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ABTI: the 16 AI boss types, and how DANGO works out yours
ABTI is a four-letter “boss type” that DANGO works out from what your AI agents actually did, not from a quiz. It looks at your Claude Code, Codex, DeepSeek and WorkBuddy work logs on your Mac and asks four questions: do you let the AI run (H) or step in (M), do you build new things (B) or fix existing ones (F), do you stick to one kind of work (S) or spread across many (G), and do you work by day (L) or by night (O). 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16 types.
How each letter is worked out
| Dimension | How it is worked out |
|---|---|
| H Hands-off / M Micro | A turn is hands-off when the AI makes 8 or more tool calls in a row or sends out a subagent. More than 50% of your turns hands-off → H, otherwise M. |
| B Build / F Fix | Lines written into new files ÷ all lines changed (added + removed). Over 50% → B, otherwise F. |
| S Specialist / G Generalist | Of the 8 roles (a hidden role counts as one more), how many take at least 10% of the value. 3 or more → G, otherwise S. |
| L Lark / O Owl | Minutes worked between 20:00 and 8:00 local time ÷ all minutes worked. Over 50% → O, otherwise L. |
Exactly half goes to the second letter (M, F, L): the rule says “more than half”. Between 45% and 55% the card shows the number as “≈” in grey, but the letter is still decided by the threshold. Only numbers are used: tool-call counts, line counts, minutes and value per role, never your prompts or code.
The 16 types
Which period it covers
Your main ABTI, on the card in the panel, comes from all your history. Every day, week, month and year report also carries that period’s own ABTI, so you can see a week where you were an owl.
Company size
Next to the four letters, the card shows how big your “company” is, from the value of the work your dangos did:
| Size | Work value | On the card |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Stall | $0+ | Just opened the stall. Your dangos are on probation. |
| Workshop | $10,000+ | Small shop, but the dangos already work in shifts. |
| Studio | $100,000+ | Desks, a coffee machine, and dangos who call you boss. |
| Group | $1,000,000+ | Your dangos have departments now, and opinions about you. |
| Listed | $10,000,000+ | You rang the bell. The dangos are asking about stock options. |
Questions
Is ABTI a personality test?
No. There are no questions to answer. DANGO calculates it from your AI work logs, the way a pedometer counts steps.
Does ABTI read my prompts or code?
No. It uses counts only: how many tool calls a turn made, how many lines were written in new files, how many minutes fell at night, and how much value went to each role.
Can my type change?
Yes. Each report has that period’s own ABTI, and your overall type moves as your history grows.
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