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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 CoreBunch/Instatic got a first human reply in a median of 7.3 days (20 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 22% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,223 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,376 of 1,525 (the bottom 10%).

Key facts
Rank2,223 of 3,219
Score45.11
TierC
Median first reply7.3 days (175.1 hours)
14-day no-reply share22%
First-timer rank1,376 of 1,525
EcosystemJavaScript
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,223 of 3,219
Score
45.11
Tier
C
Coverage
76% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 44.8 (coverage 68%), friction 52.0 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness55.4100%
Criticality42.435%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor44.9100%
Accessibility25.550%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.85.5%100.06218 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.21.5%57.034420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.61.9%77.421—primaryraw/author_history/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.175.1 hours (7.3 days)3.32018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.246.1 hours (10.3 days)54.129518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CoreBunch__Instatic.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.0.423942.4——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/CoreBunch__Instatic.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.01,000—primaryraw/commits_365d/CoreBunch__Instatic.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/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/CoreBunch__Instatic.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.40.406840.4295—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/CoreBunch__Instatic.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.6%0.833518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/CoreBunch__Instatic.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/CoreBunch__Instatic.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/CoreBunch__Instatic.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
Balanced2,223 of 3,21945.11CRated
First-timer1,376 of 1,52543.35CRated
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-assisted2,504 of 3,69645.40CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
e13ab9917cce49cf37acc22f35053e2b627a8bb7388263d11a46220599d83b92

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/9d.json, under the key CoreBunch/Instatic.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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