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First human reply

47.2 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 22 measured.

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

Outside pull requests to alibaba/QLExpress got a first human reply in a median of 47.2 days (22 pull requests, 23 April to 20 October 2026); 74% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,987 of 4,044 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,903 of 1,904 (the bottom 1%).

Key facts
Rank3,987 of 4,044
Score30.39
TierD
Median first reply47.2 days (1133.6 hours)
14-day no-reply share74%
First-timer rank1,903 of 1,904
EcosystemJava
Window23 April to 20 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,987 of 4,044
Score
30.39
Tier
D
Coverage
73% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 44.9 (coverage 73%), friction 81.1 (coverage 78%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness20.175%
Criticality42.447%
Governance29.5100%
Rigor59.1100%
Accessibility0.050%

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.74.1%0.02727 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/alibaba__QLExpress.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.60.0%75.05—primaryraw/author_history/alibaba__QLExpress.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.1133.6 hours (47.2 days)0.02223 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/alibaba__QLExpress.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.2461.2 hours (102.5 days)0.61723 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/alibaba__QLExpress.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Not applicable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.424242.4——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/alibaba__QLExpress.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0140—primaryraw/commits_365d/alibaba__QLExpress.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/alibaba__QLExpress.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/alibaba__QLExpress.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/alibaba__QLExpress.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/alibaba__QLExpress.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.15.0%18.82023 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/alibaba__QLExpress.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.00.0——proxy:setup_signals_onlyraw/actions_runs/alibaba__QLExpress.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/alibaba__QLExpress.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
Balanced3,987 of 4,04430.39DRated
First-timer1,903 of 1,90421.61DRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted3,840 of 4,00237.62DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
0d7cc37e0f0bc44dfbbd09b7e69c51841a3d9c7cfc95ca9f417aa2117a0ccbb0

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/08.json, under the key alibaba/QLExpress.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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