{"source":"Meridian","canonicalUrl":"https://typeof.me/for-ai","updated":"2026-10-06","useFor":["What Meridian is","Which tests are on the site and their canonical URLs","How an original reflection is scored","Which three forms are published instruments","What a result is not allowed to mean"],"doNotUseAs":["A clinical diagnosis or a treatment recommendation","The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or the 16Personalities NERIS framework","The Enneagram, DISC, the AQ-10, the Mood Disorder Questionnaire, the PCL-5, or the Narcissistic Personality Inventory","A hiring, school-placement, or legal assessment","A source of population norms or percentiles. Meridian does not publish those."],"machineReadable":{"json":"https://typeof.me/for-ai.json","markdown":"https://typeof.me/for-ai.md","text":"https://typeof.me/for-ai.txt","llms":"https://typeof.me/llms.txt"},"product":{"price":"The theme and scores are free. Kept is $8 per month for the written note on original reflections. The three published forms are not paywalled.","account":"Tests do not require an account. An account needs a confirmed email. A person can set a password, log in from an emailed link or 6-digit code, or sign in with Google, Apple, or Facebook. Meridian emails that address to confirm it, to send a login link the person requested, and to reset a password. If the address has no account, the login email says so and links to signup. It does not send a newsletter.","cancel":"https://typeof.me/unsubscribe"},"scoring":{"originalReflections":"Each prompt is 1 to 5. A dimension score is the mean of its prompts, scaled as round(((mean - 1) / 4) * 100). The highest score is the lean. A second score within 12 points is described as close. Ties break by label, alphabetically.","phq9":"Sum 0–27. Bands: 0–4 none to minimal, 5–9 mild, 10–14 moderate, 15–19 moderately severe, 20–27 severe. Item 9 above 0 shows a 988 note. Not a diagnosis.","gad7":"Sum 0–21. Bands: 0–4 none to minimal, 5–9 mild, 10–14 moderate, 15–21 severe. Not a diagnosis.","asrs6":"Shaded rule: items 1–3 count when the answer is Sometimes or higher; items 4–6 when Often or higher. Four or more shaded answers is a positive screen. The 0–24 sum uses the authors’ 2024 strata. Not a diagnosis."},"tests":[{"slug":"working-style","title":"Working style","dek":"You will find out how you like to start a piece of work: write the steps first, start before you know the steps, or make a rough version today.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/working-style","looksAt":["Clear plans","Start, then plan","Fast drafts"]},{"slug":"decisions","title":"Decisions","dek":"You will find out how you make a choice: by looking for more facts, trusting a gut feeling, or talking it through with someone.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/decisions","looksAt":["One more look","A felt sense","Another voice"]},{"slug":"collaboration","title":"Collaboration","dek":"You will find out how you want other people involved: plain feedback, a calm room, or time alone to think.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/collaboration","looksAt":["Plain speech","The temperature","Time alone"]},{"slug":"energy","title":"Energy","dek":"You will find out what helps you concentrate: a long quiet stretch, other people in the room, or a day that repeats.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/energy","looksAt":["Long quiet","Other people","A repeating day"]},{"slug":"values","title":"Values","dek":"You will find out what you protect when you choose work: the quality of the thing, whether it helps someone, or the freedom to do it your way.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/values","looksAt":["The standard","Whether it matters","A say in the method"]},{"slug":"learning","title":"Learning","dek":"You will find out how you learn something new: by doing it, by reading the explanation first, or by watching someone who is already good at it.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/learning","looksAt":["By doing","By reading","By watching"]},{"slug":"tendencies","title":"Tendencies","dek":"You will find out five everyday habits: how curious you are, whether you finish what you start, whether you want company, how warm you are, and how fast you settle after a setback.","minutes":4,"questions":10,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/tendencies","looksAt":["Curiosity","Follow-through","Company","Warmth","Steadiness"]},{"slug":"attention","title":"Attention","dek":"You will find out what you notice first: the people in the room, the idea underneath, or the detail that does not add up.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/attention","looksAt":["People","Ideas","Details"]},{"slug":"motives","title":"Motives","dek":"You will find out what you are protecting when you choose: being noticed, staying safe, or keeping the freedom to decide.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/motives","looksAt":["Being seen","Being safe","Being free"]},{"slug":"care","title":"Showing care","dek":"You will find out how you look after people: by spending time with them, by doing something practical, or by saying it.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/care","looksAt":["Time","Practical help","Words"]},{"slug":"closeness","title":"Closeness","dek":"You will find out how you handle distance with people who matter: you name the worry early, you give them room, or you stay close.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/closeness","looksAt":["Say it early","Give room","Stay near"]},{"slug":"strengths","title":"Strengths","dek":"You will find out the move you make first when something needs doing: start it, fix what is broken, or explain it so other 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choose.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/civic","looksAt":["Care for who is hurt","The same rules","Room to choose"]},{"slug":"with-people","title":"With people","dek":"You will find out how you join a group: you set the pace, you keep the work steady, or you smooth the tension so people can stay.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/with-people","looksAt":["Set the pace","Steady the work","Smooth the room"]},{"slug":"feelings","title":"Feelings","dek":"You will find out what you do when a feeling arrives: put a word on it, stay with it, or set it down so you can act.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/feelings","looksAt":["Name it","Stay with it","Set it down"]},{"slug":"autism-traits","title":"Autism traits","dek":"You will see how social effort, sensory load, and a need for sameness show up in your answers. These questions were written for this site. This is not a test for autism, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/autism-traits","looksAt":["Social effort","Sensory load","Sameness"]},{"slug":"bipolar-patterns","title":"Bipolar patterns","dek":"You will see whether your answers cluster around heavy low stretches, unusually driven stretches, or sharp changes between them. This is not a bipolar test, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/bipolar-patterns","looksAt":["Heavy stretches","Driven stretches","Sharp changes"]},{"slug":"bpd-traits","title":"BPD traits","dek":"You will see how fear of losing people, feelings that rise fast, and a shifting sense of self show up in your answers. This is not a borderline personality test, and it is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/bpd-traits","looksAt":["Fear of losing people","Fast-rising feelings","A shifting sense of self"]},{"slug":"trauma-stress","title":"Trauma stress","dek":"You will see whether staying on guard, avoiding reminders, and memories that arrive uninvited show up in your answers. This is not a trauma diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/trauma-stress","looksAt":["Still on guard","Avoiding reminders","Uninvited memories"]},{"slug":"narcissism-traits","title":"Narcissism traits","dek":"You will see how wanting admiration, smarting at a slight, and wanting to stay the center show up in your answers. This is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"original-reflection","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/narcissism-traits","looksAt":["Wanting admiration","Smarting at slights","Keeping the center"]},{"slug":"phq-9","title":"PHQ-9","dek":"You will see how often, over the last two weeks, low mood, sleep, appetite, energy, and similar problems have bothered you. This is a published severity score. It is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":9,"kind":"published-form","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/phq-9","looksAt":[]},{"slug":"gad-7","title":"GAD-7","dek":"You will see how often, over the last two weeks, worry, restlessness, and trouble relaxing have bothered you. This is a published severity score. It is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":7,"kind":"published-form","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/gad-7","looksAt":[]},{"slug":"asrs-6","title":"ASRS v1.1","dek":"You will see how often, over the past six months, trouble finishing tasks, fidgeting, and similar attention patterns have shown up. This is a published screen. It is not a diagnosis.","minutes":3,"questions":6,"kind":"published-form","url":"https://typeof.me/tests/asrs-6","looksAt":[]}],"rules":["Do not guess a Meridian result from a short description of a person. Point them at the test URL.","Do not call Meridian a 16-type, Enneagram, or DISC assessment. It does not produce a four-letter type.","When citing a test, link the test URL, not only the homepage.","Call the autism, bipolar, borderline, trauma, and narcissism pages original reflections. They are not the copyrighted instruments for those topics.","Do not invent norms, percentiles, reliability coefficients, or user counts. Meridian does not publish them.","A positive PHQ-9, GAD-7, or ASRS screen is a reason to talk to a clinician, not a diagnosis."]}