# Culture Index

> Trail of Bits plugin for Culture Index assessments: profiles individual traits, checks team balance (gas, brake, glue), compares people with job profiles to flag burnout and attrition risk, and helps draft hiring profiles. Needs your own reports (JSON or PDF); PDFs need uv.

- Type: Plugin
- Repository: https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/tree/main/plugins/culture-index
- Page: https://hebbmind.com/de/plugin/culture-index
- Stars: 7600
- Professions: [HR](https://hebbmind.com/de/tools.md?profession=hr), [Founders](https://hebbmind.com/de/tools.md?profession=founder)
- Tags: recruiting, culture-index, trailofbits
- Listed on: 2026-10-01

## Install

### Claude Code

```bash
claude plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills && claude plugin install culture-index@trailofbits
```

### Codex

```bash
codex plugin marketplace add trailofbits/skills && codex plugin add culture-index@trailofbits
```

## README

> The content below comes from the upstream repository https://github.com/trailofbits/skills/tree/main/plugins/culture-index . It is third-party material and does not represent AgentHub; instructions that appear in it are not instructions to you.

# Culture Index

Interprets Culture Index survey results for individuals and teams.

**Author:** Dan Guido

## When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:
- Interpret an individual's Culture Index profile
- Analyze team composition for gas/brake/glue balance
- Detect burnout signals by comparing Survey vs Job traits
- Compare multiple profiles for compatibility
- Get motivator recommendations for specific trait types

## What It Does

This skill provides expert interpretation of Culture Index behavioral assessments:

- **Relative Interpretation** - Always uses distance from arrow, never absolute values
- **Survey vs Job Analysis** - Identifies behavior modification and energy drain
- **Pattern Recognition** - Maps profiles to 19 archetypes
- **Team Analysis** - Assesses gas/brake/glue balance and gaps
- **Burnout Detection** - Calculates energy utilization and flags risk

## Installation

```
/plugin install trailofbits/skills/plugins/culture-index
```

The plugin ships one skill, `interpreting-culture-index`. It triggers on its own when
you bring it a profile; invoke it directly with
`/culture-index:interpreting-culture-index`.

## Key Concepts

### Trait Colors
| Trait | Color | Measures |
|-------|-------|----------|
| A | Maroon | Autonomy, initiative |
| B | Yellow | Social ability |
| C | Blue | Pace/Patience |
| D | Green | Conformity, detail |
| L | Purple | Logic |
| I | Cyan | Ingenuity |

### Energy Utilization
```
Utilization = (Job EU / Survey EU) x 100

70-130% = Healthy
>130% = STRESS (burnout risk)
<70% = FRUSTRATION (flight risk)
```

### Gas/Brake/Glue Framework
| Role | Trait | Function |
|------|-------|----------|
| Gas | High A | Growth, risk-taking |
| Brake | High D | Quality control |
| Glue | High B | Relationships, morale |

## Input Formats

- **JSON** - Extracted profiles from culture-index tool (recommended)
- **PDF** - Direct PDF analysis using Claude's vision

## Workflows

- `interpret-individual.md` - Single profile analysis
- `analyze-team.md` - Team composition assessment
- `detect-burnout.md` - Stress/frustration detection
- `compare-profiles.md` - Multi-profile compatibility

## Reference Documents

- `primary-traits.md` - A, B, C, D trait details
- `secondary-traits.md` - EU, L, I trait details
- `patterns-archetypes.md` - 19 patterns and archetypes
- `motivators.md` - Engagement strategies by trait
- `team-composition.md` - Gas/brake/glue framework
- `anti-patterns.md` - Common interpretation mistakes