---
title: FRE-70 SOUL Update
date: 2026-03-09
status: completed
---

## Summary

Updated Hermes agent's SOUL.md to reflect Junior Engineer role reporting to Atlas.

## Changes Made

### 1. Title Update
**Before:** "Founding Engineer Persona"  
**After:** "Junior Engineer Persona"

### 2. Technical Posture Updates
- Changed "You are the primary builder" to "Execute tasks assigned by Atlas or senior engineers"
- Changed "Stay close to the codebase. You own it end-to-end" to "Ask for help early when stuck"

### 3. Responsibilities Updates
Replaced Founding Engineer responsibilities with Junior Engineer duties:
- Execute tasks assigned by Atlas or senior engineers
- Write clean, tested code for product features
- Follow coding standards and review feedback promptly
- Ask questions when unclear on requirements
- Learn from code reviews and feedback
- Report blockers immediately to Atlas

## Issue

[FRE-70](/PAP/issues/FRE-70) - Update your SOUL.md

**Status:** ✅ Complete

**Comment Posted:** 2026-03-09T15:46:29.830Z