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get-convex/convex-backend

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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 get-convex/convex-backend got a first human reply in a median of 4.8 days (29 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 56% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,103 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
Rank3,103 of 3,219
Score30.51
TierD
Median first reply4.8 days (115.0 hours)
14-day no-reply share56%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,103 of 3,219
Score
30.51
Tier
D
Coverage
82% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 35.9 (coverage 81%), friction 72.9 (coverage 82%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness30.190%
Criticality45.4100%
Governance31.965%
Rigor22.660%
Accessibility12.485%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.69.0%86.22918 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/get-convex__convex-backend.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.55.6%0.06320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/get-convex__convex-backend.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.049—primaryraw/author_history/get-convex__convex-backend.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.115.0 hours (4.8 days)18.52918 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/get-convex__convex-backend.json
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.1133.2——primaryraw/dependents/get-convex__convex-backend.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.6.8 million downloads a month67.5——primaryraw/downloads/npm__convex-backend.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.436443.6——primaryraw/github_meta/get-convex__convex-backend.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0973—primaryraw/commits_365d/get-convex__convex-backend.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/get-convex__convex-backend.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/get-convex__convex-backend.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.4.2%5.24818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/get-convex__convex-backend.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.08—primaryraw/actions_runs/get-convex__convex-backend.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.017—primaryraw/author_history/get-convex__convex-backend.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/get-convex__convex-backend.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
Balanced3,103 of 3,21930.51DRated
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-assisted3,617 of 3,69629.04DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
31466d5f9053bae91b7470d6f7ce054a7184603b0582aaad97b80b50679a43fe

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/d6.json, under the key get-convex/convex-backend.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). get-convex/convex-backend. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/get-convex/convex-backend/. CC BY 4.0.

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