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First human reply

6.4 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 140 measured.

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

Outside pull requests to Gentleman-Programming/engram got a first human reply in a median of 6.4 days (140 pull requests, 22 April to 19 October 2026); 28% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,752 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,752 of 4,044
Score38.94
TierD
Median first reply6.4 days (152.5 hours)
14-day no-reply share28%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemGo
Window22 April to 19 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,752 of 4,044
Score
38.94
Tier
D
Coverage
81% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 44.2 (coverage 100%), friction 64.1 (coverage 68%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness21.555%
Criticality28.4100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor60.4100%
Accessibility37.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.28.4%43.217627 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Collector failure
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.152.5 hours (6.4 days)8.314022 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.712.4 hours (29.7 days)28.79122 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.5——primaryraw/dependents/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Not applicable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.431343.1——primaryraw/github_meta/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.01,243—primaryraw/commits_365d/Gentleman-Programming__engram.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/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.24.777924.8653—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.58.7%73.319622 April to 19 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.100100.023—primaryraw/actions_runs/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Collector failure
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.110.0——primaryraw/gfi/Gentleman-Programming__engram.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,752 of 4,04438.94DRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
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-assisted3,497 of 4,00243.72CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
7fb56a108b5e751c712145ca654a30034700775d37f133c7454ae5eb36b58135

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/25.json, under the key Gentleman-Programming/engram.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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