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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 Gallopsled/pwntools got a first human reply in a median of 3.4 days (28 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 40% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,195 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 845 of 1,525 (the bottom 45%).

Key facts
Rank1,195 of 3,219
Score53.71
TierC
Median first reply3.4 days (82.6 hours)
14-day no-reply share40%
First-timer rank845 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,195 of 3,219
Score
53.71
Tier
C
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 51.6 (coverage 100%), friction 44.2 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness52.0100%
Criticality49.8100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor49.3100%
Accessibility60.0100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.71.4%89.32118 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.40.0%20.03520 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.66.7%83.324—primaryraw/author_history/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.82.6 hours (3.4 days)30.42818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1167.2 hours (48.6 days)9.01618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gallopsled__pwntools.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.2157.9——primaryraw/dependents/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.317,806 downloads a month53.8——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__pwntools.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.378237.8——primaryraw/github_meta/Gallopsled__pwntools.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.093—primaryraw/commits_365d/Gallopsled__pwntools.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/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Gallopsled__pwntools.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.57.557.5——primaryraw/scorecard/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.38.1%47.62118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gallopsled__pwntools.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.100100.021—primaryraw/actions_runs/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.76.9%100.013—primaryraw/author_history/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.220.0——primaryraw/gfi/Gallopsled__pwntools.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.10.0%20.010—primaryraw/author_history/Gallopsled__pwntools.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,195 of 3,21953.71CRated
First-timer845 of 1,52555.01BRated
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-assisted1,536 of 3,69652.51CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
145f4b1628bf15e5829130649daba52626d67e8620326225f1b52ca739065087

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/4c.json, under the key Gallopsled/pwntools.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). Gallopsled/pwntools. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/gallopsled/pwntools/. CC BY 4.0.

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