PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-11-05

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

For ayangweb/BongoCat, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 60% of 20 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,617 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: this repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.

Key facts
Rank3,617 of 4,044
Score41.40
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share60%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,617 of 4,044
Score
41.40
Tier
C
Coverage
68% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 48.4 (coverage 68%), friction 64.1 (coverage 70%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness27.145%
Criticality46.035%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor50.9100%
Accessibility35.985%

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.60.0%0.02027 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.10.0%12.520—primaryraw/author_history/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.25.4 hours (1.1 days)96.9723 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/ayangweb__BongoCat.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: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.460246.0——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/ayangweb__BongoCat.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.01,188—primaryraw/commits_365d/ayangweb__BongoCat.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/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/ayangweb__BongoCat.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.38.242438.266—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.19.1%23.82123 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/ayangweb__BongoCat.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.28.6%57.114—primaryraw/author_history/ayangweb__BongoCat.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/ayangweb__BongoCat.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
Balanced3,617 of 4,04441.40CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
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-assisted3,502 of 4,00243.61CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
3f1823c902f42c473a3278de468baa67e63e578248014c345a177da1da967f9d

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The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/17.json, under the key ayangweb/BongoCat.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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