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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 fastapi/typer got a first human reply in a median of 15.5 hours (45 pull requests, 10 April to 7 October 2026); 40% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,006 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
Rank1,006 of 3,219
Score55.28
TierB
Median first reply15.5 hours
14-day no-reply share40%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window10 April to 7 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,006 of 3,219
Score
55.28
Tier
B
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 62.9 (coverage 100%), friction 49.2 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness63.5100%
Criticality80.6100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor41.8100%
Accessibility19.385%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.75.0%93.82810 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastapi__typer.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.40.5%19.04220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastapi__typer.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.10.7%13.428—primaryraw/author_history/fastapi__typer.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.15.5 hours (0.6 days)90.94510 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastapi__typer.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.158.6 hours (6.6 days)72.57010 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastapi__typer.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.2,39196.8——primaryraw/dependents/fastapi__typer.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.243.8 million downloads a month97.0——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__typer.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.502450.2——primaryraw/github_meta/fastapi__typer.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0181—primaryraw/commits_365d/fastapi__typer.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/fastapi__typer.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/fastapi__typer.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/fastapi__typer.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.50.909150.9143—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/fastapi__typer.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.25.2%31.512710 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/fastapi__typer.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.017—primaryraw/actions_runs/fastapi__typer.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.5.3%10.519—primaryraw/author_history/fastapi__typer.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/fastapi__typer.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
Balanced1,006 of 3,21955.28BRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capital468 of 79856.52BRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,458 of 3,69652.95CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
fceabb4b5442222155ab5676334a777aea43064f2b4a46548397ccd45e8d037d

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/ac.json, under the key fastapi/typer.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). fastapi/typer. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/fastapi/typer/. CC BY 4.0.

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