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assafelovic/gpt-researcher

Python

First human reply

20.4 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 236 measured.

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

Outside pull requests to assafelovic/gpt-researcher got a first human reply in a median of 20.4 days (236 pull requests, 22 April to 19 October 2026); 68% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,527 of 4,044 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,719 of 1,904 (the bottom 10%).

Key facts
Rank3,527 of 4,044
Score42.39
TierC
Median first reply20.4 days (489.7 hours)
14-day no-reply share68%
First-timer rank1,719 of 1,904
EcosystemPython
Window22 April to 19 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,527 of 4,044
Score
42.39
Tier
C
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 38.7 (coverage 100%), friction 53.6 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness43.4100%
Criticality30.7100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor44.1100%
Accessibility47.8100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.93.0%100.07122 April to 21 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.68.2%0.024527 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.64.6%80.748—primaryraw/author_history/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.489.7 hours (20.4 days)0.023622 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.772.5 hours (32.2 days)22.75722 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.019.2——primaryraw/dependents/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.40,664 downloads a month34.6——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__gpt-researcher.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.408840.9——primaryraw/github_meta/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0432—primaryraw/commits_365d/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.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/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.60.278460.391—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.21.3%26.624022 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.016—primaryraw/actions_runs/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.70.6%100.017—primaryraw/author_history/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.012—primaryraw/author_history/assafelovic__gpt-researcher.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,527 of 4,04442.39CRated
First-timer1,719 of 1,90444.57CRated
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-assisted3,587 of 4,00242.59CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
d48f1b49fea37c0d4398a4fd5ed89e16d89e7894fe7c1360c0c3d6321180357b

No suspicion flags on this repository.

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