The point of soar was/is to provide a framework for a collection of problem solvers with diverse methods to work together in a single agent. This was developed

The point of soar was/is to provide a framework for a collection of problem solvers with diverse methods to work together in a single agent. This was developed because of the insight that humans use diverse strategies to negotiate the challenges of their environment. Or... Lots of weak Ai adding up fyi general Ai.