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What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to chakra-ui/panda got a first human reply in a median of 9 days (15 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 8% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,776 of 3,219 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
Rank1,776 of 3,219
Score49.09
TierC
Median first reply9 days (215.2 hours)
14-day no-reply share8%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,776 of 3,219
Score
49.09
Tier
C
Coverage
82% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 46.4 (coverage 68%), friction 48.5 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness51.2100%
Criticality45.835%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor44.8100%
Accessibility53.585%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.95.2%100.02119 April to 18 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/chakra-ui__panda.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.8.3%83.34820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/chakra-ui__panda.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.32.0%40.025—primaryraw/author_history/chakra-ui__panda.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.215.2 hours (9 days)0.01519 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/chakra-ui__panda.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.225.1 hours (9.4 days)57.27319 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/chakra-ui__panda.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.0.457745.8——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/chakra-ui__panda.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0955—primaryraw/commits_365d/chakra-ui__panda.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/chakra-ui__panda.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/chakra-ui__panda.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/chakra-ui__panda.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.40.627240.6287—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/chakra-ui__panda.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.010419 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/chakra-ui__panda.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.029—primaryraw/actions_runs/chakra-ui__panda.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.50.0%100.08—primaryraw/author_history/chakra-ui__panda.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/chakra-ui__panda.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
Balanced1,776 of 3,21949.09CRated
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-assisted2,159 of 3,69647.99CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
a3b68a3a50ca64a8d0355b2add395365071b576255912d383258bcad1bc572b3

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/37.json, under the key chakra-ui/panda.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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