Baekalfen/PyBoy
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to Baekalfen/PyBoy got a first human reply in a median of 23 hours (11 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026). The share with no reply within 14 days has too small a sample to measure (7 pull requests counted; 10 needed). It ranks 1,782 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,226 of 1,525 (the bottom 20%).
| Rank | 1,782 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 48.99 |
| Tier | C |
| Median first reply | 23 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | — |
| First-timer rank | 1,226 of 1,525 |
| Ecosystem | Python |
| Window | 19 April to 16 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 1,782 of 3,219
- Score
- 48.99
- Tier
- C
- Coverage
- 83% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 47.0 (coverage 100%), friction 45.9 (coverage 70%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 70.0 | 60% |
| Criticality | 37.0 | 100% |
| Governance | 50.5 | 100% |
| Rigor | 61.1 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 19.7 | 50% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Not shown: Insufficient sample size | ||||
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | 66.7% | 83.3 | 6 | — | primaryraw/author_history/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 23.0 hours (1 days) | 76.6 | 11 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 690.6 hours (28.8 days) | 23.9 | 7 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 2 | 38.4 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 32,147 downloads a month | 35.7 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/pypi__PyBoy.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.3647 | 36.5 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 1 | 25.0 | 182 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | Written AI policy | 95.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 47.5 | 47.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 36.4% | 45.4 | 11 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/Baekalfen__PyBoy.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 65.6667 | 65.7 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/Baekalfen__PyBoy.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. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/Baekalfen__PyBoy.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
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 1,782 of 3,219 | 48.99 | C | Rated |
| First-timer | 1,226 of 1,525 | 47.81 | C | Rated |
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | Fewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor). | |||
| AI-assisted | 1,558 of 3,696 | 52.35 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- b9a4783195253f4e49463763a214dfe83dfc2326f132f067b3d3ea4202ae05ab
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/0d.json, under the key Baekalfen/PyBoy.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
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Porchlamp (2026). Baekalfen/PyBoy. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/baekalfen/pyboy/. CC BY 4.0.
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