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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 expressjs/morgan got a first human reply in a median of 8.2 days (11 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 62% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,367 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
Rank2,367 of 3,219
Score43.69
TierC
Median first reply8.2 days (196.6 hours)
14-day no-reply share62%
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
2,367 of 3,219
Score
43.69
Tier
C
Coverage
79% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 64.1 (coverage 93%), friction 73.1 (coverage 67%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness4.175%
Criticality72.5100%
Governance64.265%
Rigor49.9100%
Accessibility28.050%

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.61.5%0.01320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/expressjs__morgan.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.11.1%13.99—primaryraw/author_history/expressjs__morgan.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.196.6 hours (8.2 days)0.01118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/expressjs__morgan.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1830.7 hours (76.3 days)3.1918 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/expressjs__morgan.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.8,65789.8——primaryraw/dependents/expressjs__morgan.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.54.8 million downloads a month83.1——primaryraw/downloads/npm__morgan.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.450645.1——primaryraw/github_meta/expressjs__morgan.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/expressjs__morgan.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/expressjs__morgan.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/expressjs__morgan.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6666.0——primaryraw/scorecard/expressjs__morgan.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.30.8%38.52618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/expressjs__morgan.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/expressjs__morgan.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.110.0——primaryraw/gfi/expressjs__morgan.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
Balanced2,367 of 3,21943.69CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capital742 of 79846.42CRated
Senior systems677 of 1,27653.43CRated
AI-assisted2,527 of 3,69645.23CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
5491ecb77ea8b8bcc9f72e1f3c9793487021470ad47c05cd95826e1968225fc7

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The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/4a.json, under the key expressjs/morgan.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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