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JetBrains/intellij-community

Java

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

Outside pull requests to JetBrains/intellij-community got a first human reply in a median of 3.9 days (16 pull requests, 10 April to 7 October 2026); 86% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,129 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
Rank3,129 of 3,219
Score29.32
TierD
Median first reply3.9 days (94.4 hours)
14-day no-reply share86%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJava
Window10 April to 7 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,129 of 3,219
Score
29.32
Tier
D
Coverage
88% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 32.6 (coverage 93%), friction 71.8 (coverage 82%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness33.190%
Criticality20.2100%
Governance31.965%
Rigor53.6100%
Accessibility10.485%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.70.8%88.54810 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.85.9%0.09220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.048—primaryraw/author_history/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.94.4 hours (3.9 days)25.61610 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
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.04.9——primaryraw/dependents/JetBrains__intellij-community.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.0.377637.8——primaryraw/github_meta/JetBrains__intellij-community.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0993—primaryraw/commits_365d/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Not shown: Collector failure
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/JetBrains__intellij-community.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.47.547.5——primaryraw/scorecard/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.16.3%20.38010 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/JetBrains__intellij-community.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.59.062559.130—primaryraw/actions_runs/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.09—primaryraw/author_history/JetBrains__intellij-community.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/JetBrains__intellij-community.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
Balanced3,129 of 3,21929.32DRated
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-assisted3,434 of 3,69635.26DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
3e410c121147a0bbacd77dab903916ce0df9343fe201b35885b2c67a23ed364a

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The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/d5.json, under the key JetBrains/intellij-community.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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