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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 algolia/autocomplete got a first human reply in a median of 1.5 hours (18 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 8% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,044 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank1,044 of 3,219
Score54.99
TierC
Median first reply1.5 hours
14-day no-reply share8%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,044 of 3,219
Score
54.99
Tier
C
Coverage
68% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 49.0 (coverage 81%), friction 34.1 (coverage 57%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness87.355%
Criticality42.075%
Governance64.265%
Rigor50.4100%
Accessibility15.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.7.7%84.61320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/algolia__autocomplete.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.1.5 hours (0.1 days)100.01819 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/algolia__autocomplete.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.251.6 hours (10.5 days)53.21519 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/algolia__autocomplete.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.5042.3——primaryraw/dependents/algolia__autocomplete.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.417741.8——primaryraw/github_meta/algolia__autocomplete.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/algolia__autocomplete.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/algolia__autocomplete.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/algolia__autocomplete.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.7070.0——primaryraw/scorecard/algolia__autocomplete.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.27.8%34.71819 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/algolia__autocomplete.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.019—primaryraw/actions_runs/algolia__autocomplete.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/algolia__autocomplete.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
Balanced1,044 of 3,21954.99CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systems616 of 1,27654.70CRated
AI-assisted1,228 of 3,69654.65CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
dbc670a382728706714f4f96159b0ca38f48b0fa1f664a2164b26a4dcf58c077

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/6e.json, under the key algolia/autocomplete.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). algolia/autocomplete. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/algolia/autocomplete/. CC BY 4.0.

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