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

languagetool-org/languagetool

Java

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

For languagetool-org/languagetool, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 44% of 39 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,293 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,293 of 3,219
Score44.50
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share44%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJava
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,293 of 3,219
Score
44.50
Tier
C
Coverage
67% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 45.6 (coverage 73%), friction 53.2 (coverage 65%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness47.850%
Criticality46.347%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor35.3100%
Accessibility25.550%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.50.0%62.51010 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/languagetool-org__languagetool.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.43.6%12.83920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/languagetool-org__languagetool.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
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.232.7 hours (9.7 days)63.72110 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/languagetool-org__languagetool.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: Not applicable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.462646.3——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/languagetool-org__languagetool.json

Governance

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

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/languagetool-org__languagetool.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.47.547.5——primaryraw/scorecard/languagetool-org__languagetool.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.11.5%14.42610 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/languagetool-org__languagetool.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/languagetool-org__languagetool.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/languagetool-org__languagetool.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
Balanced2,293 of 3,21944.50CRated
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-assisted2,841 of 3,69642.62CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
4fa8526379bdd3e2ce62a9e7afc692089ae3104e56d7e4021a8a0e5fe3399b70

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/33.json, under the key languagetool-org/languagetool.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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