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 google/cadvisor, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 75% of 40 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 1,927 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
Rank1,927 of 3,219
Score47.80
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share75%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemGo
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,927 of 3,219
Score
47.80
Tier
C
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 54.6 (coverage 100%), friction 58.7 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness37.170%
Criticality65.6100%
Governance47.0100%
Rigor41.5100%
Accessibility43.3100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.50.0%62.51810 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google__cadvisor.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.75.0%0.04020 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google__cadvisor.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.22.7%28.422—primaryraw/author_history/google__cadvisor.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.403.2 hours (16.8 days)46.71310 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google__cadvisor.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.68781.2——primaryraw/dependents/google__cadvisor.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.0.477847.8——primaryraw/github_meta/google__cadvisor.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.375.0112—primaryraw/commits_365d/google__cadvisor.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/google__cadvisor.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__cadvisor.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/google__cadvisor.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/google__cadvisor.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.12.0%15.02510 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/google__cadvisor.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.100100.028—primaryraw/actions_runs/google__cadvisor.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.33.3%66.718—primaryraw/author_history/google__cadvisor.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/google__cadvisor.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.16.7%33.36—primaryraw/author_history/google__cadvisor.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,927 of 3,21947.80CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capital652 of 79850.25CRated
Senior systems790 of 1,27650.74CRated
AI-assisted2,377 of 3,69646.45CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
a47bc48242f1defbd148d5f8d6c988e38cf67f2e2774e6e2cc10d812e08535b3

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/3d.json, under the key google/cadvisor.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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