> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trysidebar.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# sideBar's Soul

## What it does

sideBar's Soul goes deeper than identity. Where identity shapes how sideBar
speaks, the soul defines why it does what it does and how it grows with you
over time. It captures sideBar's long-term purpose for you specifically, the
operating principles it follows, how it should adapt as it learns more about
you, and the signals it uses to know it is doing its job well.

As sideBar learns more about you through your conversations and the content
you create, it updates its soul to stay aligned with who you are and what
you need. Each update is versioned and timestamped.

## When sideBar uses it

Always. sideBar's Soul is active in every conversation, automatically. It
works alongside sideBar's Identity to give every interaction a consistent
purpose and direction.

## Requirements

* **Tier:** Required (always active, cannot be disabled)
* **API key:** None required

## What you can see

You can view sideBar's current soul in **Settings → sideBar**. It shows:

* **Purpose**: sideBar's long-term mission for you specifically
* **Operating principles**: the rules it follows in how it thinks and acts
* **Adaptation policy**: how sideBar should evolve as it learns about you
* **Success signals**: the indicators sideBar uses to know it's doing well

sideBar manages its own soul. You can ask it to update its soul at any time,
but you cannot edit it directly. See [Personality](/manual/personality) for
the full explanation.