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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 docsifyjs/docsify got a first human reply in a median of 32.6 hours (31 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 29% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,417 of 3,219 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
Rank2,417 of 3,219
Score43.12
TierC
Median first reply32.6 hours
14-day no-reply share29%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,417 of 3,219
Score
43.12
Tier
C
Coverage
92% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 46.3 (coverage 100%), friction 58.1 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness40.875%
Criticality48.1100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor40.5100%
Accessibility31.585%

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.29.4%41.21720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/docsifyjs__docsify.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.11.1%13.99—primaryraw/author_history/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.32.6 hours (1.4 days)63.93118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.593.2 hours (24.7 days)25.02718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/docsifyjs__docsify.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.21056.1——primaryraw/dependents/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.383,298 downloads a month40.3——primaryraw/downloads/npm__docsify.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.443844.4——primaryraw/github_meta/docsifyjs__docsify.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.060—primaryraw/commits_365d/docsifyjs__docsify.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/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/docsifyjs__docsify.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6565.0——primaryraw/scorecard/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.6.7%8.36018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/docsifyjs__docsify.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.20.0%40.010—primaryraw/author_history/docsifyjs__docsify.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/docsifyjs__docsify.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
Balanced2,417 of 3,21943.12CRated
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-assisted2,828 of 3,69642.68CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
db59b2ee1a7d8158852550026a1dd2fc5c7b196638c5d788f60e24dcc2fc580e

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/00.json, under the key docsifyjs/docsify.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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