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firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server

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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 firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server got a first human reply in a median of 30.9 hours (39 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 32% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,455 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
Rank2,455 of 3,219
Score42.74
TierC
Median first reply30.9 hours
14-day no-reply share32%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,455 of 3,219
Score
42.74
Tier
C
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 37.2 (coverage 100%), friction 47.8 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness52.2100%
Criticality24.7100%
Governance68.0100%
Rigor37.3100%
Accessibility28.785%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.46.9%58.63219 April to 18 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.32.1%35.711220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.16.7%20.818—primaryraw/author_history/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.30.9 hours (1.3 days)65.93919 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.76.3 hours (3.2 days)82.611019 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.010.1——primaryraw/dependents/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.497,235 downloads a month42.7——primaryraw/downloads/npm__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.28628.6——primaryraw/github_meta/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.375.0495—primaryraw/commits_365d/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.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/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.57.245557.2167—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.6.3%7.914219 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.16.7%33.312—primaryraw/author_history/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/firecrawl__firecrawl-mcp-server.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
Balanced2,455 of 3,21942.74CRated
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 systems1,024 of 1,27642.38CRated
AI-assisted2,943 of 3,69641.51CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
a7afcd7f27e14823124784d726f4414d163212450f4a8dab5bc4b3057db045eb

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/9b.json, under the key firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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