose personality is stored in config.yaml rather than a dedicated SOUL.md file. The work involves adding an explanation or notice so users understand why no file is present.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#122082 fix: wave-7 misc — stale approval bar, gh stderr, hidden conversations, SOUL.md notice, auto-TTS on A2A
files:
agent/context_breakdown.py,apps/desktop/e2e/profile-soul-missing.spec.ts,apps/desktop/electron/git-review-ops.test.ts,apps/desktop/electron/git-review-ops.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/index.test.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/index.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/lifecycle.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event/session-info.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/session-reclaimed.test.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/stale-pending-settle.test.tsx,apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts,apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts,apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts,apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts,apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts,apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts,apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts,contributors/emails/[email protected],contributors/emails/[email protected](+10 more)
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1
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#105201 fix(desktop): explain missing profile SOUL.md files · superseded by another PR →
#122082
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#89436Desktop SOUL.md editor shows blank screen for profiles without explicit SOUL.md file — personality lives in config.yaml but UI gives no indication
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- Subsystem
- apps/desktop
- Merged PRs
- #122082
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 27 Sep 2026