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What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to adaltas/node-csv got a first human reply in a median of 18.2 hours (13 pull requests, 20 April to 17 October 2026); 24% got none within 14 days. It ranks 900 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,011 of 1,525 (the bottom 34%).

Key facts
Rank900 of 3,219
Score56.12
TierB
Median first reply18.2 hours
14-day no-reply share24%
First-timer rank1,011 of 1,525
EcosystemJavaScript
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
900 of 3,219
Score
56.12
Tier
B
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 57.2 (coverage 100%), friction 42.0 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness77.2100%
Criticality68.8100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor42.5100%
Accessibility21.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.70.0%87.51020 April to 19 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/adaltas__node-csv.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.24.1%51.72920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/adaltas__node-csv.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.80.0%100.05—primaryraw/author_history/adaltas__node-csv.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.18.2 hours (0.8 days)85.01320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/adaltas__node-csv.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.667.9 hours (27.8 days)21.02720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/adaltas__node-csv.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.1,71577.9——primaryraw/dependents/adaltas__node-csv.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.92.4 million downloads a month87.1——primaryraw/downloads/npm__node-csv.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.452445.2——primaryraw/github_meta/adaltas__node-csv.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.094—primaryraw/commits_365d/adaltas__node-csv.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/adaltas__node-csv.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/adaltas__node-csv.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/adaltas__node-csv.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.57.557.5——primaryraw/scorecard/adaltas__node-csv.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.20.0%25.03020 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/adaltas__node-csv.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.028—primaryraw/actions_runs/adaltas__node-csv.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/adaltas__node-csv.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced900 of 3,21956.12BRated
First-timer1,011 of 1,52552.03CRated
Career capital507 of 79855.54BRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,344 of 3,69653.75CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
9cadddd5a023bff648f11516a49075defde917eeabf351b8bacb16a291e7f761

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/05.json, under the key adaltas/node-csv.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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