diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx
index 3f8661142d..d036d33ba4 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.test.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ const soulFile = (overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) => ({
   ...overrides,
 });
 
+/** Wait for the SOUL section to finish loading (the mode toggle is always shown). */
+const awaitLoaded = () =>
+  waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-mode-guided')).toBeInTheDocument());
+
+/** Switch to the Advanced (raw markdown) editor. */
+const openAdvanced = () => fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-mode-advanced'));
+
 describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -52,17 +59,65 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('loads SOUL.md contents into the editor on mount', async () => {
+  it('defaults to the guided builder and hides raw markdown', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await awaitLoaded();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-guided-personality')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(readPersonaFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('SOUL.md');
+  });
+
+  it('reveals the raw SOUL.md editor in Advanced mode', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await awaitLoaded();
+    openAdvanced();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('You are helpful.');
+  });
+
+  it('splices a guided field edit into SOUL.md and saves it over RPC', async () => {
+    readPersonaFileMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      soulFile({ contents: '## Personality\n\nOld.\n', is_default: false })
+    );
     renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await awaitLoaded();
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-guided-personality')).toHaveValue('Old.')
+    );
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-guided-personality'), {
+      target: { value: 'Warm and direct.' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-save'));
+
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('You are helpful.');
+      expect(writePersonaFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'SOUL.md',
+        '## Personality\n\nWarm and direct.\n'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('applies a role template and saves the seeded persona over RPC', async () => {
+    readPersonaFileMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      soulFile({ contents: '## Personality\n\nOld.\n', is_default: false })
+    );
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await awaitLoaded();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-template-doctor'));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-save'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const lastCall = writePersonaFileMock.mock.calls.at(-1);
+      expect(lastCall?.[0]).toBe('SOUL.md');
+      expect(lastCall?.[1]).toContain('Careful and precise');
+      expect(lastCall?.[1]).toContain('## Voice');
     });
-    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());
+    await awaitLoaded();
 
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-display-name-input'), {
       target: { value: 'Nova' },
@@ -78,13 +133,14 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
 
   it('keeps the identity save button disabled until a field changes', async () => {
     renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
-    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    await awaitLoaded();
     expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-identity-save')).toBeDisabled();
   });
 
-  it('writes edited SOUL.md contents over RPC', async () => {
+  it('writes edited SOUL.md contents over RPC from the raw editor', async () => {
     renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
-    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    await awaitLoaded();
+    openAdvanced();
 
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor'), {
       target: { value: 'You are calm and concise.' },
@@ -99,7 +155,8 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
   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());
+    await awaitLoaded();
+    openAdvanced();
 
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor'), { target: { value: 'edited' } });
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-save'));
@@ -113,7 +170,7 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
     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'));
+    await awaitLoaded();
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-reset'));
 
@@ -126,9 +183,9 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
     // 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');
-    });
+    await awaitLoaded();
+    openAdvanced();
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toHaveValue('custom'));
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-reset'));
 
@@ -140,7 +197,7 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
 
   it('disables Reset while the file is already the bundled default', async () => {
     renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
-    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    await awaitLoaded();
     expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-reset')).toBeDisabled();
     expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-default-badge')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -155,8 +212,15 @@ describe('PersonaPanel', () => {
 
   it('navigates to the Face tab for avatar & voice', async () => {
     renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
-    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('persona-soul-editor')).toBeInTheDocument());
+    await awaitLoaded();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-open-mascot'));
     expect(mockNavigateToSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith('personality#face');
   });
+
+  it('links guided users to Agent access for permissions', async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<PersonaPanel />);
+    await awaitLoaded();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('persona-guided-agent-access'));
+    expect(mockNavigateToSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith('agent-access');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx
index c406bb0bab..4843aae7fa 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/PersonaPanel.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import Button from '../../ui/Button';
 import { SettingsRow, SettingsSection, SettingsTextArea, SettingsTextField } from '../controls';
 import { useSettingsNavigation } from '../hooks/useSettingsNavigation';
 import SettingsPanel from '../layout/SettingsPanel';
+import PersonaGuidedFields from './persona/PersonaGuidedFields';
+
+type SoulMode = 'guided' | 'advanced';
 
 const log = debug('persona:panel');
 
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ const PersonaPanel = ({ embedded = false }: PersonaPanelProps) => {
   const [soulLoading, setSoulLoading] = useState(true);
   const [soulError, setSoulError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [soulBusy, setSoulBusy] = useState(false);
+  // Guided (structured fields) is the default so users never touch raw markdown;
+  // Advanced exposes the full SOUL.md text editor for power users.
+  const [soulMode, setSoulMode] = useState<SoulMode>('guided');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -195,17 +201,44 @@ const PersonaPanel = ({ embedded = false }: PersonaPanelProps) => {
           </div>
         ) : (
           <>
-            <div className="px-4 py-3">
-              <SettingsTextArea
-                aria-label={t('settings.persona.soul.editorLabel')}
-                data-testid="persona-soul-editor"
-                value={soulDraft}
-                rows={12}
-                spellCheck={false}
-                className="font-mono text-xs leading-relaxed"
-                onChange={e => setSoulDraft(e.target.value)}
-              />
+            <div
+              role="group"
+              aria-label={t('settings.persona.builder.modeLabel')}
+              className="flex items-center gap-1 px-4 pt-3">
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                aria-pressed={soulMode === 'guided'}
+                data-testid="persona-soul-mode-guided"
+                variant={soulMode === 'guided' ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
+                size="xs"
+                onClick={() => setSoulMode('guided')}>
+                {t('settings.persona.builder.modeGuided')}
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                aria-pressed={soulMode === 'advanced'}
+                data-testid="persona-soul-mode-advanced"
+                variant={soulMode === 'advanced' ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
+                size="xs"
+                onClick={() => setSoulMode('advanced')}>
+                {t('settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced')}
+              </Button>
             </div>
+            {soulMode === 'guided' ? (
+              <PersonaGuidedFields value={soulDraft} onChange={setSoulDraft} disabled={soulBusy} />
+            ) : (
+              <div className="px-4 py-3">
+                <SettingsTextArea
+                  aria-label={t('settings.persona.soul.editorLabel')}
+                  data-testid="persona-soul-editor"
+                  value={soulDraft}
+                  rows={12}
+                  spellCheck={false}
+                  className="font-mono text-xs leading-relaxed"
+                  onChange={e => setSoulDraft(e.target.value)}
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 px-4 pb-3">
               <Button
                 type="button"
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/PersonaGuidedFields.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/PersonaGuidedFields.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17bf230b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/PersonaGuidedFields.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { useT } from '../../../../lib/i18n/I18nContext';
+import { SettingsRow, SettingsTextArea } from '../../controls';
+import { useSettingsNavigation } from '../../hooks/useSettingsNavigation';
+import { applyPersonaField, parsePersonaFields, type PersonaFieldKey } from './personaSections';
+import PersonaTemplatePicker from './PersonaTemplatePicker';
+
+interface PersonaGuidedFieldsProps {
+  /** The raw SOUL.md text — the single source of truth this view edits. */
+  value: string;
+  /** Emit the updated SOUL.md text after a managed section is spliced. */
+  onChange: (nextSoul: string) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface FieldDef {
+  key: PersonaFieldKey;
+  labelKey: string;
+  placeholderKey: string;
+  testId: string;
+}
+
+const FIELDS: readonly FieldDef[] = [
+  {
+    key: 'personality',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel',
+    placeholderKey: 'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder',
+    testId: 'persona-guided-personality',
+  },
+  {
+    key: 'voice',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel',
+    placeholderKey: 'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder',
+    testId: 'persona-guided-voice',
+  },
+  {
+    key: 'about',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel',
+    placeholderKey: 'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder',
+    testId: 'persona-guided-about',
+  },
+] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Structured persona editor (issue #4253, PR1). Presents a few friendly fields
+ * that map to named `SOUL.md` sections so non-technical users never touch raw
+ * markdown. The raw text stays the source of truth: each edit is spliced back
+ * into `value` via {@link applyPersonaField} and emitted through `onChange`.
+ */
+const PersonaGuidedFields = ({ value, onChange, disabled = false }: PersonaGuidedFieldsProps) => {
+  const { t } = useT();
+  const { navigateToSettings } = useSettingsNavigation();
+  const fields = parsePersonaFields(value);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-4">
+      <p className="text-xs text-content-muted leading-relaxed">
+        {t('settings.persona.builder.intro')}
+      </p>
+
+      <PersonaTemplatePicker value={value} onChange={onChange} disabled={disabled} />
+
+      {FIELDS.map(field => (
+        <SettingsRow
+          key={field.key}
+          htmlFor={field.testId}
+          label={t(field.labelKey)}
+          stacked
+          control={
+            <SettingsTextArea
+              id={field.testId}
+              data-testid={field.testId}
+              aria-label={t(field.labelKey)}
+              value={fields[field.key]}
+              rows={3}
+              disabled={disabled}
+              placeholder={t(field.placeholderKey)}
+              onChange={e => onChange(applyPersonaField(value, field.key, e.target.value))}
+            />
+          }
+        />
+      ))}
+
+      <p className="text-xs text-content-muted leading-relaxed">
+        {t('settings.persona.builder.preservedNote')}
+      </p>
+
+      <p className="text-xs text-content-muted leading-relaxed">
+        {t('settings.persona.builder.securityNote')}{' '}
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          data-testid="persona-guided-agent-access"
+          className="text-primary-700 hover:underline dark:text-primary-300"
+          onClick={() => navigateToSettings('agent-access')}>
+          {t('settings.persona.builder.securityLink')}
+        </button>
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PersonaGuidedFields;
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/PersonaTemplatePicker.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/PersonaTemplatePicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec79180737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/PersonaTemplatePicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { useT } from '../../../../lib/i18n/I18nContext';
+import { applyTemplate, PERSONA_TEMPLATES } from './personaTemplates';
+
+interface PersonaTemplatePickerProps {
+  /** Current raw SOUL.md text a template is spliced into. */
+  value: string;
+  /** Emit the updated SOUL.md text after a template is applied. */
+  onChange: (nextSoul: string) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Role starting-points for the guided persona builder (issue #4253, PR2).
+ *
+ * Applying a template fills the Personality and Communication-style fields for a
+ * common role (doctor, researcher, executive, teacher, student, family) and
+ * leaves the rest of SOUL.md — including the user-specific "About you" — intact.
+ * Nothing is persisted until the user saves, so this is a safe starting point.
+ */
+const PersonaTemplatePicker = ({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  disabled = false,
+}: PersonaTemplatePickerProps) => {
+  const { t } = useT();
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2">
+      <div>
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-content">
+          {t('settings.persona.templates.heading')}
+        </p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-content-muted leading-relaxed">
+          {t('settings.persona.templates.desc')}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3">
+        {PERSONA_TEMPLATES.map(template => (
+          <button
+            key={template.id}
+            type="button"
+            disabled={disabled}
+            data-testid={`persona-template-${template.id}`}
+            onClick={() => onChange(applyTemplate(value, template))}
+            className="flex flex-col items-start gap-0.5 rounded-lg border border-line-strong bg-surface px-3 py-2 text-left transition-colors hover:border-primary-400 hover:bg-surface-hover disabled:opacity-50">
+            <span className="text-sm font-medium text-content">{t(template.labelKey)}</span>
+            <span className="text-[11px] text-content-muted leading-snug">
+              {t(template.descriptionKey)}
+            </span>
+          </button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PersonaTemplatePicker;
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaSections.test.ts b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaSections.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa6d189576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaSections.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { applyPersonaField, applyPersonaFields, parsePersonaFields } from './personaSections';
+
+const SOUL = `# OpenHuman
+
+You are OpenHuman.
+
+## Personality
+
+- Warm
+- Direct
+
+## Voice
+
+- Lead with the answer.
+
+## When things go wrong
+
+- Own it.
+`;
+
+describe('parsePersonaFields', () => {
+  it('reads the managed sections and leaves About empty when absent', () => {
+    const fields = parsePersonaFields(SOUL);
+    expect(fields.personality).toBe('- Warm\n- Direct');
+    expect(fields.voice).toBe('- Lead with the answer.');
+    expect(fields.about).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('does not match a deeper or differently-named heading', () => {
+    const text = '## Personality Traits\n\nfoo\n\n### Personality\n\nbar\n';
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(text).personality).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('includes nested h3 content but stops at the next h2', () => {
+    const text = '## Personality\n\n- a\n### sub\n- b\n\n## Voice\n\nx\n';
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(text).personality).toBe('- a\n### sub\n- b');
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(text).voice).toBe('x');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('applyPersonaField', () => {
+  it('is a no-op (identical string) when the value is unchanged', () => {
+    expect(applyPersonaField(SOUL, 'personality', '- Warm\n- Direct')).toBe(SOUL);
+    // trimming differences also count as unchanged
+    expect(applyPersonaField(SOUL, 'voice', '  - Lead with the answer.  ')).toBe(SOUL);
+  });
+
+  it('replaces only the target section and preserves every other byte', () => {
+    const next = applyPersonaField(SOUL, 'voice', 'Be terse.');
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(next).voice).toBe('Be terse.');
+    // untouched sections are byte-identical
+    expect(next).toContain('## Personality\n\n- Warm\n- Direct');
+    expect(next).toContain('## When things go wrong\n\n- Own it.');
+    // and re-applying the original value restores the exact original document
+    expect(applyPersonaField(next, 'voice', '- Lead with the answer.')).toBe(SOUL);
+  });
+
+  it('appends a new section when the managed heading is absent', () => {
+    const next = applyPersonaField(SOUL, 'about', 'I design things.');
+    expect(next.startsWith(SOUL.replace(/\n*$/, '\n'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(next).toContain('## About You\n\nI design things.\n');
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(next).about).toBe('I design things.');
+  });
+
+  it('empties the body but keeps the heading when cleared', () => {
+    const next = applyPersonaField(SOUL, 'voice', '');
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(next).voice).toBe('');
+    expect(next).toContain('## Voice');
+    expect(next).toContain('## When things go wrong');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('applyPersonaFields round-trip', () => {
+  it('is idempotent when nothing changed', () => {
+    expect(applyPersonaFields(SOUL, parsePersonaFields(SOUL))).toBe(SOUL);
+  });
+
+  it('round-trips edited fields through parse → apply', () => {
+    const edited = { personality: 'Calm.', voice: 'Brief.', about: 'A designer.' };
+    const next = applyPersonaFields(SOUL, edited);
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(next)).toEqual(edited);
+    // applying the parsed fields again changes nothing further
+    expect(applyPersonaFields(next, parsePersonaFields(next))).toBe(next);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaSections.ts b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaSections.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dae3c7fa6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaSections.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/**
+ * SOUL.md ⇄ structured-persona round-trip (issue #4253, PR1).
+ *
+ * The guided persona builder edits a handful of named markdown sections inside
+ * `SOUL.md` without asking the user to write markdown. `SOUL.md` stays the
+ * single source of truth the assistant runtime reads — we only splice the
+ * managed sections in place and leave every other byte (the title, the intro,
+ * and any hand-written sections) untouched. That keeps the round-trip lossless
+ * and idempotent: parsing then re-applying an unchanged value returns the exact
+ * same string.
+ */
+
+/** Managed field keys the guided builder can edit. */
+export type PersonaFieldKey = 'personality' | 'voice' | 'about';
+
+export interface PersonaSectionDef {
+  key: PersonaFieldKey;
+  /** Canonical `## ` heading text this field maps to inside SOUL.md. */
+  heading: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The sections the guided builder owns. `Personality` and `Voice` already ship
+ * in the bundled SOUL.md; `About You` is created on demand the first time the
+ * user fills it in. Anything not listed here is preserved verbatim.
+ */
+export const PERSONA_SECTIONS: readonly PersonaSectionDef[] = [
+  { key: 'personality', heading: 'Personality' },
+  { key: 'voice', heading: 'Voice' },
+  { key: 'about', heading: 'About You' },
+] as const;
+
+export type PersonaFields = Record<PersonaFieldKey, string>;
+
+const HEADING_FOR: Record<PersonaFieldKey, string> = {
+  personality: 'Personality',
+  voice: 'Voice',
+  about: 'About You',
+};
+
+interface SectionSpan {
+  /** First char of the body (after the heading line's newline). */
+  bodyStart: number;
+  /** One past the last char of the body (start of the next `#`/`##` heading, or EOF). */
+  bodyEnd: number;
+}
+
+function escapeRegExp(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Locate a `## <heading>` block and return the char range of its body. Matches
+ * are case-insensitive and require the heading to be the entire line, so
+ * `## Personality` matches but `## Personality Traits` and `### Personality` do
+ * not. The body runs until the next level-1 or level-2 ATX heading (deeper
+ * `###` headings stay part of the body), or end-of-string.
+ */
+function findSectionSpan(text: string, heading: string): SectionSpan | null {
+  const headingRe = new RegExp(`^##[ \\t]+${escapeRegExp(heading)}[ \\t]*$`, 'im');
+  const match = headingRe.exec(text);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  const newlineIdx = text.indexOf('\n', match.index);
+  const bodyStart = newlineIdx === -1 ? text.length : newlineIdx + 1;
+
+  const nextHeadingRe = /^#{1,2}[ \t]/m;
+  const rest = text.slice(bodyStart);
+  const nextMatch = nextHeadingRe.exec(rest);
+  const bodyEnd = nextMatch ? bodyStart + nextMatch.index : text.length;
+
+  return { bodyStart, bodyEnd };
+}
+
+/** Read the trimmed body of a managed section, or `''` if it is absent. */
+function readSection(text: string, heading: string): string {
+  const span = findSectionSpan(text, heading);
+  if (!span) return '';
+  return text.slice(span.bodyStart, span.bodyEnd).trim();
+}
+
+/** Parse the managed persona fields out of a SOUL.md document. */
+export function parsePersonaFields(soul: string): PersonaFields {
+  return {
+    personality: readSection(soul, HEADING_FOR.personality),
+    voice: readSection(soul, HEADING_FOR.voice),
+    about: readSection(soul, HEADING_FOR.about),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a copy of `soul` with a single managed field set to `value`, splicing
+ * only that section and leaving the rest of the document byte-for-byte intact.
+ *
+ * - If the value is unchanged, the original string is returned unchanged.
+ * - If the section exists, its inner content is replaced while the surrounding
+ *   blank lines are preserved (clean seams, stable diffs).
+ * - If the section is absent and the value is non-empty, a new `## <heading>`
+ *   block is appended after a single trailing newline.
+ * - Clearing an existing section empties its body but keeps the heading.
+ */
+export function applyPersonaField(soul: string, key: PersonaFieldKey, value: string): string {
+  const heading = HEADING_FOR[key];
+  const nextBody = value.trim();
+
+  if (readSection(soul, heading) === nextBody) return soul;
+
+  const span = findSectionSpan(soul, heading);
+  if (span) {
+    const raw = soul.slice(span.bodyStart, span.bodyEnd);
+    const lead = raw.match(/^\n*/)?.[0] ?? '';
+    const trail = raw.match(/\n*$/)?.[0] ?? '';
+    const spliced = nextBody ? `${lead}${nextBody}${trail || '\n'}` : `${lead}${trail}`;
+    return soul.slice(0, span.bodyStart) + spliced + soul.slice(span.bodyEnd);
+  }
+
+  if (!nextBody) return soul;
+  const base = soul.replace(/\n*$/, '\n');
+  return `${base}\n## ${heading}\n\n${nextBody}\n`;
+}
+
+/** Apply every managed field at once (used for save-all / tests). */
+export function applyPersonaFields(soul: string, fields: PersonaFields): string {
+  let next = soul;
+  for (const { key } of PERSONA_SECTIONS) {
+    next = applyPersonaField(next, key, fields[key]);
+  }
+  return next;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaTemplates.test.ts b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaTemplates.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d50d45f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaTemplates.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { parsePersonaFields } from './personaSections';
+import { applyTemplate, PERSONA_TEMPLATES } from './personaTemplates';
+
+const SOUL = `# OpenHuman
+
+You are OpenHuman.
+
+## Personality
+
+- Old trait.
+
+## Voice
+
+- Old voice.
+
+## When things go wrong
+
+- Own it.
+`;
+
+describe('PERSONA_TEMPLATES', () => {
+  it('covers the six requested roles with unique ids and content', () => {
+    const ids = PERSONA_TEMPLATES.map(t => t.id);
+    expect(ids).toEqual(['doctor', 'researcher', 'executive', 'teacher', 'student', 'family']);
+    expect(new Set(ids).size).toBe(ids.length);
+    for (const tpl of PERSONA_TEMPLATES) {
+      expect(tpl.fields.personality.trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(tpl.fields.voice.trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(tpl.labelKey).toMatch(/^settings\.persona\.templates\./);
+      expect(tpl.descriptionKey).toMatch(/^settings\.persona\.templates\./);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('applyTemplate', () => {
+  const doctor = PERSONA_TEMPLATES[0];
+
+  it('writes the template Personality and Voice into SOUL.md', () => {
+    const next = applyTemplate(SOUL, doctor);
+    const fields = parsePersonaFields(next);
+    expect(fields.personality).toBe(doctor.fields.personality);
+    expect(fields.voice).toBe(doctor.fields.voice);
+  });
+
+  it('preserves unmanaged sections and the user-owned About You section', () => {
+    const withAbout = applyTemplate(SOUL, doctor).replace(
+      /\n*$/,
+      '\n\n## About You\n\nI am a nurse.\n'
+    );
+    const next = applyTemplate(withAbout, PERSONA_TEMPLATES[2]); // executive
+    expect(next).toContain('## When things go wrong\n\n- Own it.');
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(next).about).toBe('I am a nurse.');
+    expect(parsePersonaFields(next).personality).toBe(PERSONA_TEMPLATES[2].fields.personality);
+  });
+
+  it('is idempotent when the same template is applied twice', () => {
+    const once = applyTemplate(SOUL, doctor);
+    expect(applyTemplate(once, doctor)).toBe(once);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaTemplates.ts b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaTemplates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1b16e535d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/persona/personaTemplates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/**
+ * Role starting-points for the guided persona builder (issue #4253, PR2).
+ *
+ * A template seeds the assistant's *character* — the `Personality` and
+ * `Communication style` (`Voice`) sections of SOUL.md — for a common role.
+ * Applying one splices those two sections via {@link applyPersonaField} and
+ * leaves everything else (including the user-specific `About You` section)
+ * untouched, so a template is a non-destructive starting point the user then
+ * edits and saves.
+ *
+ * The seed prose is intentionally kept as English constants rather than
+ * translated i18n: it is written into SOUL.md as editable content (the bundled
+ * default SOUL.md is English too), not UI chrome. Only the picker's labels and
+ * descriptions are localized.
+ */
+import { applyPersonaField } from './personaSections';
+
+export interface PersonaTemplate {
+  id: string;
+  labelKey: string;
+  descriptionKey: string;
+  fields: { personality: string; voice: string };
+}
+
+export const PERSONA_TEMPLATES: readonly PersonaTemplate[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'doctor',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label',
+    descriptionKey: 'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc',
+    fields: {
+      personality: [
+        '- Careful and precise; accuracy always beats speed.',
+        '- Flags uncertainty openly and never guesses at clinical facts.',
+        '- Cites sources and reminds the user to verify anything clinical.',
+        '- Not a medical device: never presents output as diagnosis or treatment.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+      voice: [
+        '- Lead with the answer, then the reasoning and caveats.',
+        '- Use plain, respectful language; define jargon when it helps.',
+        '- State how confident you are and what would change the answer.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'researcher',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label',
+    descriptionKey: 'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc',
+    fields: {
+      personality: [
+        '- Rigorous and evidence-first; separate what is known from what is assumed.',
+        '- Structure findings clearly and keep a list of open questions.',
+        "- Comfortable saying 'the evidence is thin here.'",
+      ].join('\n'),
+      voice: [
+        '- Summarize the finding first, then the detail with sources.',
+        '- Use precise terms; state assumptions and limitations explicitly.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'executive',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.templates.executive.label',
+    descriptionKey: 'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc',
+    fields: {
+      personality: [
+        "- Concise and decisive; optimize for the user's time.",
+        '- Surface the recommendation and the trade-offs, then get out of the way.',
+        '- Proactive about next steps and who owns them.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+      voice: [
+        '- Lead with the bottom line in one sentence.',
+        '- Bullet the options with clear pros and cons; skip filler.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'teacher',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label',
+    descriptionKey: 'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc',
+    fields: {
+      personality: [
+        '- Patient and encouraging; meet the learner where they are.',
+        '- Explain step by step and check understanding along the way.',
+        '- Turn mistakes into teaching moments.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+      voice: [
+        '- Use simple language and concrete examples.',
+        '- Break problems into small steps and invite questions.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'student',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.templates.student.label',
+    descriptionKey: 'settings.persona.templates.student.desc',
+    fields: {
+      personality: [
+        '- Encouraging study partner; keep things approachable.',
+        '- Explain in plain language and quiz to reinforce learning.',
+        '- Honest when something is beyond what you know.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+      voice: [
+        '- Keep it friendly and concrete.',
+        '- Give a short explanation, then a quick check-question.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'family',
+    labelKey: 'settings.persona.templates.family.label',
+    descriptionKey: 'settings.persona.templates.family.desc',
+    fields: {
+      personality: [
+        '- Warm, friendly, and helpful for the whole household.',
+        '- Keep language simple and kind; suitable for all ages.',
+        '- Redirect anything unsafe and encourage asking a parent when relevant.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+      voice: ['- Conversational and clear; avoid jargon.', '- Be brief and positive.'].join('\n'),
+    },
+  },
+] as const;
+
+/** Splice a template's Personality and Communication-style sections into SOUL.md. */
+export function applyTemplate(soul: string, template: PersonaTemplate): string {
+  let next = applyPersonaField(soul, 'personality', template.fields.personality);
+  next = applyPersonaField(next, 'voice', template.fields.voice);
+  return next;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
index 22ca4d8c42..c5b9c4893c 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -4867,6 +4867,38 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'لا يمكن تحميل Xqx0xx',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'لا يُمكنُ أَنْ يَوفّرَ Xqx0xxx',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'لا يمكن إعادة تشغيل Xqx0xx',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'وضع محرر الشخصية',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'موجّه',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'متقدّم',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'املأ بضعة حقول وسنكتبها في شخصيتك نيابةً عنك. لا حاجة إلى ماركداون.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'الشخصية',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'مثال: ودود وفضولي ومباشر. صادق عند عدم اليقين.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'أسلوب التواصل',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder': 'مثال: ابدأ بالإجابة، واجعلها موجزة، وطابق نبرتي.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'نبذة عنك',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'مثال: أدير استوديو تصميم صغيرًا وأفضّل اللغة البسيطة.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'تُحفظ أي أقسام أخرى كتبتها بنفسك — انتقل إلى «متقدّم» لرؤية الشخصية كاملة.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'هل تريد تحديد ما يُسمح للمساعد بفعله؟',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'فتح وصول الوكيل',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'ابدأ من قالب',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'اختر نقطة بداية — تملأ الشخصية وأسلوب التواصل. يمكنك تعديل كل شيء لاحقًا.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'مساعد سريري',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'دقيق، يذكر المصادر، ينبّه إلى عدم اليقين',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'مساعد بحثي',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'صارم، منظّم، يعتمد على الأدلة',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'مساعد تنفيذي',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'موجز، حاسم، موجّه نحو العمل',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'معلّم',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'صبور، يشرح خطوة بخطوة',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'رفيق دراسة',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'محفّز، يطرح أسئلة، لغة بسيطة',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'مساعد عائلي',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'ودود، لطيف، آمن لكل الأعمار',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'صوت الأفاتار',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'لون الماسكوت، العرف Xqx0x avatar، وصوت الرد مصمم في أماكن مكوت.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
index 7265f80cab..0097be7361 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts
@@ -4967,6 +4967,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'xqxqx লোড করতে ব্যর্থ',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'ছবি সংরক্ষণ করতে ব্যর্থx% 1',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'xqxqx সার্ভার আরম্ভ করতে ব্যর্থ',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'পারসোনা এডিটর মোড',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'গাইডেড',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'অ্যাডভান্সড',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'কয়েকটি ঘর পূরণ করুন, আমরা সেগুলো আপনার পারসোনায় লিখে দেব। মার্কডাউন লাগবে না।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'ব্যক্তিত্ব',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'যেমন: উষ্ণ, কৌতূহলী ও স্পষ্টবাদী। অনিশ্চয়তায় সৎ।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'যোগাযোগের ধরন',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'যেমন: আগে উত্তর দিন, সংক্ষিপ্ত রাখুন এবং আমার সুরে মিলিয়ে নিন।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'আপনার সম্পর্কে',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'যেমন: আমি একটি ছোট ডিজাইন স্টুডিও চালাই এবং সহজ ভাষা পছন্দ করি।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'আপনার নিজের হাতে লেখা অন্যান্য অংশ সংরক্ষিত থাকে — সম্পূর্ণ পারসোনা দেখতে অ্যাডভান্সড-এ যান।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'সহকারী কী করতে পারবে তা ঠিক করতে চান?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'এজেন্ট অ্যাক্সেস খুলুন',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'টেমপ্লেট থেকে শুরু করুন',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'একটি শুরুর বিন্দু বেছে নিন — এটি ব্যক্তিত্ব ও যোগাযোগের ধরন পূরণ করে। পরে সব কিছু সম্পাদনা করতে পারবেন।',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'ক্লিনিকাল সহকারী',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'সতর্ক, সূত্র উল্লেখ করে, অনিশ্চয়তা চিহ্নিত করে',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'গবেষণা সহকারী',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'নিখুঁত, সুসংগঠিত, প্রমাণ-নির্ভর',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'নির্বাহী সহকারী',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'সংক্ষিপ্ত, দৃঢ়, কর্ম-কেন্দ্রিক',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'শিক্ষক',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'ধৈর্যশীল, ধাপে ধাপে ব্যাখ্যা করে',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'পড়ার সঙ্গী',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'উৎসাহদায়ক, কুইজ করে, সহজ ভাষা',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'পারিবারিক সহকারী',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'উষ্ণ, বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ, সব বয়সের জন্য নিরাপদ',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'অবতার & ভয়েস',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Mascot রঙের রং, স্বনির্ধারিত xxqxqx অ্যাভাটার, এবং Scotox বৈশিষ্ট্যের মধ্য থেকে ভয়েস কনফিগার করা হয়েছে।',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 7552c1c1ca..d3e7a8f889 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -5096,6 +5096,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'SOUL.md konnte nicht geladen werden',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'SOUL.md konnte nicht gespeichert werden',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'SOUL.md konnte nicht zurückgesetzt werden',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Persona-Editor-Modus',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Geführt',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Erweitert',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Füllen Sie ein paar Felder aus und wir schreiben sie für Sie in Ihre Persona. Kein Markdown nötig.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Persönlichkeit',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'z. B. Warmherzig, neugierig und direkt. Ehrlich bei Unsicherheit.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Kommunikationsstil',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'z. B. Zuerst die Antwort, kurz halten und meinen Ton treffen.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'Über Sie',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'z. B. Ich leite ein kleines Designstudio und bevorzuge klare Sprache.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Alle anderen von Hand geschriebenen Abschnitte bleiben erhalten — wechseln Sie zu „Erweitert“, um die vollständige Persona zu sehen.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Möchten Sie festlegen, was der Assistent tun darf?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Agentenzugriff öffnen',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Mit einer Vorlage beginnen',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Wählen Sie einen Ausgangspunkt — er füllt Persönlichkeit und Kommunikationsstil. Danach können Sie alles bearbeiten.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Klinischer Assistent',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Sorgfältig, nennt Quellen, weist auf Unsicherheit hin',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Forschungsassistent',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Gründlich, strukturiert, evidenzbasiert',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Assistent für Führungskräfte',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Prägnant, entschlossen, handlungsorientiert',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Lehrkraft',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Geduldig, erklärt Schritt für Schritt',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Lernbegleiter',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Ermutigend, stellt Quizfragen, einfache Sprache',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Familienassistent',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Herzlich, freundlich, für alle Altersgruppen geeignet',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar und Stimme',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Maskottchenfarbe, benutzerdefinierter GIF-Avatar und Antwortstimme werden in den Maskottcheneinstellungen konfiguriert.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 82914a54af..a27beb5f6c 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -5607,6 +5607,39 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   '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.builder.modeLabel': 'Persona editor mode',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Guided',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Advanced',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Fill in a few fields and we write them into your persona for you. No markdown required.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Personality',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'e.g. Warm, curious, and direct. Honest about uncertainty.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Communication style',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'e.g. Lead with the answer, keep it brief, and match my tone.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'About you',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'e.g. I run a small design studio and prefer plain language.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Any other sections you wrote by hand are kept — switch to Advanced to see the full persona.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Choosing what the assistant is allowed to do?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Open Agent access',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Start from a template',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Pick a starting point — it fills Personality and Communication style. You can edit everything afterwards.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Clinical assistant',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Careful, cites sources, flags uncertainty',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Research assistant',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Rigorous, structured, evidence-first',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Executive assistant',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Concise, decisive, action-oriented',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Teacher',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Patient, explains step by step',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Study buddy',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Encouraging, quizzes, plain language',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Family assistant',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Warm, friendly, safe for all ages',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Voice',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Mascot color, custom GIF avatar, and reply voice are configured in Mascot settings.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
index cf8bfc7c79..641b869fc7 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts
@@ -5061,6 +5061,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'No se pudo cargar SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'No se pudo guardar SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'No se pudo restablecer SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Modo del editor de persona',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Guiado',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Avanzado',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Rellena unos campos y los escribimos en tu persona por ti. No hace falta markdown.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Personalidad',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'p. ej. Cercano, curioso y directo. Honesto ante la incertidumbre.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Estilo de comunicación',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'p. ej. Empieza por la respuesta, sé breve y adapta mi tono.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'Sobre ti',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'p. ej. Dirijo un pequeño estudio de diseño y prefiero un lenguaje sencillo.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Cualquier otra sección que hayas escrito a mano se conserva: cambia a Avanzado para ver la persona completa.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': '¿Quieres elegir lo que el asistente puede hacer?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Abrir Acceso del agente',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Empezar con una plantilla',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Elige un punto de partida: rellena Personalidad y Estilo de comunicación. Después puedes editarlo todo.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Asistente clínico',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Cuidadoso, cita fuentes, señala la incertidumbre',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Asistente de investigación',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Riguroso, estructurado, basado en evidencia',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Asistente ejecutivo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Conciso, decidido, orientado a la acción',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Docente',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Paciente, explica paso a paso',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Compañero de estudio',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Alentador, hace preguntas, lenguaje sencillo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Asistente familiar',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Cálido, amable, seguro para todas las edades',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar y Voz',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'El color de la mascota, el avatar personalizado GIF y la voz de respuesta se configuran en los ajustes de la mascota.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
index 4292d98952..b5b8de163d 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -5080,6 +5080,40 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Impossible de charger SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': "Impossible d'enregistrer SOUL.md",
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Impossible de réinitialiser SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Mode de l’éditeur de persona',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Guidé',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Avancé',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Remplissez quelques champs et nous les écrivons dans votre persona. Aucun markdown requis.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Personnalité',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'p. ex. Chaleureux, curieux et direct. Honnête face à l’incertitude.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Style de communication',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'p. ex. Commencez par la réponse, restez bref et adaptez mon ton.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'À propos de vous',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'p. ex. Je dirige un petit studio de design et je préfère un langage simple.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Toutes les autres sections que vous avez écrites à la main sont conservées — passez en mode Avancé pour voir la persona complète.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote':
+    'Vous voulez choisir ce que l’assistant est autorisé à faire ?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Ouvrir Accès de l’agent',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Partir d’un modèle',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Choisissez un point de départ : il remplit Personnalité et Style de communication. Vous pourrez tout modifier ensuite.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Assistant clinique',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Prudent, cite ses sources, signale l’incertitude',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Assistant de recherche',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Rigoureux, structuré, fondé sur des preuves',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Assistant de direction',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Concis, décisif, orienté action',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Enseignant',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Patient, explique étape par étape',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Partenaire d’étude',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Encourageant, pose des questions, langage simple',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Assistant familial',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Chaleureux, amical, adapté à tous les âges',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar et Voix',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     "La couleur de la mascotte, l'avatar personnalisé GIF et la voix de réponse sont configurés dans les paramètres de la mascotte.",
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
index 3243bd11bc..aa9c0de96a 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts
@@ -4971,6 +4971,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'SOUL',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'नहीं बचा सकता SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'SOUL.md रीसेट नहीं कर सका',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'पर्सोना एडिटर मोड',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'निर्देशित',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'उन्नत',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'कुछ फ़ील्ड भरें और हम उन्हें आपके पर्सोना में लिख देंगे। मार्कडाउन की ज़रूरत नहीं।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'व्यक्तित्व',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'जैसे: गर्मजोश, जिज्ञासु और सीधा। अनिश्चितता पर ईमानदार।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'संवाद शैली',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'जैसे: पहले उत्तर दें, संक्षिप्त रखें और मेरे लहजे से मेल खाएँ।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'आपके बारे में',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'जैसे: मैं एक छोटा डिज़ाइन स्टूडियो चलाता हूँ और सरल भाषा पसंद करता हूँ।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'आपके हाथ से लिखे अन्य अनुभाग सुरक्षित रहते हैं — पूरा पर्सोना देखने के लिए उन्नत पर जाएँ।',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'तय करना चाहते हैं कि असिस्टेंट क्या कर सकता है?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'एजेंट एक्सेस खोलें',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'टेम्पलेट से शुरू करें',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'एक शुरुआती बिंदु चुनें — यह व्यक्तित्व और संवाद शैली भर देता है। बाद में आप सब कुछ बदल सकते हैं।',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'क्लिनिकल सहायक',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'सावधान, स्रोत बताता है, अनिश्चितता दर्शाता है',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'शोध सहायक',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'सटीक, व्यवस्थित, साक्ष्य-आधारित',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'कार्यकारी सहायक',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'संक्षिप्त, निर्णायक, कार्य-केंद्रित',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'शिक्षक',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'धैर्यवान, कदम-दर-कदम समझाता है',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'अध्ययन साथी',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'प्रोत्साहित करता है, सवाल पूछता है, सरल भाषा',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'पारिवारिक सहायक',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'गर्मजोश, मिलनसार, हर उम्र के लिए सुरक्षित',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'अवतार और आवाज',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Mascot रंग, कस्टम GIF अवतार, और उत्तर आवाज Mascot सेटिंग्स में कॉन्फ़िगर किया गया है।',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
index 95e225fbd0..c6cb7d4fcd 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts
@@ -4984,6 +4984,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Tidak dapat memuat SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Tidak dapat menyimpan SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Tidak dapat mereset SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Mode editor persona',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Terpandu',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Lanjutan',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Isi beberapa kolom dan kami menuliskannya ke persona Anda. Tanpa markdown.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Kepribadian',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'mis. Hangat, ingin tahu, dan langsung. Jujur soal ketidakpastian.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Gaya komunikasi',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'mis. Mulai dari jawaban, singkat, dan sesuaikan dengan nada saya.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'Tentang Anda',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'mis. Saya menjalankan studio desain kecil dan lebih suka bahasa yang sederhana.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Bagian lain yang Anda tulis sendiri tetap disimpan — beralih ke Lanjutan untuk melihat persona lengkap.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Ingin memilih apa yang boleh dilakukan asisten?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Buka Akses agen',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Mulai dari templat',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Pilih titik awal — mengisi Kepribadian dan Gaya komunikasi. Anda bisa mengedit semuanya setelahnya.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Asisten klinis',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Cermat, menyebut sumber, menandai ketidakpastian',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Asisten riset',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Teliti, terstruktur, berbasis bukti',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Asisten eksekutif',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Ringkas, tegas, berorientasi tindakan',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Guru',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Sabar, menjelaskan langkah demi langkah',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Teman belajar',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Menyemangati, memberi kuis, bahasa sederhana',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Asisten keluarga',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Hangat, ramah, aman untuk segala usia',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar & Suara',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Warna Mascot, avatar GIF kustom, dan suara balasan dikonfigurasi dalam pengaturan Mascot.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
index 580753ee50..ab8e812a85 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts
@@ -5052,6 +5052,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Impossibile caricare SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Impossibile salvare SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Impossibile reimpostare SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Modalità editor della persona',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Guidata',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Avanzata',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Compila alcuni campi e li scriviamo noi nella tua persona. Nessun markdown richiesto.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Personalità',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'es. Cordiale, curioso e diretto. Onesto sull’incertezza.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Stile di comunicazione',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'es. Inizia dalla risposta, sii breve e adatta il mio tono.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'Su di te',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'es. Gestisco un piccolo studio di design e preferisco un linguaggio semplice.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Le altre sezioni che hai scritto a mano vengono mantenute: passa ad Avanzata per vedere la persona completa.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Vuoi scegliere cosa può fare l’assistente?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Apri Accesso agente',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Parti da un modello',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Scegli un punto di partenza: compila Personalità e Stile di comunicazione. Dopo puoi modificare tutto.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Assistente clinico',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Attento, cita le fonti, segnala l’incertezza',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Assistente di ricerca',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Rigoroso, strutturato, basato sulle prove',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Assistente esecutivo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Conciso, deciso, orientato all’azione',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Insegnante',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Paziente, spiega passo dopo passo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Compagno di studio',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Incoraggiante, fa domande, linguaggio semplice',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Assistente per la famiglia',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Caloroso, amichevole, adatto a tutte le età',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar e Voce',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     "Il colore della mascotte, l'avatar personalizzato GIF e la voce di risposta sono configurati nelle impostazioni della mascotte.",
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
index 74046271b0..0f8600a218 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts
@@ -4920,6 +4920,38 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'SOUL.md를 불러올 수 없습니다',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'SOUL.md를 저장할 수 없습니다',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'SOUL.md를 초기화할 수 없습니다',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': '페르소나 편집기 모드',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': '가이드',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': '고급',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    '몇 가지 항목만 입력하면 페르소나에 대신 작성해 드립니다. 마크다운은 필요 없습니다.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': '성격',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    '예: 따뜻하고 호기심 많고 직설적. 불확실할 땐 솔직하게.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': '커뮤니케이션 스타일',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder': '예: 답부터 말하고, 간결하게, 내 말투에 맞춰서.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': '당신에 대해',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    '예: 작은 디자인 스튜디오를 운영하며 쉬운 표현을 선호합니다.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    '직접 작성한 다른 섹션은 그대로 유지됩니다 — 전체 페르소나를 보려면 고급으로 전환하세요.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': '어시스턴트가 할 수 있는 일을 정하시겠어요?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': '에이전트 액세스 열기',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': '템플릿으로 시작',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    '시작점을 고르세요 — 성격과 커뮤니케이션 스타일을 채워 줍니다. 이후 모두 수정할 수 있습니다.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': '임상 어시스턴트',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': '신중하고 출처를 밝히며 불확실성을 표시',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': '리서치 어시스턴트',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': '엄밀하고 체계적이며 근거 우선',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': '임원 어시스턴트',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': '간결하고 결단력 있으며 실행 중심',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': '교사',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': '인내심 있게 단계별로 설명',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': '공부 친구',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': '격려하고 퀴즈를 내며 쉬운 언어 사용',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': '가족 어시스턴트',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': '따뜻하고 친근하며 모든 연령에 안전',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': '아바타 및 음성',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     '마스코트 색상, 사용자 지정 GIF 아바타, 응답 음성은 마스코트 설정에서 구성합니다.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
index ee94ffa56b..dbcb3ad87d 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts
@@ -5038,6 +5038,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Nie udało się wczytać SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Nie udało się zapisać SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Nie udało się zresetować SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Tryb edytora persony',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Prowadzony',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Zaawansowany',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Wypełnij kilka pól, a my zapiszemy je w Twojej personie. Markdown nie jest potrzebny.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Osobowość',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'np. Ciepły, ciekawy i bezpośredni. Szczery wobec niepewności.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Styl komunikacji',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'np. Zacznij od odpowiedzi, pisz zwięźle i dopasuj mój ton.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'O Tobie',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'np. Prowadzę małe studio projektowe i wolę prosty język.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Wszelkie inne sekcje napisane ręcznie zostają zachowane — przełącz na Zaawansowany, aby zobaczyć pełną personę.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Chcesz wybrać, co asystent może robić?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Otwórz Dostęp agenta',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Zacznij od szablonu',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Wybierz punkt wyjścia — wypełni Osobowość i Styl komunikacji. Wszystko możesz później edytować.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Asystent kliniczny',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Uważny, podaje źródła, sygnalizuje niepewność',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Asystent badawczy',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Rzetelny, uporządkowany, oparty na dowodach',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Asystent kierownictwa',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Zwięzły, zdecydowany, nastawiony na działanie',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Nauczyciel',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Cierpliwy, tłumaczy krok po kroku',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Partner do nauki',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Zachęcający, zadaje pytania, prosty język',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Asystent rodzinny',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Ciepły, przyjazny, bezpieczny dla każdego wieku',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Awatar i głos',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Kolor maskotki, własny awatar GIF i głos odpowiedzi są konfigurowane w ustawieniach Maskotki.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
index 0b60a812b9..e36145982f 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts
@@ -5054,6 +5054,39 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Não foi possível carregar SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Não foi possível salvar SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Não foi possível resetar SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Modo do editor de persona',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'Guiado',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Avançado',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Preencha alguns campos e nós os escrevemos na sua persona. Não é preciso markdown.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Personalidade',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'ex.: Acolhedor, curioso e direto. Honesto quanto à incerteza.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Estilo de comunicação',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder':
+    'ex.: Comece pela resposta, seja breve e acompanhe o meu tom.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'Sobre você',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'ex.: Tenho um pequeno estúdio de design e prefiro linguagem simples.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Quaisquer outras seções que você escreveu à mão são mantidas — mude para Avançado para ver a persona completa.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Quer escolher o que o assistente pode fazer?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Abrir Acesso do agente',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Começar a partir de um modelo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Escolha um ponto de partida: preenche Personalidade e Estilo de comunicação. Depois você pode editar tudo.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Assistente clínico',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': 'Cuidadoso, cita fontes, sinaliza incerteza',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Assistente de pesquisa',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': 'Rigoroso, estruturado, baseado em evidências',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Assistente executivo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Conciso, decidido, orientado à ação',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Professor',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Paciente, explica passo a passo',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Parceiro de estudos',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Encorajador, faz perguntas, linguagem simples',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Assistente da família',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Acolhedor, amigável, seguro para todas as idades',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Avatar e Voz',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'A cor do mascote, o avatar personalizado GIF e a voz de resposta são configurados nas configurações do mascote.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index 8f4ac3700b..9dd82733e4 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -5013,6 +5013,40 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': 'Не удалось загрузить SOUL.md.',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': 'Не удалось сохранить SOUL.md.',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': 'Не удалось сбросить SOUL.md.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': 'Режим редактора персоны',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': 'С подсказками',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': 'Расширенный',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro':
+    'Заполните несколько полей, и мы впишем их в вашу персону. Markdown не нужен.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': 'Характер',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder':
+    'напр. Тёплый, любознательный и прямой. Честен в неопределённости.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': 'Стиль общения',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder': 'напр. Сначала ответ, кратко и в моём тоне.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': 'О вас',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder':
+    'напр. У меня небольшая дизайн-студия, предпочитаю простой язык.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    'Все другие разделы, написанные вручную, сохраняются — переключитесь на «Расширенный», чтобы увидеть персону целиком.',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': 'Хотите выбрать, что разрешено ассистенту?',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': 'Открыть доступ агента',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': 'Начать с шаблона',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    'Выберите отправную точку — она заполнит «Характер» и «Стиль общения». Потом всё можно изменить.',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': 'Клинический ассистент',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc':
+    'Внимателен, ссылается на источники, отмечает неопределённость',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': 'Научный ассистент',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc':
+    'Строгий, структурированный, опирается на доказательства',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': 'Ассистент руководителя',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': 'Краткий, решительный, ориентирован на действие',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': 'Учитель',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': 'Терпеливый, объясняет шаг за шагом',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': 'Помощник в учёбе',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': 'Поддерживающий, задаёт вопросы, простой язык',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': 'Семейный ассистент',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': 'Тёплый, дружелюбный, подходит для всех возрастов',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': 'Аватар и голос',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc':
     'Цвет талисмана, пользовательский аватар GIF и голос ответа настраиваются в настройках талисмана.',
diff --git a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index 53e158ebd8..d73b15814d 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -4724,6 +4724,35 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'settings.persona.soul.loadError': '无法加载 SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.saveError': '无法保存 SOUL.md',
   'settings.persona.soul.resetError': '无法重置 SOUL.md',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeLabel': '角色编辑器模式',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeGuided': '引导式',
+  'settings.persona.builder.modeAdvanced': '高级',
+  'settings.persona.builder.intro': '填写几个字段，我们会替你写入角色设定。无需 Markdown。',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityLabel': '性格',
+  'settings.persona.builder.personalityPlaceholder': '例如：温暖、好奇、直接。对不确定坦诚。',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voiceLabel': '沟通风格',
+  'settings.persona.builder.voicePlaceholder': '例如：先给答案，简洁，并贴合我的语气。',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutLabel': '关于你',
+  'settings.persona.builder.aboutPlaceholder': '例如：我经营一家小型设计工作室，喜欢通俗的表达。',
+  'settings.persona.builder.preservedNote':
+    '你手写的其他部分都会保留——切换到「高级」可查看完整角色设定。',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityNote': '想选择助手可以做什么？',
+  'settings.persona.builder.securityLink': '打开代理访问权限',
+  'settings.persona.templates.heading': '从模板开始',
+  'settings.persona.templates.desc':
+    '选择一个起点——它会填写「性格」和「沟通风格」。之后你可以随意修改。',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.label': '临床助手',
+  'settings.persona.templates.doctor.desc': '严谨、引用来源、标注不确定',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.label': '研究助手',
+  'settings.persona.templates.researcher.desc': '严谨、有条理、以证据为先',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.label': '高管助手',
+  'settings.persona.templates.executive.desc': '简洁、果断、注重行动',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.label': '老师',
+  'settings.persona.templates.teacher.desc': '有耐心、循序渐进地讲解',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.label': '学习搭子',
+  'settings.persona.templates.student.desc': '鼓励式、出小测、通俗易懂',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.label': '家庭助手',
+  'settings.persona.templates.family.desc': '温暖、友好、老少皆宜',
   'settings.persona.appearanceHeading': '头像和声音',
   'settings.persona.appearanceDesc': '吉祥物颜色、自定义 GIF 头像和回复声音在吉祥物设置中配置。',
   'settings.persona.openMascotSettings': '打开吉祥物设置',