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First human reply

19.5 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 14 measured.

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

Outside pull requests to EleutherAI/gpt-neox got a first human reply in a median of 19.5 days (14 pull requests, 25 April to 22 October 2026); 74% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,922 of 4,044 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,872 of 1,904 (the bottom 2%).

Key facts
Rank3,922 of 4,044
Score34.19
TierD
Median first reply19.5 days (468.3 hours)
14-day no-reply share74%
First-timer rank1,872 of 1,904
EcosystemPython
Window25 April to 22 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,922 of 4,044
Score
34.19
Tier
D
Coverage
68% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 35.5 (coverage 61%), friction 68.7 (coverage 74%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness24.275%
Criticality32.035%
Governance31.965%
Rigor43.8100%
Accessibility47.985%

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.74.1%0.02727 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.71.4%89.37—primaryraw/author_history/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.468.3 hours (19.5 days)0.01425 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.2055.3 hours (85.6 days)3.01225 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.319632.0——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.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.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.52.761952.814—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.28.6%35.71425 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.40.0%80.05—primaryraw/author_history/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/EleutherAI__gpt-neox.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
Balanced3,922 of 4,04434.19DRated
First-timer1,872 of 1,90435.22DRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systems979 of 98633.96DRated
AI-assisted3,888 of 4,00236.15DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
0108235a4824a642c682f00a0be0496bb00237bd65d8bfa63eb92d89cf1043e8

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/f1.json, under the key EleutherAI/gpt-neox.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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