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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 Helvesec/rmux got a first human reply in a median of 20.1 hours (31 pull requests, 11 April to 8 October 2026); 8% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,260 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
Rank2,260 of 3,219
Score44.73
TierC
Median first reply20.1 hours
14-day no-reply share8%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window11 April to 8 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,260 of 3,219
Score
44.73
Tier
C
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 32.6 (coverage 100%), friction 41.1 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness75.5100%
Criticality21.9100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor38.4100%
Accessibility30.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.100.0%100.01911 April to 10 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Helvesec__rmux.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.7.9%84.312720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Helvesec__rmux.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.14.3%17.921—primaryraw/author_history/Helvesec__rmux.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.20.1 hours (0.8 days)81.43111 April to 8 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Helvesec__rmux.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.2.4 hours (0.1 days)99.19911 April to 8 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Helvesec__rmux.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.016.5——primaryraw/dependents/Helvesec__rmux.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.267 downloads a month16.3——primaryraw/downloads/crates__rmux.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.321532.1——primaryraw/github_meta/Helvesec__rmux.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.01,000—primaryraw/commits_365d/Helvesec__rmux.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/Helvesec__rmux.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Helvesec__rmux.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/Helvesec__rmux.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6666.0——primaryraw/scorecard/Helvesec__rmux.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.013411 April to 8 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Helvesec__rmux.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.100100.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/Helvesec__rmux.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/Helvesec__rmux.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
Balanced2,260 of 3,21944.73CRated
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-assisted2,728 of 3,69643.51CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
f90c30021174dc95be01bb817849c4a4f6878d39911adf90d6b80c7296d4b3d7

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/09.json, under the key Helvesec/rmux.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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