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cloudflare/cloudflared

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

For cloudflare/cloudflared, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 100% of 33 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,069 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
Rank3,069 of 3,219
Score31.78
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share100%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemGo
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,069 of 3,219
Score
31.78
Tier
D
Coverage
75% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 53.5 (coverage 91%), friction 84.8 (coverage 62%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness0.035%
Criticality46.0100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor67.970%
Accessibility0.070%

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.100.0%0.03320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/cloudflare__cloudflared.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.011—primaryraw/author_history/cloudflare__cloudflared.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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.1053.3——primaryraw/dependents/cloudflare__cloudflared.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.0.376137.6——primaryraw/github_meta/cloudflare__cloudflared.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0184—primaryraw/commits_365d/cloudflare__cloudflared.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/cloudflare__cloudflared.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__cloudflared.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/cloudflare__cloudflared.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.47.547.5——primaryraw/scorecard/cloudflare__cloudflared.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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.018—primaryraw/author_history/cloudflare__cloudflared.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/cloudflare__cloudflared.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
Balanced3,069 of 3,21931.78DRated
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-assisted3,054 of 3,69640.52CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
116c965aa8c7e401ff8e417eaa912d23b660870267d24191cd3379c90ac62712

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/8b.json, under the key cloudflare/cloudflared.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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