PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-10-17

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

For julep-ai/julep, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 35% of 17 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,109 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
Rank3,109 of 3,219
Score30.21
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share35%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,109 of 3,219
Score
30.21
Tier
D
Coverage
79% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 26.7 (coverage 100%), friction 63.8 (coverage 63%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness32.045%
Criticality24.0100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor15.2100%
Accessibility25.550%

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.35.3%29.41720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/julep-ai__julep.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.14.3%17.97—primaryraw/author_history/julep-ai__julep.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.212.0 hours (8.8 days)64.11319 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/julep-ai__julep.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.134.4——primaryraw/dependents/julep-ai__julep.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.989 downloads a month11.8——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__julep.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.209420.9——primaryraw/github_meta/julep-ai__julep.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0432—primaryraw/commits_365d/julep-ai__julep.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/julep-ai__julep.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/julep-ai__julep.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/julep-ai__julep.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.88.013—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/julep-ai__julep.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.02019 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/julep-ai__julep.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/julep-ai__julep.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/julep-ai__julep.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
Balanced3,109 of 3,21930.21DRated
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-assisted3,651 of 3,69626.65DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
feca570384a0960285f1faa11f624c90c0badaf81fb5b96e55f6673a0ba66a86

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/da.json, under the key julep-ai/julep.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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