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 cloudflare/cfssl, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 70% of 10 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,422 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,422 of 4,044
Score43.80
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share70%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemGo
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,422 of 4,044
Score
43.80
Tier
C
Coverage
62% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 62.0 (coverage 84%), friction 70.5 (coverage 42%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness10.225%
Criticality64.0100%
Governance64.265%
Rigor57.170%
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: Insufficient sample size
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.70.0%0.01027 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/cloudflare__cfssl.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
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.786.4 hours (32.8 days)25.5627 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/cloudflare__cfssl.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.1,19585.8——primaryraw/dependents/cloudflare__cfssl.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.0.392439.2——primaryraw/github_meta/cloudflare__cfssl.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/cloudflare__cfssl.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/cloudflare__cfssl.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/cloudflare__cfssl.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.7070.0——primaryraw/scorecard/cloudflare__cfssl.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.08—primaryraw/actions_runs/cloudflare__cfssl.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.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/cloudflare__cfssl.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
Balanced3,422 of 4,04443.80CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capital833 of 87244.90CRated
Senior systems807 of 98652.71CRated
AI-assisted3,199 of 4,00247.03CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
d0eaf7087b9528d05c622c99de29fb069a17a1b71b905db756f7c900f4332633

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/e2.json, under the key cloudflare/cfssl.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). cloudflare/cfssl. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/cloudflare/cfssl/. CC BY 4.0.

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