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

For GreyDGL/PentestGPT, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 100% of 12 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,206 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
Rank3,206 of 3,219
Score23.11
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share100%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,206 of 3,219
Score
23.11
Tier
D
Coverage
69% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 31.6 (coverage 81%), friction 81.9 (coverage 54%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness0.035%
Criticality14.6100%
Governance50.465%
Rigor47.560%
Accessibility15.085%

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.100.0%0.01220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.07—primaryraw/author_history/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.21 downloads a month1.3——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__PentestGPT.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.226222.6——primaryraw/github_meta/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.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/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.Merged pull requests all came from one organisation10.0——primaryraw/governance/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.01010 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.020—primaryraw/actions_runs/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.09—primaryraw/author_history/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/GreyDGL__PentestGPT.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
Balanced3,206 of 3,21923.11DRated
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 systems1,265 of 1,27627.96DRated
AI-assisted3,624 of 3,69628.61DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
be3370a098b153d95f875a0201845268edf4041a1ce9a3de3542c5c2482ddbf5

closed_unread

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/36.json, under the key GreyDGL/PentestGPT.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). GreyDGL/PentestGPT. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/greydgl/pentestgpt/. CC BY 4.0.

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