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 gitui-org/gitui, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 94% of 69 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,730 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
Rank2,730 of 3,219
Score39.37
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share94%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,730 of 3,219
Score
39.37
Tier
D
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 36.9 (coverage 100%), friction 56.8 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness32.570%
Criticality35.8100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor23.9100%
Accessibility45.6100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.51.5%64.43310 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/gitui-org__gitui.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.94.2%0.06920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/gitui-org__gitui.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.21.7%27.223—primaryraw/author_history/gitui-org__gitui.json
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.987.0 hours (41.1 days)12.5510 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/gitui-org__gitui.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.136.4——primaryraw/dependents/gitui-org__gitui.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.2,267 downloads a month33.1——primaryraw/downloads/crates__gitui.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.370737.1——primaryraw/github_meta/gitui-org__gitui.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.085—primaryraw/commits_365d/gitui-org__gitui.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/gitui-org__gitui.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/gitui-org__gitui.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/gitui-org__gitui.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.25.333325.313—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/gitui-org__gitui.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.4.8%6.04210 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/gitui-org__gitui.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.50.604250.630—primaryraw/actions_runs/gitui-org__gitui.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.35.7%71.414—primaryraw/author_history/gitui-org__gitui.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.220.0——primaryraw/gfi/gitui-org__gitui.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.20.0%40.05—primaryraw/author_history/gitui-org__gitui.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,730 of 3,21939.37DRated
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-assisted3,416 of 3,69635.49DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
b2dfcecd1f17d630c37e5357a7a0b9f3a14c23478a53f0e3e6aa5d9026e41086

closed_unread

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/e1.json, under the key gitui-org/gitui.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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