PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-10-17

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

For getzep/zep, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 25% of 28 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,016 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,016 of 3,219
Score33.64
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share25%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemPython
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,016 of 3,219
Score
33.64
Tier
D
Coverage
74% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 27.8 (coverage 100%), friction 57.1 (coverage 53%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness40.125%
Criticality14.8100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor28.4100%
Accessibility25.550%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.25.0%50.02820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/getzep__zep.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.668.1 hours (27.8 days)25.12619 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/getzep__zep.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/getzep__zep.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.34 downloads a month2.3——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__zep.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.22422.4——primaryraw/github_meta/getzep__zep.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.090—primaryraw/commits_365d/getzep__zep.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/getzep__zep.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/getzep__zep.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/getzep__zep.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.40.895540.967—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/getzep__zep.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.05219 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/getzep__zep.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/getzep__zep.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/getzep__zep.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
Balanced3,016 of 3,21933.64DRated
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-assisted3,547 of 3,69632.33DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
d111b3ded8797bf5d3307345bae49a23262477cfb1677d5fa12a843f57fbbc6d

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/ec.json, under the key getzep/zep.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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