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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 HKUDS/DeepCode got a first human reply in a median of 4.3 days (71 pull requests, 10 April to 7 October 2026); 25% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,858 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
Rank2,858 of 3,219
Score37.05
TierD
Median first reply4.3 days (102.8 hours)
14-day no-reply share25%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window10 April to 7 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,858 of 3,219
Score
37.05
Tier
D
Coverage
94% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 30.2 (coverage 100%), friction 55.6 (coverage 88%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness40.475%
Criticality21.3100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor31.5100%
Accessibility45.5100%

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.25.0%50.02420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.37.5%46.98—primaryraw/author_history/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.102.8 hours (4.3 days)22.57110 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.192.3 hours (8 days)66.54010 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/HKUDS__DeepCode.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.717 downloads a month9.6——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__DeepCode.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.356835.7——primaryraw/github_meta/HKUDS__DeepCode.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0461—primaryraw/commits_365d/HKUDS__DeepCode.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/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/HKUDS__DeepCode.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.42.804642.858—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.6.3%7.88010 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/HKUDS__DeepCode.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.09—primaryraw/actions_runs/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.60.0%100.015—primaryraw/author_history/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/HKUDS__DeepCode.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.011—primaryraw/author_history/HKUDS__DeepCode.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,858 of 3,21937.05DRated
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-assisted3,418 of 3,69635.46DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
0d9e7d98ee996f3a75c2d84f260bf4871cd5f5086df17a8085213fbc1c476725

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/b1.json, under the key HKUDS/DeepCode.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). HKUDS/DeepCode. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/hkuds/deepcode/. CC BY 4.0.

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