diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/SettingsHome.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/SettingsHome.tsx
index c7b2f5179..3960fdd8e 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/SettingsHome.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/SettingsHome.tsx
@@ -149,6 +149,22 @@ const SettingsHome = () => {
           ),
           onClick: () => navigateToSettings('mascot'),
         },
+        {
+          id: 'persona',
+          title: t('settings.persona.menuTitle'),
+          description: t('settings.persona.menuDesc'),
+          icon: (
+            <svg className="w-5 h-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <path
+                strokeLinecap="round"
+                strokeLinejoin="round"
+                strokeWidth={2}
+                d="M16 7a4 4 0 11-8 0 4 4 0 018 0zM12 14a7 7 0 00-7 7h14a7 7 0 00-7-7z"
+              />
+            </svg>
+          ),
+          onClick: () => navigateToSettings('persona'),
+        },
       ],
     },
     // Features tile (Screen Awareness / Messaging Channels / Notifications /
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/__tests__/SettingsHome.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/__tests__/SettingsHome.test.tsx
index aef243722..4fcc9dbc2 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/__tests__/SettingsHome.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/__tests__/SettingsHome.test.tsx
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ describe('SettingsHome', () => {
       expect(mockNavigateToSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith('notifications');
     });
 
+    it('navigates to persona settings when Persona is clicked', async () => {
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      renderSettingsHome();
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByText('Persona').closest('button')!);
+      expect(mockNavigateToSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith('persona');
+    });
+
     it('navigates to /notifications inbox when Alerts is clicked', async () => {
       const user = userEvent.setup();
       renderSettingsHome();
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsNavigation.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsNavigation.test.tsx
index d6fce1fc2..61cb07f50 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsNavigation.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/hooks/__tests__/useSettingsNavigation.test.tsx
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ describe('useSettingsNavigation breadcrumbs', () => {
     renderWithProviders(<BreadcrumbProbe />, { initialEntries: ['/settings/developer-options'] });
     expect(screen.getByTestId('breadcrumbs')).toHaveTextContent('Settings');
   });
+
+  test('persona returns Settings (top-level)', () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<BreadcrumbProbe />, { initialEntries: ['/settings/persona'] });
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('breadcrumbs')).toHaveTextContent('Settings');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/hooks/useSettingsNavigation.ts b/app/src/components/settings/hooks/useSettingsNavigation.ts
index 8f0d3e656..e38049b53 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/hooks/useSettingsNavigation.ts
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/hooks/useSettingsNavigation.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export type SettingsRoute =
   | 'notifications'
   | 'notification-routing'
   | 'mascot'
+  | 'persona'
   | 'appearance'
   | 'intelligence'
   | 'webhooks-triggers'
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export const useSettingsNavigation = (): SettingsNavigationHook => {
     if (path.includes('/settings/notifications')) return 'notifications';
     if (path.includes('/settings/devices')) return 'devices';
     if (path.includes('/settings/mascot')) return 'mascot';
+    if (path.includes('/settings/persona')) return 'persona';
     if (path.includes('/settings/appearance')) return 'appearance';
     if (path.includes('/settings/mcp-server')) return 'mcp-server';
     return 'home';
@@ -241,6 +243,10 @@ export const useSettingsNavigation = (): SettingsNavigationHook => {
       case 'mascot':
         return [settingsCrumb];
 
+      // Persona panel sits at the top level of Settings.
+      case 'persona':
+        return [settingsCrumb];
+
       // Appearance (theme) panel sits at the top level of Settings.
       case 'appearance':
         return [settingsCrumb];
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a278eba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { renderWithProviders } from '../../../test/test-utils';
+import PersonaPanel from './PersonaPanel';
+
+const {
+  mockNavigateBack,
+  mockNavigateToSettings,
+  readPersonaFileMock,
+  writePersonaFileMock,
+  resetPersonaFileMock,
+} = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockNavigateBack: vi.fn(),
+  mockNavigateToSettings: vi.fn(),
+  readPersonaFileMock: vi.fn(),
+  writePersonaFileMock: vi.fn(),
+  resetPersonaFileMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../services/api/personaFilesApi', () => ({
+  PERSONA_FILE_SOUL: 'SOUL.md',
+  readPersonaFile: (...args: unknown[]) => readPersonaFileMock(...args),
+  writePersonaFile: (...args: unknown[]) => writePersonaFileMock(...args),
+  resetPersonaFile: (...args: unknown[]) => resetPersonaFileMock(...args),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../hooks/useSettingsNavigation', () => ({
+  useSettingsNavigation: () => ({
+    navigateBack: mockNavigateBack,
+    navigateToSettings: mockNavigateToSettings,
+    breadcrumbs: [{ label: 'Settings' }],
+  }),
+}));
+
+const soulFile = (overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) => ({
+  filename: 'SOUL.md',
+  contents: 'You are helpful.',
+  is_default: true,
+  ...overrides,
+});
+
+describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    readPersonaFileMock.mockResolvedValue(soulFile());
+    writePersonaFileMock.mockImplementation((_name: string, contents: string) =>
+      Promise.resolve(soulFile({ contents, is_default: false }))
+    );
+    resetPersonaFileMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      soulFile({ contents: 'default soul', is_default: true })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('loads SOUL.md contents into the editor on mount', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('You are helpful.');
+    });
+    expect(readPersonaFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SOUL.md');
+  });
+
+  it('persists the display name to the store on save', async () => {
+    const { store } = renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-display-name-input'), {
+      target: { value: 'Nova' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-description-input'), {
+      target: { value: 'Calm and concise.' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-identity-save'));
+
+    expect(store.getState().persona.displayName).toBe('Nova');
+    expect(store.getState().persona.description).toBe('Calm and concise.');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the identity save button disabled until a field changes', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-identity-save')).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+
+  it('writes edited SOUL.md contents over RPC', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor'), {
+      target: { value: 'You are calm and concise.' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-save'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(writePersonaFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SOUL.md', 'You are calm and concise.');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces a save error when the write RPC fails', async () => {
+    writePersonaFileMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error('disk full'));
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor'), { target: { value: 'edited' } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-save'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-error')).toHaveTextContent('disk full');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces a reset error when the reset RPC fails', async () => {
+    readPersonaFileMock.mockResolvedValue(soulFile({ contents: 'custom', is_default: false }));
+    resetPersonaFileMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error('reset boom'));
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('custom'));
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-reset'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-error')).toHaveTextContent('reset boom');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('resets SOUL.md to the bundled default', async () => {
+    // Start from a non-default file so the Reset button is enabled.
+    readPersonaFileMock.mockResolvedValue(soulFile({ contents: 'custom', is_default: false }));
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('custom');
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-reset'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(resetPersonaFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SOUL.md');
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('default soul');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('disables Reset while the file is already the bundled default', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-reset')).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-default-badge')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces a load error', async () => {
+    readPersonaFileMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error('boom'));
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-error')).toHaveTextContent('boom');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('navigates to mascot settings for avatar & voice', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-open-mascot'));
+    expect(mockNavigateToSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mascot');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..096b8dd93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+import debug from 'debug';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { useT } from '../../../lib/i18n/I18nContext';
+import {
+  PERSONA_FILE_SOUL,
+  readPersonaFile,
+  resetPersonaFile,
+  writePersonaFile,
+} from '../../../services/api/personaFilesApi';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../../store/hooks';
+import {
+  MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN,
+  MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN,
+  selectPersonaDescription,
+  selectPersonaDisplayName,
+  setPersonaDescription,
+  setPersonaDisplayName,
+} from '../../../store/personaSlice';
+import SettingsHeader from '../components/SettingsHeader';
+import { useSettingsNavigation } from '../hooks/useSettingsNavigation';
+
+const log = debug('persona:panel');
+
+const PersonaPanel = () => {
+  const { t } = useT();
+  const { navigateBack, navigateToSettings, breadcrumbs } = useSettingsNavigation();
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+
+  const storedDisplayName = useAppSelector(selectPersonaDisplayName);
+  const storedDescription = useAppSelector(selectPersonaDescription);
+
+  const [nameDraft, setNameDraft] = useState(storedDisplayName);
+  const [descriptionDraft, setDescriptionDraft] = useState(storedDescription);
+
+  // Re-sync drafts when the store is reset externally (e.g. resetUserScopedState
+  // during an identity flip) so Save can't write stale values into a clean store.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setNameDraft(storedDisplayName);
+  }, [storedDisplayName]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setDescriptionDraft(storedDescription);
+  }, [storedDescription]);
+
+  // SOUL.md editor state. The file is loaded over RPC on mount; `isDefault`
+  // tracks whether the current on-disk copy is the bundled prompt so the UI can
+  // disable Reset when there is nothing to restore.
+  const [soulDraft, setSoulDraft] = useState('');
+  const [soulSaved, setSoulSaved] = useState('');
+  const [soulIsDefault, setSoulIsDefault] = useState(true);
+  const [soulLoading, setSoulLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [soulError, setSoulError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [soulBusy, setSoulBusy] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    log('[ui-flow] soul.load:start file=%s', PERSONA_FILE_SOUL);
+    readPersonaFile(PERSONA_FILE_SOUL)
+      .then(file => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setSoulDraft(file.contents);
+        setSoulSaved(file.contents);
+        setSoulIsDefault(file.is_default);
+        setSoulError(null);
+        log('[ui-flow] soul.load:ok is_default=%s', file.is_default);
+      })
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        log('[ui-flow] soul.load:error %s', err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+        setSoulError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Could not load SOUL.md');
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) setSoulLoading(false);
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+    // Load once on mount — `t` is intentionally excluded so a locale change
+    // does not re-fetch and overwrite unsaved edits.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  const nameDirty = nameDraft.trim() !== storedDisplayName;
+  const descriptionDirty = descriptionDraft.trim() !== storedDescription;
+  const identityDirty = nameDirty || descriptionDirty;
+
+  const onSaveIdentity = () => {
+    if (nameDirty) dispatch(setPersonaDisplayName(nameDraft));
+    if (descriptionDirty) dispatch(setPersonaDescription(descriptionDraft));
+  };
+
+  const soulDirty = soulDraft !== soulSaved;
+
+  const onSaveSoul = async () => {
+    setSoulBusy(true);
+    setSoulError(null);
+    log('[ui-flow] soul.save:start bytes=%d', soulDraft.length);
+    try {
+      const file = await writePersonaFile(PERSONA_FILE_SOUL, soulDraft);
+      setSoulDraft(file.contents);
+      setSoulSaved(file.contents);
+      setSoulIsDefault(file.is_default);
+      log('[ui-flow] soul.save:ok');
+    } catch (err) {
+      log('[ui-flow] soul.save:error %s', err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+      setSoulError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : t('settings.persona.soul.saveError'));
+    } finally {
+      setSoulBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onResetSoul = async () => {
+    setSoulBusy(true);
+    setSoulError(null);
+    log('[ui-flow] soul.reset:start');
+    try {
+      const file = await resetPersonaFile(PERSONA_FILE_SOUL);
+      setSoulDraft(file.contents);
+      setSoulSaved(file.contents);
+      setSoulIsDefault(file.is_default);
+      log('[ui-flow] soul.reset:ok');
+    } catch (err) {
+      log('[ui-flow] soul.reset:error %s', err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+      setSoulError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : t('settings.persona.soul.resetError'));
+    } finally {
+      setSoulBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <SettingsHeader
+        title={t('settings.persona.title')}
+        showBackButton={true}
+        onBack={navigateBack}
+        breadcrumbs={breadcrumbs}
+      />
+
+      <div className="p-4 space-y-4">
+        {/* ── Identity ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        <div>
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-stone-400 dark:text-neutral-500 mb-2 px-1">
+            {t('settings.persona.identityHeading')}
+          </h3>
+          <div className="bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 rounded-xl border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 p-4 space-y-3">
+            <label className="block space-y-1">
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-stone-600 dark:text-neutral-300">
+                {t('settings.persona.displayNameLabel')}
+              </span>
+              <input
+                aria-label={t('settings.persona.displayNameLabel')}
+                data-testid="persona-display-name-input"
+                value={nameDraft}
+                maxLength={MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN}
+                placeholder={t('settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder')}
+                onChange={e => setNameDraft(e.target.value)}
+                className="w-full rounded-md border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-stone-900 dark:text-neutral-100 placeholder:text-stone-400 dark:placeholder:text-neutral-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary-400"
+              />
+            </label>
+            <label className="block space-y-1">
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-stone-600 dark:text-neutral-300">
+                {t('settings.persona.descriptionLabel')}
+              </span>
+              <textarea
+                aria-label={t('settings.persona.descriptionLabel')}
+                data-testid="persona-description-input"
+                value={descriptionDraft}
+                maxLength={MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN}
+                rows={3}
+                placeholder={t('settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder')}
+                onChange={e => setDescriptionDraft(e.target.value)}
+                className="w-full resize-y rounded-md border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-stone-900 dark:text-neutral-100 placeholder:text-stone-400 dark:placeholder:text-neutral-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary-400"
+              />
+            </label>
+            <div className="flex justify-end">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                data-testid="persona-identity-save"
+                onClick={onSaveIdentity}
+                disabled={!identityDirty}
+                className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs rounded-md bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 disabled:opacity-60 text-white">
+                {t('common.save')}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed px-1 mt-2">
+            {t('settings.persona.identityDesc')}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* ── Personality (SOUL.md) ────────────────────────────────── */}
+        <div>
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-stone-400 dark:text-neutral-500 mb-2 px-1">
+            {t('settings.persona.soul.heading')}
+          </h3>
+          <div className="bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 rounded-xl border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 p-4 space-y-3">
+            {soulLoading ? (
+              <p className="text-sm text-stone-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{t('common.loading')}</p>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <textarea
+                  aria-label={t('settings.persona.soul.editorLabel')}
+                  data-testid="persona-soul-editor"
+                  value={soulDraft}
+                  rows={12}
+                  spellCheck={false}
+                  onChange={e => setSoulDraft(e.target.value)}
+                  className="w-full resize-y rounded-md border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs leading-relaxed text-stone-900 dark:text-neutral-100 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-primary-400"
+                />
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    data-testid="persona-soul-save"
+                    onClick={() => void onSaveSoul()}
+                    disabled={soulBusy || !soulDirty}
+                    className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs rounded-md bg-primary-600 hover:bg-primary-700 disabled:opacity-60 text-white">
+                    {t('common.save')}
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    data-testid="persona-soul-reset"
+                    onClick={() => void onResetSoul()}
+                    disabled={soulBusy || soulIsDefault}
+                    className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs rounded-md border border-stone-300 dark:border-neutral-700 hover:border-stone-400 dark:hover:border-neutral-600 disabled:opacity-60 text-stone-700 dark:text-neutral-200">
+                    {t('settings.persona.soul.reset')}
+                  </button>
+                  {soulIsDefault && (
+                    <span
+                      data-testid="persona-soul-default-badge"
+                      className="text-[11px] text-stone-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+                      {t('settings.persona.soul.usingDefault')}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {soulError && (
+              <p
+                data-testid="persona-soul-error"
+                className="text-xs text-coral-700 dark:text-coral-300">
+                {soulError}
+              </p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed px-1 mt-2">
+            {t('settings.persona.soul.desc')}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* ── Appearance & Voice (handled in Mascot settings) ──────── */}
+        <div>
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-stone-400 dark:text-neutral-500 mb-2 px-1">
+            {t('settings.persona.appearanceHeading')}
+          </h3>
+          <div className="bg-white dark:bg-neutral-900 rounded-xl border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 p-4">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              data-testid="persona-open-mascot"
+              onClick={() => navigateToSettings('mascot')}
+              className="flex w-full items-center justify-between text-left text-sm text-stone-700 dark:text-neutral-200 hover:text-primary-700 dark:hover:text-primary-300">
+              <span>{t('settings.persona.openMascotSettings')}</span>
+              <svg className="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  strokeLinejoin="round"
+                  strokeWidth={2}
+                  d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"
+                />
+              </svg>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-neutral-400 leading-relaxed px-1 mt-2">
+            {t('settings.persona.appearanceDesc')}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PersonaPanel;
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ar-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ar-5.ts
index b3ac837d9..3ecf6c263 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ar-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ar-5.ts
@@ -504,6 +504,30 @@ const ar5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'ملف التكوين',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP محدد العميل',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc': 'وضع التوجيه ومشغلات التكامل وأرشيف محفوظات التشغيل.',
   'settings.appearance.tabBarHeading': 'شريط علامات التبويب السفلي',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/bn-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/bn-5.ts
index c928e2e37..931feb5b8 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/bn-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/bn-5.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,30 @@ const bn5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'কনফিগার ফাইল',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP ক্লায়েন্ট নির্বাচক',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc': 'রাউটিং মোড, ইন্টিগ্রেশন ট্রিগার, এবং ট্রিগার ইতিহাস।',
   'settings.appearance.tabBarHeading': 'নীচের ট্যাব বার',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/de-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/de-5.ts
index a982bed12..596eeaede 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/de-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/de-5.ts
@@ -533,6 +533,30 @@ const de5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mascot.colorYellow': 'Gelb',
   'settings.mascot.libraryUnavailable': 'OpenHuman Bibliothek nicht verfügbar',
   'settings.mascot.title': 'OpenHuman',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     'Routing-Modus, Integrations-Trigger und Trigger-Verlaufsarchiv.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/en-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/en-5.ts
index 3733f25ca..20e1688a1 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/en-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/en-5.ts
@@ -517,6 +517,30 @@ const en5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'Config file',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP client selector',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'common.breadcrumb': 'Breadcrumb',
   'settings.betaBuild': 'Beta build - v{version}',
   'migration.vendor.openclaw': 'OpenClaw',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/es-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/es-5.ts
index 1ed02f615..16401ca2d 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/es-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/es-5.ts
@@ -520,6 +520,30 @@ const es5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'Archivo de configuración',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP selector de cliente',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     'Modo de enrutamiento, activadores de integración y archivo de historial de activadores.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/fr-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/fr-5.ts
index 764d3a1c3..593f005cd 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/fr-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/fr-5.ts
@@ -524,6 +524,30 @@ const fr5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'Fichier de configuration',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP sélecteur de client',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     "Mode de routage, déclencheurs d'intégration et archive de l'historique des déclencheurs.",
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/hi-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/hi-5.ts
index a0a6b0d5c..ccca1fabf 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/hi-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/hi-5.ts
@@ -514,6 +514,30 @@ const hi5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'जेड',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'कॉन्फ़िग फ़ाइल',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP ग्राहक चयनकर्ता',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc': 'रूटिंग मोड, एकीकरण ट्रिगर, और ट्रिगर इतिहास संग्रह।',
   'settings.appearance.tabBarHeading': 'निचला टैब बार',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/id-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/id-5.ts
index 8d43fe43f..2e0997d09 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/id-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/id-5.ts
@@ -514,6 +514,30 @@ const id5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'File konfigurasi',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'Pemilih klien MCP',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     'Mode perutean, pemicu integrasi, dan arsip riwayat pemicu.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/it-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/it-5.ts
index 19c105be9..23fcce705 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/it-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/it-5.ts
@@ -520,6 +520,30 @@ const it5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'File di configurazione',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP selettore client',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     'Modalità di routing, trigger di integrazione e archivio cronologico dei trigger.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ko-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ko-5.ts
index af2eb1217..57a4341ad 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ko-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ko-5.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,30 @@ const ko5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': '구성 파일',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP 클라이언트 선택기',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.ai.title': 'AI 구성',
   'settings.developerMenu.ai.desc': '클라우드 공급자, 로컬 Ollama 모델 및 워크로드별 라우팅',
   'settings.developerMenu.screenAwareness.title': '화면 인식',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/pt-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/pt-5.ts
index bd1485f34..7a8061861 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/pt-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/pt-5.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,30 @@ const pt5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'Arquivo de configuração',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP seletor de cliente',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     'Modo de roteamento, gatilhos de integração e arquivo de histórico de gatilhos.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ru-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ru-5.ts
index 61d19c454..b69977f9f 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ru-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/ru-5.ts
@@ -517,6 +517,30 @@ const ru5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': 'Zed',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': 'Файл конфигурации',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP селектор клиента',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc':
     'Режим маршрутизации, триггеры интеграции и архив истории триггеров.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/zh-CN-5.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/zh-CN-5.ts
index af2d48616..c734de8f1 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/zh-CN-5.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/chunks/zh-CN-5.ts
@@ -483,6 +483,30 @@ const zhCN5: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mcpServer.clientZed': '泽德',
   'settings.mcpServer.configFilePath': '配置文件',
   'settings.mcpServer.clientSelectorAriaLabel': 'MCP 客户端选择器',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.title': 'Composio',
   'settings.developerMenu.composio.desc': '路由模式、集成触发器和触发器历史存档。',
   'settings.appearance.tabBarHeading': '底部标签栏',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 294334fb8..c36833e87 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -3048,6 +3048,30 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.mascot.voice.useLocaleDefault': 'Match the app language',
   'settings.mascot.voice.useLocaleDefaultDesc':
     'Auto-pick a voice for the current interface language.',
+  'settings.persona.title': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuTitle': 'Persona',
+  'settings.persona.menuDesc':
+    'Name, personality, avatar, and voice — your assistant as one identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityHeading': 'Identity',
+  'settings.persona.identityDesc':
+    'A display name and short description for your assistant. Shown in the app; does not change how the assistant reasons.',
+  'settings.persona.displayNameLabel': 'Display name',
+  'settings.persona.displayNamePlaceholder': 'e.g. Nova',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionLabel': 'Description',
+  'settings.persona.descriptionPlaceholder': 'e.g. A calm, concise assistant for my team.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.heading': 'Personality (SOUL.md)',
+  'settings.persona.soul.desc':
+    'The personality prompt the assistant follows in every conversation. Edits are saved to your workspace and take effect on the next reply.',
+  'settings.persona.soul.editorLabel': 'SOUL.md contents',
+  'settings.persona.soul.reset': 'Reset to default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.usingDefault': 'Using the bundled default',
+  'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Could not load SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Could not save SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Could not reset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
+  'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
+    'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
+  'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': 'Open Mascot settings',
   'settings.memoryWindow.balanced.badge': 'Recommended',
   'settings.memoryWindow.balanced.hint':
     'Sensible default — good continuity without burning extra tokens on every run.',
diff --git a/app/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/app/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index f8a756a40..13a032283 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import MemoryDataPanel from '../components/settings/panels/MemoryDataPanel';
 import MemoryDebugPanel from '../components/settings/panels/MemoryDebugPanel';
 import MigrationPanel from '../components/settings/panels/MigrationPanel';
 import NotificationsTabbedPanel from '../components/settings/panels/NotificationsTabbedPanel';
+import PersonaPanel from '../components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel';
 import PrivacyPanel from '../components/settings/panels/PrivacyPanel';
 import RecoveryPhrasePanel from '../components/settings/panels/RecoveryPhrasePanel';
 import ScreenAwarenessDebugPanel from '../components/settings/panels/ScreenAwarenessDebugPanel';
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ const Settings = () => {
         <Route path="voice" element={wrapSettingsPage(<VoicePanel />)} />
         <Route path="notifications" element={wrapSettingsPage(<NotificationsTabbedPanel />)} />
         <Route path="mascot" element={wrapSettingsPage(<MascotPanel />)} />
+        <Route path="persona" element={wrapSettingsPage(<PersonaPanel />)} />
         <Route path="appearance" element={wrapSettingsPage(<AppearancePanel />)} />
         <Route path="tools" element={wrapSettingsPage(<ToolsPanel />)} />
         <Route path="companion" element={wrapSettingsPage(<CompanionPanel />)} />
diff --git a/app/src/services/api/personaFilesApi.test.ts b/app/src/services/api/personaFilesApi.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbcf8c30e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/services/api/personaFilesApi.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import {
+  PERSONA_FILE_SOUL,
+  readPersonaFile,
+  resetPersonaFile,
+  type WorkspaceFile,
+  writePersonaFile,
+} from './personaFilesApi';
+
+const mockCallCoreRpc = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('../coreRpcClient', () => ({
+  callCoreRpc: (...args: unknown[]) => mockCallCoreRpc(...args),
+}));
+
+const file: WorkspaceFile = {
+  filename: PERSONA_FILE_SOUL,
+  contents: 'You are helpful.',
+  is_default: false,
+};
+
+describe('personaFilesApi', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockCallCoreRpc.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it('readPersonaFile calls the read RPC with the filename and returns the file', async () => {
+    mockCallCoreRpc.mockResolvedValueOnce(file);
+    const result = await readPersonaFile('SOUL.md');
+    expect(result).toEqual(file);
+    expect(mockCallCoreRpc).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      method: 'openhuman.workspace_file_read',
+      params: { filename: 'SOUL.md' },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('writePersonaFile passes filename + contents to the write RPC', async () => {
+    mockCallCoreRpc.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...file, contents: 'new' });
+    const result = await writePersonaFile('SOUL.md', 'new');
+    expect(result.contents).toBe('new');
+    expect(mockCallCoreRpc).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      method: 'openhuman.workspace_file_write',
+      params: { filename: 'SOUL.md', contents: 'new' },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('resetPersonaFile calls the reset RPC with the filename', async () => {
+    mockCallCoreRpc.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...file, is_default: true });
+    const result = await resetPersonaFile('SOUL.md');
+    expect(result.is_default).toBe(true);
+    expect(mockCallCoreRpc).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      method: 'openhuman.workspace_file_reset',
+      params: { filename: 'SOUL.md' },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('propagates RPC errors from each method', async () => {
+    mockCallCoreRpc.mockRejectedValue(new Error('boom'));
+    await expect(readPersonaFile('SOUL.md')).rejects.toThrow('boom');
+    await expect(writePersonaFile('SOUL.md', 'x')).rejects.toThrow('boom');
+    await expect(resetPersonaFile('SOUL.md')).rejects.toThrow('boom');
+  });
+
+  it('handles non-Error rejections without throwing in the logger', async () => {
+    mockCallCoreRpc.mockRejectedValue('stringy failure');
+    await expect(readPersonaFile('SOUL.md')).rejects.toBe('stringy failure');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/services/api/personaFilesApi.ts b/app/src/services/api/personaFilesApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..187733f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/services/api/personaFilesApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * Persona file façade for the Settings → Persona panel (issue #2345).
+ *
+ * Wraps the core's workspace-file JSON-RPC surface so the panel never imports
+ * `coreRpcClient` directly. Only the bundled persona prompt files are editable;
+ * the core enforces the same allowlist, so an unknown name is rejected on both
+ * sides.
+ */
+import debug from 'debug';
+
+import { callCoreRpc } from '../coreRpcClient';
+
+const log = debug('persona:files');
+
+/** Files the Persona panel may read / edit / reset. Mirrors the core allowlist. */
+export const PERSONA_FILE_SOUL = 'SOUL.md';
+
+/** Shape returned by every `openhuman.workspace_file_*` method. */
+export interface WorkspaceFile {
+  filename: string;
+  contents: string;
+  /** True when the contents are the bundled default (missing on read, or reset). */
+  is_default: boolean;
+}
+
+export async function readPersonaFile(filename: string): Promise<WorkspaceFile> {
+  log('[rpc] read:start file=%s', filename);
+  try {
+    const file = await callCoreRpc<WorkspaceFile>({
+      method: 'openhuman.workspace_file_read',
+      params: { filename },
+    });
+    log(
+      '[rpc] read:ok file=%s is_default=%s bytes=%d',
+      filename,
+      file.is_default,
+      file.contents.length
+    );
+    return file;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log('[rpc] read:error file=%s err=%s', filename, err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function writePersonaFile(filename: string, contents: string): Promise<WorkspaceFile> {
+  log('[rpc] write:start file=%s bytes=%d', filename, contents.length);
+  try {
+    const file = await callCoreRpc<WorkspaceFile>({
+      method: 'openhuman.workspace_file_write',
+      params: { filename, contents },
+    });
+    log('[rpc] write:ok file=%s', filename);
+    return file;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log('[rpc] write:error file=%s err=%s', filename, err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function resetPersonaFile(filename: string): Promise<WorkspaceFile> {
+  log('[rpc] reset:start file=%s', filename);
+  try {
+    const file = await callCoreRpc<WorkspaceFile>({
+      method: 'openhuman.workspace_file_reset',
+      params: { filename },
+    });
+    log('[rpc] reset:ok file=%s', filename);
+    return file;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log('[rpc] reset:error file=%s err=%s', filename, err instanceof Error ? err.message : err);
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/store/index.ts b/app/src/store/index.ts
index a6d30142a..9a279f2ec 100644
--- a/app/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/store/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import coreModeReducer from './coreModeSlice';
 import localeReducer from './localeSlice';
 import mascotReducer from './mascotSlice';
 import notificationReducer from './notificationSlice';
+import personaReducer from './personaSlice';
 import providerSurfacesReducer from './providerSurfaceSlice';
 import socketReducer from './socketSlice';
 import themeReducer from './themeSlice';
@@ -142,6 +143,12 @@ const mascotPersistConfig = {
 };
 const persistedMascotReducer = persistReducer(mascotPersistConfig, mascotReducer);
 
+// Persona Pack v1 (issue #2345): persist the cosmetic display name + description
+// per user, mirroring how mascot appearance is stored. SOUL.md lives on disk and
+// is round-tripped over RPC, so it is intentionally not in this slice.
+const personaPersistConfig = { key: 'persona', storage, whitelist: ['displayName', 'description'] };
+const persistedPersonaReducer = persistReducer(personaPersistConfig, personaReducer);
+
 export const store = configureStore({
   reducer: {
     socket: socketReducer,
@@ -157,6 +164,7 @@ export const store = configureStore({
     coreMode: persistedCoreModeReducer,
     locale: persistedLocaleReducer,
     mascot: persistedMascotReducer,
+    persona: persistedPersonaReducer,
     theme: persistedThemeReducer,
   },
   middleware: getDefaultMiddleware => {
diff --git a/app/src/store/personaSlice.test.ts b/app/src/store/personaSlice.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7db295afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/store/personaSlice.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { REHYDRATE } from 'redux-persist';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import reducer, {
+  MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN,
+  MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN,
+  resetPersona,
+  selectPersonaDescription,
+  selectPersonaDisplayName,
+  setPersonaDescription,
+  setPersonaDisplayName,
+} from './personaSlice';
+import { resetUserScopedState } from './resetActions';
+
+describe('personaSlice', () => {
+  it('starts empty', () => {
+    const state = reducer(undefined, { type: '@@INIT' });
+    expect(state.displayName).toBe('');
+    expect(state.description).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('setPersonaDisplayName trims and stores the value', () => {
+    const state = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('  Nova  '));
+    expect(state.displayName).toBe('Nova');
+  });
+
+  it('setPersonaDescription trims and stores the value', () => {
+    const state = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDescription('  Calm and concise.  '));
+    expect(state.description).toBe('Calm and concise.');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an over-length display name, leaving the prior value intact', () => {
+    const seeded = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('Nova'));
+    const tooLong = 'x'.repeat(MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN + 1);
+    const after = reducer(seeded, setPersonaDisplayName(tooLong));
+    expect(after.displayName).toBe('Nova');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an over-length description, leaving the prior value intact', () => {
+    const seeded = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDescription('original'));
+    const tooLong = 'x'.repeat(MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN + 1);
+    const after = reducer(seeded, setPersonaDescription(tooLong));
+    expect(after.description).toBe('original');
+  });
+
+  it('accepts a display name exactly at the length limit', () => {
+    const atLimit = 'x'.repeat(MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN);
+    const state = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName(atLimit));
+    expect(state.displayName).toBe(atLimit);
+  });
+
+  it('allows clearing a field with an empty string', () => {
+    const seeded = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('Nova'));
+    const cleared = reducer(seeded, setPersonaDisplayName('   '));
+    expect(cleared.displayName).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('resetPersona clears both fields', () => {
+    let state = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('Nova'));
+    state = reducer(state, setPersonaDescription('Calm.'));
+    const after = reducer(state, resetPersona());
+    expect(after.displayName).toBe('');
+    expect(after.description).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('resets to initial state on resetUserScopedState', () => {
+    let state = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('Nova'));
+    state = reducer(state, setPersonaDescription('Calm.'));
+    const after = reducer(state, resetUserScopedState());
+    expect(after.displayName).toBe('');
+    expect(after.description).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  describe('REHYDRATE', () => {
+    it('restores valid persisted fields', () => {
+      const state = reducer(undefined, {
+        type: REHYDRATE,
+        key: 'persona',
+        payload: { displayName: ' Nova ', description: ' Calm. ' },
+      });
+      expect(state.displayName).toBe('Nova');
+      expect(state.description).toBe('Calm.');
+    });
+
+    it('scrubs over-length or non-string persisted fields to empty', () => {
+      const state = reducer(undefined, {
+        type: REHYDRATE,
+        key: 'persona',
+        payload: { displayName: 'x'.repeat(MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN + 1), description: 42 },
+      });
+      expect(state.displayName).toBe('');
+      expect(state.description).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('ignores rehydrate for other slices', () => {
+      const seeded = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('Nova'));
+      const after = reducer(seeded, {
+        type: REHYDRATE,
+        key: 'mascot',
+        payload: { displayName: 'overwritten' },
+      });
+      expect(after.displayName).toBe('Nova');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('selectors', () => {
+    it('read the current fields', () => {
+      let persona = reducer(undefined, setPersonaDisplayName('Nova'));
+      persona = reducer(persona, setPersonaDescription('Calm.'));
+      expect(selectPersonaDisplayName({ persona })).toBe('Nova');
+      expect(selectPersonaDescription({ persona })).toBe('Calm.');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/store/personaSlice.ts b/app/src/store/personaSlice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3aaf2e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/store/personaSlice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { createSlice, type PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import { REHYDRATE } from 'redux-persist';
+
+import { resetUserScopedState } from './resetActions';
+
+/**
+ * Persona Pack v1 (issue #2345) — lightweight identity metadata the user sets
+ * for their assistant. The actual personality lives in the editable `SOUL.md`
+ * prompt (handled over RPC in the Persona settings panel); this slice only
+ * holds the cosmetic display name + description, persisted locally the same way
+ * mascot preferences are.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Caps on the persisted persona strings. These are display fields, not prompts,
+ * so the limits are generous-but-bounded purely to stop a stray multi-megabyte
+ * paste from landing in localStorage. Oversize input is rejected at the reducer
+ * boundary rather than truncated, so the user keeps editing their draft.
+ */
+export const MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN = 80;
+export const MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN = 500;
+
+export interface PersonaState {
+  /** User-facing name for the assistant persona, or `''` when unset. */
+  displayName: string;
+  /** Short free-text description of the persona, or `''` when unset. */
+  description: string;
+}
+
+const initialState: PersonaState = { displayName: '', description: '' };
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a persona string: coerce non-strings to `''`, trim, and reject
+ * (return `null`) when it exceeds `maxLen` so the caller can leave the prior
+ * value in place. An empty/whitespace-only string is a valid "cleared" value.
+ */
+function normalizePersonaField(value: unknown, maxLen: number): string | null {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') return '';
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  if (trimmed.length > maxLen) return null;
+  return trimmed;
+}
+
+const personaSlice = createSlice({
+  name: 'persona',
+  initialState,
+  reducers: {
+    setPersonaDisplayName(state, action: PayloadAction<string>) {
+      const next = normalizePersonaField(action.payload, MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN);
+      if (next !== null) state.displayName = next;
+    },
+    setPersonaDescription(state, action: PayloadAction<string>) {
+      const next = normalizePersonaField(action.payload, MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN);
+      if (next !== null) state.description = next;
+    },
+    /** Clear both persona fields back to their unset defaults. */
+    resetPersona(state) {
+      state.displayName = '';
+      state.description = '';
+    },
+  },
+  extraReducers: builder => {
+    builder.addCase(resetUserScopedState, () => initialState);
+    // Scrub anything unexpected (corrupted blob, a future build that dropped a
+    // field) on rehydrate so the persisted value can never poison the UI.
+    builder.addCase(REHYDRATE, (state, action) => {
+      const rehydrateAction = action as {
+        type: typeof REHYDRATE;
+        key: string;
+        payload?: { displayName?: unknown; description?: unknown };
+      };
+      if (rehydrateAction.key !== 'persona') return;
+      state.displayName =
+        normalizePersonaField(rehydrateAction.payload?.displayName, MAX_PERSONA_DISPLAY_NAME_LEN) ??
+        '';
+      state.description =
+        normalizePersonaField(rehydrateAction.payload?.description, MAX_PERSONA_DESCRIPTION_LEN) ??
+        '';
+    });
+  },
+});
+
+export const { setPersonaDisplayName, setPersonaDescription, resetPersona } = personaSlice.actions;
+
+export const selectPersonaDisplayName = (state: { persona: PersonaState }): string =>
+  state.persona.displayName;
+
+export const selectPersonaDescription = (state: { persona: PersonaState }): string =>
+  state.persona.description;
+
+export { personaSlice };
+export default personaSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/app/src/test/test-utils.tsx b/app/src/test/test-utils.tsx
index 35adad9ed..9f16fe751 100644
--- a/app/src/test/test-utils.tsx
+++ b/app/src/test/test-utils.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import connectivityReducer from '../store/connectivitySlice';
 import coreModeReducer from '../store/coreModeSlice';
 import localeReducer from '../store/localeSlice';
 import mascotReducer from '../store/mascotSlice';
+import personaReducer from '../store/personaSlice';
 import socketReducer from '../store/socketSlice';
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ import socketReducer from '../store/socketSlice';
  *
  * `mascot` is wired in for the mascot voice picker (issue #1762): the
  * VoicePanel reads + dispatches against this slice, and useSelector
- * would throw on a missing reducer without a stub here.
+ * would throw on a missing reducer without a stub here. `persona` is wired
+ * in for the same reason (issue #2345): PersonaPanel reads + dispatches
+ * against it.
  */
 const testRootReducer = combineReducers({
   channelConnections: channelConnectionsReducer,
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ const testRootReducer = combineReducers({
   coreMode: coreModeReducer,
   locale: localeReducer,
   mascot: mascotReducer,
+  persona: personaReducer,
   socket: socketReducer,
 });
 
diff --git a/docs/TEST-COVERAGE-MATRIX.md b/docs/TEST-COVERAGE-MATRIX.md
index 967472860..38bc5c0fb 100644
--- a/docs/TEST-COVERAGE-MATRIX.md
+++ b/docs/TEST-COVERAGE-MATRIX.md
@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ Canonical mapping of every product feature to its test source(s). Drives gap-fil
 | 5.3.3 | Voice Command Execution   | WD    | `voice-mode.spec.ts` | ✅     |       |
 | 5.3.4 | Mascot Voice Selection    | VU    | `app/src/store/__tests__/mascotSlice.test.ts`, `app/src/components/settings/panels/__tests__/VoicePanel.test.tsx`, `app/src/features/human/useHumanMascot.test.ts` (this PR) | ✅ | Slice validation + persist REHYDRATE, Settings picker UI (#1762), `synthesizeSpeech` voiceId override propagation |
 
+### 5.4 Persona
+
+| ID    | Feature                       | Layer | Test path(s)                                                                                                                          | Status | Notes                                                                                              |
+| ----- | ----------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 5.4.1 | Persona Name & Description    | VU    | `app/src/store/personaSlice.test.ts`, `app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx` (this PR)        | ✅     | Slice validation + persist REHYDRATE scrub; Settings identity fields persist on save (#2345)        |
+| 5.4.2 | SOUL.md Edit & Reset          | RU+VU | `src/openhuman/workspace/rpc.rs`, `app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx` (this PR)                       | ✅     | Core read/write/reset with allowlist + size cap; panel loads, saves, resets over RPC (#2345)        |
+| 5.4.3 | Persona Settings Surface      | VU    | `app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx` (this PR)                                                        | ✅     | Bundles identity + SOUL.md + link to Mascot avatar/voice (#2345)                                    |
+
 ---
 
 ## 6. System Tools & Agent Capabilities
@@ -494,11 +502,11 @@ Canonical mapping of every product feature to its test source(s). Drives gap-fil
 
 | Status           | Count                                            |
 | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
-| ✅ Covered       | 66                                               |
+| ✅ Covered       | 69                                               |
 | 🟡 Partial       | 27                                               |
 | ❌ Missing       | 26                                               |
 | 🚫 Manual smoke  | 11                                               |
-| **Total leaves** | **131 explicit + nested = 202 product features** |
+| **Total leaves** | **134 explicit + nested = 205 product features** |
 
 PR-A delta: 13 leaves moved from ❌ → ✅ via 5 WDIO specs + 2 Vitest + 1 Rust integration test.
 Remaining gaps tracked under sub-issues #965 (process), #966 (docs), #967 (tools), #968 (auth/perm), #969 (settings), #970 (rewards), #971 (manual smoke).
diff --git a/src/openhuman/about_app/catalog.rs b/src/openhuman/about_app/catalog.rs
index 8da0e9df1..09a64d0ed 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/about_app/catalog.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/about_app/catalog.rs
@@ -1022,6 +1022,16 @@ const CAPABILITIES: &[Capability] = &[
         status: CapabilityStatus::Stable,
         privacy: None,
     },
+    Capability {
+        id: "settings.persona_pack",
+        name: "Persona Pack",
+        domain: "settings",
+        category: CapabilityCategory::Settings,
+        description: "Personalize the assistant as one identity: set a display name and description, edit or reset the SOUL.md personality prompt, and reach mascot avatar and voice settings — all from a single Persona surface.",
+        how_to: "Settings > Persona",
+        status: CapabilityStatus::Beta,
+        privacy: None,
+    },
     Capability {
         id: "settings.manage_privacy_analytics",
         name: "Manage Privacy and Analytics",
diff --git a/src/openhuman/workspace/mod.rs b/src/openhuman/workspace/mod.rs
index 509c01199..5a29c2fbc 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/workspace/mod.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/workspace/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Workspace layout and bootstrap files (CLI `init` and similar entrypoints).
 
 pub mod ops;
+pub mod rpc;
 mod schemas;
 
 pub use ops::*;
diff --git a/src/openhuman/workspace/ops.rs b/src/openhuman/workspace/ops.rs
index 5f0652d63..e541454b3 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/workspace/ops.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/workspace/ops.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ const BOOTSTRAP_FILES: [(&str, &str); 2] = [
     ("IDENTITY.md", include_str!("../agent/prompts/IDENTITY.md")),
 ];
 
+/// Bundled default contents for a bootstrap workspace file, or `None` when the
+/// name is not one of the files shipped in [`BOOTSTRAP_FILES`].
+///
+/// This is the single source of truth for both "which workspace files may be
+/// edited from the Persona surface" and "what to restore on reset" — the
+/// Persona Pack RPCs (`src/openhuman/workspace/rpc.rs`) treat membership here
+/// as the editable allowlist so a caller can never read or clobber an
+/// arbitrary path under the workspace.
+pub fn bundled_default_contents(filename: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    BOOTSTRAP_FILES
+        .iter()
+        .find(|(name, _)| *name == filename)
+        .map(|(_, contents)| *contents)
+}
+
 fn ensure_workspace_file(
     workspace_dir: &Path,
     filename: &str,
diff --git a/src/openhuman/workspace/rpc.rs b/src/openhuman/workspace/rpc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68a85426a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openhuman/workspace/rpc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+//! Read / edit / reset for the bundled persona prompt files (`SOUL.md`,
+//! `IDENTITY.md`) that drive the agent's personality.
+//!
+//! Backs the Persona Pack settings surface (issue #2345). The editable set is
+//! restricted to the bundled bootstrap files (see
+//! [`crate::openhuman::workspace::ops::bundled_default_contents`]) so a caller
+//! can never read or overwrite an arbitrary path under the workspace.
+
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::openhuman::workspace::ops::bundled_default_contents;
+use crate::rpc::RpcOutcome;
+
+/// Hard cap on the size accepted by [`write_workspace_file`] and tolerated by
+/// [`read_workspace_file`]. `SOUL.md` / `IDENTITY.md` are prose prompts
+/// measured in kilobytes; the cap bounds both a runaway paste from the UI and a
+/// pathologically large file dropped on disk by another process (which would
+/// otherwise be slurped fully into memory and shipped over RPC).
+pub const MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES: u64 = 256 * 1024;
+
+/// A single editable persona file plus the metadata the settings UI needs to
+/// render and round-trip it. The absolute on-disk path is deliberately **not**
+/// part of this payload — the UI never needs it, and returning it would leak
+/// host filesystem layout to every RPC caller.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct WorkspaceFile {
+    /// Allowlisted file name (e.g. `SOUL.md`).
+    pub filename: String,
+    /// Current effective contents.
+    pub contents: String,
+    /// `true` when `contents` came from the bundled default rather than a file
+    /// on disk — i.e. the workspace copy was missing (read) or has just been
+    /// restored (reset). Lets the UI show a "using default" affordance.
+    pub is_default: bool,
+}
+
+/// Resolve the bundled default for `filename`, rejecting any name that is not
+/// part of the editable allowlist.
+fn ensure_editable(filename: &str) -> Result<&'static str, String> {
+    bundled_default_contents(filename).ok_or_else(|| {
+        log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] rejected non-editable filename='{filename}'");
+        format!("'{filename}' is not an editable workspace file")
+    })
+}
+
+/// Read an editable persona file. When the workspace copy is missing (e.g. a
+/// fresh install that has not run `init` yet) the bundled default is returned
+/// with `is_default = true` so the editor always shows the effective prompt.
+/// A file larger than [`MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES`] is refused rather than
+/// loaded into memory.
+pub fn read_workspace_file(
+    workspace_dir: &Path,
+    filename: &str,
+) -> Result<RpcOutcome<WorkspaceFile>, String> {
+    let default_contents = ensure_editable(filename)?;
+    let path = workspace_dir.join(filename);
+
+    // Open first, then enforce the cap on the *opened handle* via a bounded
+    // reader. A prior `metadata().len()` check would be TOCTOU-prone: another
+    // process could grow or swap the file between the stat and the read, so an
+    // oversized file could still be slurped fully into memory. Reading through
+    // `take(cap + 1)` caps the bytes we will ever hold regardless of races.
+    let file = match std::fs::File::open(&path) {
+        Ok(file) => file,
+        Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+            log::debug!(
+                "[workspace][rpc] read fallback-to-default file='{filename}' (missing on disk)"
+            );
+            return Ok(RpcOutcome::new(
+                WorkspaceFile {
+                    filename: filename.to_string(),
+                    contents: default_contents.to_string(),
+                    is_default: true,
+                },
+                Vec::new(),
+            ));
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            log::debug!(
+                "[workspace][rpc] read open-failed file='{filename}' path='{}': {e}",
+                path.display()
+            );
+            return Err(format!("failed to read {filename}: {e}"));
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut buf = Vec::new();
+    file.take(MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES + 1)
+        .read_to_end(&mut buf)
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            log::debug!(
+                "[workspace][rpc] read failed file='{filename}' path='{}': {e}",
+                path.display()
+            );
+            format!("failed to read {filename}: {e}")
+        })?;
+    // Hitting the extra byte means the file exceeds the cap; refuse it.
+    if buf.len() as u64 > MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES {
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] read refused file='{filename}' (over cap={MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES})"
+        );
+        return Err(format!(
+            "{filename} is too large to edit (over the {MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES}-byte limit)"
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let contents = String::from_utf8(buf).map_err(|e| {
+        log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] read rejected non-utf8 file='{filename}': {e}");
+        format!("failed to read {filename}: contents are not valid UTF-8")
+    })?;
+    log::debug!(
+        "[workspace][rpc] read ok file='{filename}' bytes={}",
+        contents.len()
+    );
+    Ok(RpcOutcome::new(
+        WorkspaceFile {
+            filename: filename.to_string(),
+            contents,
+            is_default: false,
+        },
+        Vec::new(),
+    ))
+}
+
+/// Overwrite an editable persona file with user-supplied contents. Rejects
+/// non-allowlisted names and anything over [`MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES`]; the
+/// workspace directory is created if it does not yet exist.
+pub fn write_workspace_file(
+    workspace_dir: &Path,
+    filename: &str,
+    contents: &str,
+) -> Result<RpcOutcome<WorkspaceFile>, String> {
+    ensure_editable(filename)?;
+    if contents.len() as u64 > MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES {
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] write refused file='{filename}' bytes={} cap={MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES}",
+            contents.len()
+        );
+        return Err(format!(
+            "contents for {filename} exceed the {MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES}-byte limit"
+        ));
+    }
+    let path = workspace_dir.join(filename);
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(workspace_dir).map_err(|e| {
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] write mkdir-failed dir='{}': {e}",
+            workspace_dir.display()
+        );
+        format!("failed to prepare the workspace directory: {e}")
+    })?;
+    std::fs::write(&path, contents).map_err(|e| {
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] write failed file='{filename}' path='{}': {e}",
+            path.display()
+        );
+        format!("failed to write {filename}: {e}")
+    })?;
+    log::debug!(
+        "[workspace][rpc] write ok file='{filename}' bytes={}",
+        contents.len()
+    );
+    Ok(RpcOutcome::new(
+        WorkspaceFile {
+            filename: filename.to_string(),
+            contents: contents.to_string(),
+            is_default: false,
+        },
+        Vec::new(),
+    ))
+}
+
+/// Restore an editable persona file to its bundled default and return the
+/// restored contents.
+pub fn reset_workspace_file(
+    workspace_dir: &Path,
+    filename: &str,
+) -> Result<RpcOutcome<WorkspaceFile>, String> {
+    let default_contents = ensure_editable(filename)?;
+    let path = workspace_dir.join(filename);
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(workspace_dir).map_err(|e| {
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] reset mkdir-failed dir='{}': {e}",
+            workspace_dir.display()
+        );
+        format!("failed to prepare the workspace directory: {e}")
+    })?;
+    std::fs::write(&path, default_contents).map_err(|e| {
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] reset failed file='{filename}' path='{}': {e}",
+            path.display()
+        );
+        format!("failed to reset {filename}: {e}")
+    })?;
+    log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] reset ok file='{filename}' (restored bundled default)");
+    Ok(RpcOutcome::new(
+        WorkspaceFile {
+            filename: filename.to_string(),
+            contents: default_contents.to_string(),
+            is_default: true,
+        },
+        Vec::new(),
+    ))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_returns_bundled_default_when_file_missing() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let outcome = read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md").expect("read should succeed");
+        let file = outcome.value;
+        assert!(file.is_default, "missing file should report the default");
+        assert!(!file.contents.trim().is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(file.filename, "SOUL.md");
+        assert_eq!(
+            file.contents,
+            bundled_default_contents("SOUL.md").unwrap(),
+            "default read must match the bundled prompt"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_returns_on_disk_contents_when_present() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("SOUL.md"), "custom soul").unwrap();
+        let file = read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md")
+            .expect("read ok")
+            .value;
+        assert!(!file.is_default);
+        assert_eq!(file.contents, "custom soul");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_refuses_oversize_file_on_disk() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let huge = "a".repeat((MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES + 1) as usize);
+        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("SOUL.md"), &huge).unwrap();
+        let err = read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("too large"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_accepts_file_exactly_at_the_size_limit() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let at_limit = "a".repeat(MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES as usize);
+        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("SOUL.md"), &at_limit).unwrap();
+        let file = read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md")
+            .expect("exactly-at-limit read should succeed")
+            .value;
+        assert_eq!(file.contents.len(), MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES as usize);
+        assert!(!file.is_default);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_rejects_non_utf8_file() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        // A lone 0xFF byte is never valid UTF-8.
+        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("SOUL.md"), [0xff_u8, 0xfe, 0xfd]).unwrap();
+        let err = read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("UTF-8"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_then_read_round_trips() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let written = write_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md", "You are calm and concise.")
+            .expect("write ok")
+            .value;
+        assert!(!written.is_default);
+        assert_eq!(written.contents, "You are calm and concise.");
+
+        let read = read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md")
+            .expect("read ok")
+            .value;
+        assert_eq!(read.contents, "You are calm and concise.");
+        assert!(!read.is_default);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_creates_workspace_dir_if_missing() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let nested = tmp.path().join("does/not/exist/yet");
+        let written = write_workspace_file(&nested, "IDENTITY.md", "id")
+            .expect("write should create the dir")
+            .value;
+        assert_eq!(written.contents, "id");
+        assert!(nested.join("IDENTITY.md").is_file());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_restores_bundled_default() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(tmp.path().join("SOUL.md"), "corrupted").unwrap();
+        let reset = reset_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md")
+            .expect("reset ok")
+            .value;
+        assert!(reset.is_default);
+        assert_eq!(reset.contents, bundled_default_contents("SOUL.md").unwrap());
+        let on_disk = std::fs::read_to_string(tmp.path().join("SOUL.md")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(on_disk, bundled_default_contents("SOUL.md").unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn non_allowlisted_filename_is_rejected_for_every_op() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        for name in ["secrets.txt", "../escape.md", "MEMORY.md", "soul.md"] {
+            assert!(read_workspace_file(tmp.path(), name).is_err());
+            assert!(write_workspace_file(tmp.path(), name, "x").is_err());
+            assert!(reset_workspace_file(tmp.path(), name).is_err());
+        }
+        // The rejection must not have written anything to disk.
+        assert!(!tmp.path().join("MEMORY.md").exists());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_rejects_oversize_contents() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let huge = "a".repeat((MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES + 1) as usize);
+        let err = write_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md", &huge).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(err.contains("limit"), "unexpected error: {err}");
+        assert!(
+            !tmp.path().join("SOUL.md").exists(),
+            "oversize write must not touch disk"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_accepts_contents_at_the_size_limit() {
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let at_limit = "a".repeat(MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES as usize);
+        let written = write_workspace_file(tmp.path(), "SOUL.md", &at_limit)
+            .expect("exactly-at-limit write should succeed")
+            .value;
+        assert_eq!(written.contents.len(), MAX_WORKSPACE_FILE_BYTES as usize);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/openhuman/workspace/schemas.rs b/src/openhuman/workspace/schemas.rs
index ecb39697d..aa914b775 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/workspace/schemas.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/workspace/schemas.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,214 @@
-use crate::core::all::RegisteredController;
-use crate::core::ControllerSchema;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+
+use crate::core::all::{ControllerFuture, RegisteredController};
+use crate::core::{ControllerSchema, FieldSchema, TypeSchema};
+use crate::openhuman::config::rpc as config_rpc;
+use crate::openhuman::workspace::rpc as workspace_rpc;
+use crate::rpc::RpcOutcome;
 
 pub fn all_controller_schemas() -> Vec<ControllerSchema> {
-    Vec::new()
+    vec![
+        schemas("file_read"),
+        schemas("file_write"),
+        schemas("file_reset"),
+    ]
 }
 
 pub fn all_registered_controllers() -> Vec<RegisteredController> {
-    Vec::new()
+    vec![
+        RegisteredController {
+            schema: schemas("file_read"),
+            handler: handle_file_read,
+        },
+        RegisteredController {
+            schema: schemas("file_write"),
+            handler: handle_file_write,
+        },
+        RegisteredController {
+            schema: schemas("file_reset"),
+            handler: handle_file_reset,
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+fn filename_input() -> FieldSchema {
+    FieldSchema {
+        name: "filename",
+        ty: TypeSchema::String,
+        comment: "Editable persona file name; must be SOUL.md or IDENTITY.md.",
+        required: true,
+    }
+}
+
+fn workspace_file_outputs() -> Vec<FieldSchema> {
+    vec![
+        FieldSchema {
+            name: "filename",
+            ty: TypeSchema::String,
+            comment: "The resolved persona file name.",
+            required: true,
+        },
+        FieldSchema {
+            name: "contents",
+            ty: TypeSchema::String,
+            comment: "Current effective contents of the file.",
+            required: true,
+        },
+        FieldSchema {
+            name: "is_default",
+            ty: TypeSchema::Bool,
+            comment: "True when the contents are the bundled default (file missing on read, or just reset).",
+            required: true,
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+pub fn schemas(function: &str) -> ControllerSchema {
+    match function {
+        "file_read" => ControllerSchema {
+            namespace: "workspace",
+            function: "file_read",
+            description: "Read an editable persona file (SOUL.md / IDENTITY.md), falling back to the bundled default when the workspace copy is missing.",
+            inputs: vec![filename_input()],
+            outputs: workspace_file_outputs(),
+        },
+        "file_write" => ControllerSchema {
+            namespace: "workspace",
+            function: "file_write",
+            description: "Overwrite an editable persona file with new contents.",
+            inputs: vec![
+                filename_input(),
+                FieldSchema {
+                    name: "contents",
+                    ty: TypeSchema::String,
+                    comment: "New file contents (size-capped server-side).",
+                    required: true,
+                },
+            ],
+            outputs: workspace_file_outputs(),
+        },
+        "file_reset" => ControllerSchema {
+            namespace: "workspace",
+            function: "file_reset",
+            description: "Restore an editable persona file to its bundled default.",
+            inputs: vec![filename_input()],
+            outputs: workspace_file_outputs(),
+        },
+        _other => ControllerSchema {
+            namespace: "workspace",
+            function: "unknown",
+            description: "Unknown workspace controller function.",
+            inputs: vec![FieldSchema {
+                name: "function",
+                ty: TypeSchema::String,
+                comment: "Unknown function requested for schema lookup.",
+                required: true,
+            }],
+            outputs: vec![FieldSchema {
+                name: "error",
+                ty: TypeSchema::String,
+                comment: "Lookup error details.",
+                required: true,
+            }],
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_file_read(params: Map<String, Value>) -> ControllerFuture {
+    Box::pin(async move {
+        let config = config_rpc::load_config_with_timeout().await?;
+        let filename = read_required::<String>(&params, "filename")?;
+        let filename = filename.trim();
+        log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] handle_file_read filename='{filename}'");
+        let result = workspace_rpc::read_workspace_file(&config.workspace_dir, filename);
+        if let Err(ref e) = result {
+            log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] handle_file_read error filename='{filename}': {e}");
+        }
+        to_json(result?)
+    })
+}
+
+fn handle_file_write(params: Map<String, Value>) -> ControllerFuture {
+    Box::pin(async move {
+        let config = config_rpc::load_config_with_timeout().await?;
+        let filename = read_required::<String>(&params, "filename")?;
+        let contents = read_required::<String>(&params, "contents")?;
+        let filename = filename.trim();
+        log::debug!(
+            "[workspace][rpc] handle_file_write filename='{filename}' bytes={}",
+            contents.len()
+        );
+        let result =
+            workspace_rpc::write_workspace_file(&config.workspace_dir, filename, &contents);
+        if let Err(ref e) = result {
+            log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] handle_file_write error filename='{filename}': {e}");
+        }
+        to_json(result?)
+    })
+}
+
+fn handle_file_reset(params: Map<String, Value>) -> ControllerFuture {
+    Box::pin(async move {
+        let config = config_rpc::load_config_with_timeout().await?;
+        let filename = read_required::<String>(&params, "filename")?;
+        let filename = filename.trim();
+        log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] handle_file_reset filename='{filename}'");
+        let result = workspace_rpc::reset_workspace_file(&config.workspace_dir, filename);
+        if let Err(ref e) = result {
+            log::debug!("[workspace][rpc] handle_file_reset error filename='{filename}': {e}");
+        }
+        to_json(result?)
+    })
+}
+
+fn read_required<T: DeserializeOwned>(params: &Map<String, Value>, key: &str) -> Result<T, String> {
+    let value = params
+        .get(key)
+        .cloned()
+        .ok_or_else(|| format!("missing required param '{key}'"))?;
+    serde_json::from_value(value).map_err(|e| format!("invalid '{key}': {e}"))
+}
+
+fn to_json<T: serde::Serialize>(outcome: RpcOutcome<T>) -> Result<Value, String> {
+    outcome.into_cli_compatible_json()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn all_schemas_use_workspace_namespace() {
+        let all = all_controller_schemas();
+        assert_eq!(all.len(), 3);
+        for schema in &all {
+            assert_eq!(schema.namespace, "workspace");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn registered_controllers_expose_expected_rpc_methods() {
+        let methods: Vec<String> = all_registered_controllers()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|c| c.rpc_method_name())
+            .collect();
+        assert!(methods.contains(&"openhuman.workspace_file_read".to_string()));
+        assert!(methods.contains(&"openhuman.workspace_file_write".to_string()));
+        assert!(methods.contains(&"openhuman.workspace_file_reset".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn file_write_schema_requires_filename_and_contents() {
+        let schema = schemas("file_write");
+        let input_names: Vec<&str> = schema.inputs.iter().map(|f| f.name).collect();
+        assert!(input_names.contains(&"filename"));
+        assert!(input_names.contains(&"contents"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_function_yields_unknown_schema() {
+        let schema = schemas("nope");
+        assert_eq!(schema.function, "unknown");
+    }
 }