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google-deepmind/open_spiel

C and C++

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

Outside pull requests to google-deepmind/open_spiel got a first human reply in a median of 19.1 hours (30 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 52% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,140 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,213 of 1,525 (the bottom 21%).

Key facts
Rank2,140 of 3,219
Score45.89
TierC
Median first reply19.1 hours
14-day no-reply share52%
First-timer rank1,213 of 1,525
EcosystemC and C++
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,140 of 3,219
Score
45.89
Tier
C
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 41.0 (coverage 100%), friction 50.8 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness63.0100%
Criticality51.8100%
Governance29.5100%
Rigor30.9100%
Accessibility44.4100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.73.9%92.42319 April to 18 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.52.0%0.07520 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.54.8%68.531—primaryraw/author_history/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.19.1 hours (0.8 days)83.33019 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1152.9 hours (48 days)12.33319 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Not applicable
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.0.517551.7——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0672—primaryraw/commits_365d/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.40.761940.835—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.6.8%8.54419 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.3535.023—primaryraw/actions_runs/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.43.8%87.516—primaryraw/author_history/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.28.6%57.17—primaryraw/author_history/google-deepmind__open_spiel.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,140 of 3,21945.89CRated
First-timer1,213 of 1,52548.08CRated
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-assisted2,836 of 3,69642.63CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
7e59aa1c425c4af8d3b256e399a1fae68ae00dd1476b5ac427627bd0662cfa42

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/cd.json, under the key google-deepmind/open_spiel.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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