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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 golang-jwt/jwt got a first human reply in a median of 16.9 hours (11 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 59% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,732 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
Rank1,732 of 3,219
Score49.44
TierC
Median first reply16.9 hours
14-day no-reply share59%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemGo
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,732 of 3,219
Score
49.44
Tier
C
Coverage
82% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 58.6 (coverage 93%), friction 54.5 (coverage 69%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness47.565%
Criticality71.0100%
Governance64.265%
Rigor34.1100%
Accessibility12.485%

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.58.8%0.01720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/golang-jwt__jwt.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.18.2%22.711—primaryraw/author_history/golang-jwt__jwt.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.16.9 hours (0.7 days)87.81118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/golang-jwt__jwt.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.15,58296.1——primaryraw/dependents/golang-jwt__jwt.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.0.423942.4——primaryraw/github_meta/golang-jwt__jwt.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/golang-jwt__jwt.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/golang-jwt__jwt.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/golang-jwt__jwt.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.5050.0——primaryraw/scorecard/golang-jwt__jwt.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.5.6%6.91818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/golang-jwt__jwt.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.017—primaryraw/actions_runs/golang-jwt__jwt.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.05—primaryraw/author_history/golang-jwt__jwt.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/golang-jwt__jwt.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
Balanced1,732 of 3,21949.44CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capital660 of 79849.88CRated
Senior systems577 of 1,27655.48BRated
AI-assisted2,369 of 3,69646.51CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
45c467cd89b3ca9e28118c044264d12e435ecc4962c11f707266cbc23ae2326b

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/6b.json, under the key golang-jwt/jwt.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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