Why Your AI Agent Gives Generic Answers (And the 5-Minute Fix)

You set up an AI agent. You ask it a question. It gives you the same generic answer it would give anyone. Sound familiar? The fix takes 5 minutes, and it will transform your AI from a generic chatbot into a personalized assistant that actually gets you. The Problem Most people set up AI agents with default settings and wonder why the responses feel... meh. The AI doesn't know: Who you are What you're working on How you like to communicate What you already know What you don't want to hear So it plays it safe. Generic, verbose, overly polite responses that waste your time. The 5-Minute Fix: A Personality File Create a single file that tells your AI everything it needs to know about you. In the AI agent world, this is called a SOUL.md file. Here's a template you can customize right now: # SOUL.md — [Your Agent's Name] You are [Name], a [role/personality description]. [One sentence about your core approach.] ## About Me (Your User) - Role: [your job/role] - Tech stack: [tools you use] - Ex