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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 keplergl/kepler.gl got a first human reply in a median of 6.8 hours (115 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 7% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,607 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
Rank1,607 of 3,219
Score50.44
TierC
Median first reply6.8 hours
14-day no-reply share7%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,607 of 3,219
Score
50.44
Tier
C
Coverage
86% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 48.5 (coverage 100%), friction 44.1 (coverage 78%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness69.975%
Criticality36.5100%
Governance55.8100%
Rigor63.5100%
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.7.1%85.71420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.16.7%20.86—primaryraw/author_history/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.6.8 hours (0.3 days)100.011518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.244.6 hours (10.2 days)54.310718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/keplergl__kepler.gl.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.1133.2——primaryraw/dependents/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.128,470 downloads a month32.0——primaryraw/downloads/npm__kepler.gl.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.436443.6——primaryraw/github_meta/keplergl__kepler.gl.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0317—primaryraw/commits_365d/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Sign-off on commits (DCO)100.0——primaryraw/governance/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/keplergl__kepler.gl.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.87.587.5——primaryraw/scorecard/keplergl__kepler.gl.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.013118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/keplergl__kepler.gl.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/keplergl__kepler.gl.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.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/keplergl__kepler.gl.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
Balanced1,607 of 3,21950.44CRated
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-assisted1,316 of 3,69653.98CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
5feada02163efb0e930d71ddac1959c779618e8df61552b07009ee8cd208aa1b

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/3c.json, under the key keplergl/kepler.gl.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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