| ---
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| license: gpl-3.0
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| pretty_name: "relic - portable AI personality & memory, in pure Markdown"
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| language:
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| - en
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| - zh
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| tags:
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| - agent-skill
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| - agent-skills
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| - claude-skill
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| - claude-code
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| - skill
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| - agentskills
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| - prompt-engineering
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| task_categories:
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| - text-generation
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| size_categories:
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| - n<1K
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| viewer: false
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| ---
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| > **relic** - Portable AI personality and memory in pure Markdown. Switch hosts, keep the soul. Zero dependencies.
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| >
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| > **Mirrored in three places, same version everywhere:**
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| > [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/datasets/LucioLiu/relic) (you are here) · [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/LucioLiu/relic) · [GitHub](https://github.com/LucioLiu/relic)
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| >
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| > **Get the files** - GitLab is the most reliable plain-git route:
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| >
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| > ```bash
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| > git clone https://gitlab.com/LucioLiu/relic.git
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| >
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| > # or from this page
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| > hf download LucioLiu/relic --repo-type dataset --local-dir ./relic
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| > ```
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| >
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| > Then drop the folder into your agent's skills directory - `~/.claude/skills/relic/` for Claude Code, `~/.agents/skills/relic/` for Codex, or your client's equivalent.
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| >
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| > *Note: links to github.com inside the text below point to the GitHub mirror; if one does not resolve, use the GitLab mirror above - it carries the same content.*
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| >
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| > **Licence: GPL-3.0** - the `LICENSE` file in this repo is authoritative.
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| ---
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| # 👤 Relic — AI Soul Chip (For Humans)
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| > **🤖 Are you an AI Agent?** → This file is not for you. Read [`AGENT.md`](AGENT.md)
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| **Read this in:** English | [中文](README.zh-CN.md)
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| ```
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| ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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| ║ RELIC™ BIOCHIP v1.3.2 ║
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| ║ Zero deps · Pure files · Human-readable ║
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| ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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| ```
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| **Relic gives your AI a persistent soul that works across all AI tools.** Personality, memories, skills, and project knowledge — all stored in plain text files. Works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, Hermes, Cursor, Aider, or any AI that can read files. No code, no installation, no dependencies.
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| > 💡 Inspired by the Relic biochip from *Cyberpunk 2077* — store a soul as a digital file, plug it into any host.
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| ---
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| # 👤 Relic — AI Soul Chip (For Humans)
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| > **🤖 Are you an AI Agent?** → This file is not for you. Read [`AGENT.md`](AGENT.md)
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| **Read this in:** English | [中文](README.zh-CN.md)
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|
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| ```
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| ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
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| ║ RELIC™ BIOCHIP v1.3.2 ║
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| ║ Zero deps · Pure files · Human-readable ║
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| ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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| ```
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|
|
| **Relic gives your AI a persistent soul that works across all AI tools.** Personality, memories, skills, and project knowledge — all stored in plain text files. Works with Hermes, Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, Codex, or any AI that can read files. No code, no installation, no dependencies.
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| > 💡 Inspired by the Relic biochip from *Cyberpunk 2077* — store a soul as a digital file, plug it into any host.
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| > **Part of a bigger stack.** Relic carries *one* agent's soul across tools. Want a whole ready-to-run AI team, or to generate new agents? See [agent-modpack](https://github.com/LucioLiu/agent-modpack) (download-and-go team), [nomad](https://github.com/LucioLiu/nomad) (workspace), or [nuwa](https://github.com/LucioLiu/nuwa) (agent generator).
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|
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| ---
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| ## What does it do?
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| **Every time you switch AI tools, you have to teach your AI who you are all over again.** OpenClaw knows one version of you, Hermes knows another.
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| **Relic fixes this.** One folder of text files. All your AI tools share the same soul and memories. No cloud service, no API — just Markdown files on your computer.
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| ## What's inside (all in the `brain/` folder)
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| - `SOUL.md` — Your AI's personality, values, and mission
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| - `USER.md` — Your preferences, habits, and communication style
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| - `MEMORY.md` — Structured long-term memory (preferences, decisions, experiences — extracted knowledge, not raw chat)
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| - `SKILLS/` — Reusable skills and workflows your AI has learned
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| - `PROJECTS/` — Documents for ongoing or completed plans
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| - `SESSIONS/` — Full raw conversation transcripts with the user (preserved forever)
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| - `ARCHIVE/` — Archived memories when files get too long (originals never deleted)
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| ---
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| ## 🚀 Setup Guide
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| ### How do you want to set up?
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| - 🤝 **"Let my AI do it"** (recommended) → Read on below
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| - ✋ **"I'll do it myself"** → Jump to [`docs/manual-setup.md`](docs/manual-setup.md)
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| ### Step 1: Download Relic
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| **If you know how to use a terminal:**
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| ```
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| git clone https://github.com/LucioLiu/relic.git ~/relic
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| ```
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| **Otherwise:** [Download ZIP](https://github.com/LucioLiu/relic/archive/refs/heads/main.zip), extract it, put it somewhere stable (like your home folder). Don't use Downloads or Desktop.
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| ### Step 2: Tell Your Best AI Agent to Set It Up
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| Open the AI tool that **knows you best**. Then say:
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| > "Read `AGENT.md` and import everything you know about me into Relic."
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| Your AI will walk you through the rest. Wait for it to fully complete before connecting other tools.
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| ### Step 3: Connect Your Other AI Tools, One at a Time
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| For each additional AI tool, tell it:
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| > "Read `AGENT.md` and set up Relic for me."
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| The AI will automatically determine the scenario: if Relic is empty it performs a full import; if Relic already has data it performs an injection (reads the soul, syncs memories, plants anchor).
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| **Verify each one**: Ask "What's my AI's name? What's my name?" — both must match.
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| ### Step 4: Done! 🎉
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| Every session from now on starts automatically. Your AI tools share a soul, memories sync bidirectionally.
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| ---
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| ## 🔌 Which AI Tool Are You Using?
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| | AI Tool | How to Connect |
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| |---------|---------------|
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| | OpenClaw | `examples/integrations/openclaw.md` |
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| | Hermes | `examples/integrations/hermes.md` |
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| | Claude Code | `examples/integrations/generic.md` |
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| | Cursor | `examples/integrations/generic.md` |
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| | Other | `examples/integrations/generic.md` |
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| ---
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| ## 🛡️ Safety
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| - SOUL.md & USER.md: Core fields protected — AI can never delete them
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| - MEMORY.md: Append only — AI can never edit old entries
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| - SESSIONS/: Raw conversations never deleted
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| - Sensitive info: AI asks before recording passwords, phone numbers, etc.
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| - All data stays local — nothing uploaded anywhere
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| - **Known limitation**: Skill files may not be directly portable across platforms due to different tool formats. Relic syncs skill descriptions, not platform-specific implementations.
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| ---
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| ## 📖 More
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|
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| - [Manual Setup Guide](docs/manual-setup.md)
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| - [Troubleshooting](docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md)
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| - [Full Protocol Reference](docs/protocol.md) (for AI agents, but curious humans welcome)
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| ## 📜 License
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| GPL v3 · Created by [LucioLiu](https://github.com/LucioLiu) · Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/LucioLiu/relic)
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| ---
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| *Welcome to Relic.*
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|
