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

First human reply

7.8 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 211 measured.

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

Outside pull requests to CapSoftware/Cap got a first human reply in a median of 7.8 days (211 pull requests, 23 April to 20 October 2026); 42% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,601 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,601 of 4,044
Score41.54
TierC
Median first reply7.8 days (186.7 hours)
14-day no-reply share42%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemRust
Window23 April to 20 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,601 of 4,044
Score
41.54
Tier
C
Coverage
65% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 55.8 (coverage 68%), friction 70.3 (coverage 68%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness19.055%
Criticality60.235%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor52.1100%
Accessibility25.550%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.42.0%16.023127 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CapSoftware__Cap.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Collector failure
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.186.7 hours (7.8 days)1.021123 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CapSoftware__Cap.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.138.4 hours (5.8 days)77.417623 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CapSoftware__Cap.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.0.60260.2——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/CapSoftware__Cap.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.04,998—primaryraw/commits_365d/CapSoftware__Cap.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/CapSoftware__Cap.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/CapSoftware__Cap.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/CapSoftware__Cap.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.31.411331.4462—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/CapSoftware__Cap.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.29.5%36.834323 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CapSoftware__Cap.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.016—primaryraw/actions_runs/CapSoftware__Cap.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Collector failure
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/CapSoftware__Cap.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,601 of 4,04441.54CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capitalNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted3,467 of 4,00244.20CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
5ebb803cf9b3fe3333799b30be33028bc8248125db982bbc41f27534b83214b7

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/be.json, under the key CapSoftware/Cap.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). CapSoftware/Cap. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/capsoftware/cap/. CC BY 4.0.

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