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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 jpochyla/psst got a first human reply in a median of 24 hours (15 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 43% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,528 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
Rank2,528 of 3,219
Score41.84
TierC
Median first reply24 hours
14-day no-reply share43%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemRust
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,528 of 3,219
Score
41.84
Tier
C
Coverage
63% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 41.2 (coverage 61%), friction 53.2 (coverage 67%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness46.675%
Criticality34.535%
Governance64.265%
Rigor37.2100%
Accessibility21.050%

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.42.9%14.32120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/jpochyla__psst.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.33.3%41.76—primaryraw/author_history/jpochyla__psst.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.24.0 hours (1 days)75.11518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/jpochyla__psst.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.730.8 hours (30.5 days)19.8718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/jpochyla__psst.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.344534.4——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/jpochyla__psst.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/jpochyla__psst.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/jpochyla__psst.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/jpochyla__psst.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.54.415654.411—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/jpochyla__psst.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.9.1%11.41118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/jpochyla__psst.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/jpochyla__psst.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/jpochyla__psst.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
Balanced2,528 of 3,21941.84CRated
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 systems986 of 1,27643.59CRated
AI-assisted2,995 of 3,69640.96CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
9229d37a73ccb3eeb8f0a2c808206883e40d71953b9a0fad9ff5ba00416dd044

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/55.json, under the key jpochyla/psst.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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