PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-11-05

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

For dimforge/rapier, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 90% of 21 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,795 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
Rank3,795 of 4,044
Score38.03
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share90%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,795 of 4,044
Score
38.03
Tier
D
Coverage
84% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 51.3 (coverage 100%), friction 72.8 (coverage 70%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness13.745%
Criticality54.5100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor46.4100%
Accessibility26.185%

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.90.5%0.02127 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dimforge__rapier.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.20.0%25.010—primaryraw/author_history/dimforge__rapier.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.1042.4 hours (43.4 days)11.6922 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dimforge__rapier.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.2263.4——primaryraw/dependents/dimforge__rapier.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.187,233 downloads a month60.0——primaryraw/downloads/crates__rapier.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.40540.5——primaryraw/github_meta/dimforge__rapier.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0150—primaryraw/commits_365d/dimforge__rapier.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/dimforge__rapier.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/dimforge__rapier.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/dimforge__rapier.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.52.552.5——primaryraw/scorecard/dimforge__rapier.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.35.7%44.61422 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/dimforge__rapier.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.015—primaryraw/actions_runs/dimforge__rapier.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.16.7%33.36—primaryraw/author_history/dimforge__rapier.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/dimforge__rapier.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
Balanced3,795 of 4,04438.03DRated
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-assisted3,747 of 4,00240.07CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
bea9a3db2056dec3978397b29ccfeaeed070d1a990bfa884d29805c2a6d3d9ec

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/32.json, under the key dimforge/rapier.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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