charmbracelet/soft-serve
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
For charmbracelet/soft-serve, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 63% of 16 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,938 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.
| Rank | 2,938 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 35.52 |
| Tier | D |
| Median first reply | — |
| 14-day no-reply share | 63% |
| First-timer rank | This repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor. |
| Ecosystem | Go |
| Window | 20 April to 17 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 2,938 of 3,219
- Score
- 35.52
- Tier
- D
- Coverage
- 84% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Graveyard
Coordinates: leverage 41.1 (coverage 100%), friction 66.8 (coverage 70%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 20.1 | 45% |
| Criticality | 40.0 | 100% |
| Governance | 59.3 | 100% |
| Rigor | 31.0 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 26.8 | 85% |
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. | 62.5% | 0.0 | 16 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | 33.3% | 41.7 | 18 | — | primaryraw/author_history/charmbracelet__soft-serve.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. | 1527.4 hours (63.6 days) | 7.0 | 16 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 3 | 42.8 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | Not shown: Not applicable | ||||
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.3674 | 36.7 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 2 | 50.0 | 72 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/charmbracelet__soft-serve.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/charmbracelet__soft-serve.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/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | No written AI policy | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 44.1212 | 44.1 | 22 | — | proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 3.6% | 4.5 | 28 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 85 | 85.0 | 24 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | 14.3% | 28.6 | 7 | — | primaryraw/author_history/charmbracelet__soft-serve.json |
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/charmbracelet__soft-serve.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 | 2,938 of 3,219 | 35.52 | D | Rated |
| First-timer | This repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor. | |||
| 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 | 3,475 of 3,696 | 34.41 | D | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- 6631abde019d0df03ec96ae399f832dca4b9755f1da7594d6f4b2ceb04ade4b8
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/61.json, under the key charmbracelet/soft-serve.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). charmbracelet/soft-serve. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/charmbracelet/soft-serve/. CC BY 4.0.
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