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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 invoke-ai/InvokeAI got a first human reply in a median of 6.6 days (96 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 43% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,332 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,332 of 3,219
Score44.06
TierC
Median first reply6.6 days (158.8 hours)
14-day no-reply share43%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,332 of 3,219
Score
44.06
Tier
C
Coverage
88% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 50.0 (coverage 100%), friction 58.4 (coverage 80%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness37.480%
Criticality28.1100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor80.2100%
Accessibility25.350%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.83.3%100.04818 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.43.2%13.79520 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Collector failure
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.158.8 hours (6.6 days)6.99618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1218.2 hours (50.8 days)8.35918 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.23,125 downloads a month34.3——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__InvokeAI.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.375237.5——primaryraw/github_meta/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.01,000—primaryraw/commits_365d/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.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/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.94.749894.7337—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.36.8%46.09518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.61.145861.18—primaryraw/actions_runs/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Collector failure
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.110.0——primaryraw/gfi/invoke-ai__InvokeAI.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,332 of 3,21944.06CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
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-assisted1,521 of 3,69652.60CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
298eee90f05a0157714ff42677fb47fc797238ef8653b171dc8aef72e239a9b4

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/43.json, under the key invoke-ai/InvokeAI.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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