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dgtlmoon/changedetection.io

Python

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

Outside pull requests to dgtlmoon/changedetection.io got a first human reply in a median of 19 hours (54 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 21% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,378 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,332 of 1,525 (the bottom 13%).

Key facts
Rank2,378 of 3,219
Score43.54
TierC
Median first reply19 hours
14-day no-reply share21%
First-timer rank1,332 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,378 of 3,219
Score
43.54
Tier
C
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 33.7 (coverage 100%), friction 42.8 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness79.4100%
Criticality29.3100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor29.7100%
Accessibility12.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.85.4%100.04118 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.20.6%58.910720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.61.4%76.744—primaryraw/author_history/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.19.0 hours (0.8 days)83.55418 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.316.6 hours (13.2 days)51.39318 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.16,322 downloads a month30.8——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__changedetection.io.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.436143.6——primaryraw/github_meta/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0584—primaryraw/commits_365d/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.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/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.33.333333.3197—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.11.7%14.613718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.40.145840.130—primaryraw/actions_runs/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.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.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/dgtlmoon__changedetection.io.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

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,378 of 3,21943.54CRated
First-timer1,332 of 1,52544.87CRated
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-assisted2,998 of 3,69640.92CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
d88c1595cb5f351e769d2d29ef3fe82b796c7c441a51349af76ded7e3f2d3db6

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/ff.json, under the key dgtlmoon/changedetection.io.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). dgtlmoon/changedetection.io. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/. CC BY 4.0.

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