generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/opensouls/opensouls
name: soul-engine
description: >-
  The Soul Engine CLI, distributed as the `soul-engine` npm package. Scaffolds
  and runs local development of AI souls; documented via the opensouls/opensouls
  repository README. The hosted Soul Engine cloud service is no longer operating.
binary: soul-engine
package: packages/open-souls-packages.yml
install:
  - method: npx
    command: npx soul-engine <command>
  - method: bunx
    command: bunx soul-engine <command>
  - method: npm
    command: npm install soul-engine
commands:
  - name: init
    invocation: bunx soul-engine init
    description: Scaffold a new Open Souls project.
  - name: dev
    invocation: bunx soul-engine dev
    description: >-
      Run the local Soul Engine development environment (serves debugger/docs on
      localhost:3001 by default).
notes: >-
  Command surface derived from the published opensouls/opensouls README. The
  framework is legacy/archived; commands captured verbatim from documentation.