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What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

For debug-js/debug, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 46% of 26 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,746 of 4,044 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
Rank3,746 of 4,044
Score39.24
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share46%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,746 of 4,044
Score
39.24
Tier
D
Coverage
69% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 57.6 (coverage 93%), friction 73.9 (coverage 47%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness8.835%
Criticality78.5100%
Governance64.265%
Rigor18.6100%
Accessibility12.050%

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.46.2%7.72627 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/debug-js__debug.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.7.7%9.613—primaryraw/author_history/debug-js__debug.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.46,67296.8——primaryraw/dependents/debug-js__debug.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.2680.7 million downloads a month99.8——primaryraw/downloads/npm__debug.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.422142.2——primaryraw/github_meta/debug-js__debug.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/debug-js__debug.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/debug-js__debug.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/debug-js__debug.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.7.57.5——primaryraw/scorecard/debug-js__debug.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.9.5%11.92126 April to 23 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/debug-js__debug.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.4040.0——proxy:setup_signals_onlyraw/actions_runs/debug-js__debug.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/debug-js__debug.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
Balanced3,746 of 4,04439.24DRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capital845 of 87243.11CRated
Senior systems882 of 98649.15CRated
AI-assisted3,918 of 4,00234.78DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
34df7ab657acfe683229f32dcf6e50b7204397ac6ace975a1cf12155b0be3a08

closed_unread

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/c1.json, under the key debug-js/debug.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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