cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck got a first human reply in a median of 42.9 hours (61 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 5% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,016 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.
| Rank | 2,016 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 47.07 |
| Tier | C |
| Median first reply | 42.9 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | 5% |
| First-timer rank | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. |
| Ecosystem | C and C++ |
| Window | 19 April to 16 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 2,016 of 3,219
- Score
- 47.07
- Tier
- C
- Coverage
- 88% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 45.2 (coverage 100%), friction 45.2 (coverage 80%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 74.1 | 80% |
| Criticality | 41.9 | 100% |
| Governance | 59.3 | 100% |
| Rigor | 41.5 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 0.0 | 50% |
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. | 84.2% | 100.0 | 19 | 19 April to 18 July 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 5.4% | 89.3 | 56 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 42.9 hours (1.8 days) | 54.0 | 61 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 410.8 hours (17.1 days) | 46.9 | 33 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | Not shown: Not applicable | ||||
| 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. | 0.4185 | 41.9 | — | — | proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.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 | 909 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.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/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.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/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.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/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 38.9457 | 38.9 | 387 | — | proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 37.2% | 46.5 | 43 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/cppcheck-opensource__cppcheck.json |
| Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
Persona view
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 2,016 of 3,219 | 47.07 | C | Rated |
| First-timer | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. | |||
| 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 | 2,352 of 3,696 | 46.62 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- 2ce0b2e30118c6ce372b64f0c8990f173263e600597948f96ef1a616d3fd6ab7
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/e6.json, under the key cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
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Porchlamp (2026). cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/cppcheck-opensource/cppcheck/. CC BY 4.0.
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