PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-10-17

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

For facebook/relay, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 100% of 78 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,805 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
Rank2,805 of 3,219
Score38.07
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share100%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,805 of 3,219
Score
38.07
Tier
D
Coverage
65% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 46.9 (coverage 61%), friction 68.5 (coverage 67%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness40.460%
Criticality53.835%
Governance31.965%
Rigor45.5100%
Accessibility8.885%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.77.6%96.94910 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/facebook__relay.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.100.0%0.07820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/facebook__relay.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.061—primaryraw/author_history/facebook__relay.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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

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.0.537853.8——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/facebook__relay.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0993—primaryraw/commits_365d/facebook__relay.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Not shown: Collector failure
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/facebook__relay.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/facebook__relay.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.82.582.5——primaryraw/scorecard/facebook__relay.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.1.3%1.67810 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/facebook__relay.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/facebook__relay.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.014—primaryraw/author_history/facebook__relay.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/facebook__relay.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
Balanced2,805 of 3,21938.07DRated
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-assisted3,067 of 3,69640.42CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
a28d0d91b738b95d3b790f781b149ed9611f356cc373c5cc779e24eb6f4a0e4f

closed_unread

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/a6.json, under the key facebook/relay.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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