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 lsd-rs/lsd, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 88% of 26 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,600 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,394 of 1,525 (the bottom 9%).

Key facts
Rank2,600 of 3,219
Score41.13
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share88%
First-timer rank1,394 of 1,525
EcosystemRust
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,600 of 3,219
Score
41.13
Tier
C
Coverage
75% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 36.8 (coverage 72%), friction 52.4 (coverage 75%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness39.770%
Criticality24.0100%
Governance64.265%
Rigor40.030%
Accessibility42.5100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.20.0%25.01010 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/lsd-rs__lsd.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.88.5%0.02620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/lsd-rs__lsd.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.85.7%100.07—primaryraw/author_history/lsd-rs__lsd.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.878.9 hours (36.6 days)15.3510 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/lsd-rs__lsd.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.016.5——primaryraw/dependents/lsd-rs__lsd.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.1,294 downloads a month27.2——primaryraw/downloads/crates__lsd.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.301430.1——primaryraw/github_meta/lsd-rs__lsd.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/lsd-rs__lsd.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/lsd-rs__lsd.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/lsd-rs__lsd.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.028—primaryraw/actions_runs/lsd-rs__lsd.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.66.7%100.012—primaryraw/author_history/lsd-rs__lsd.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/lsd-rs__lsd.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.08—primaryraw/author_history/lsd-rs__lsd.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,600 of 3,21941.13CRated
First-timer1,394 of 1,52542.67CRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systems1,073 of 1,27640.52CRated
AI-assisted3,043 of 3,69640.61CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
3dc6c2d5479a855bd66c1e890bc0376dad00c3e83585fce139fae644e2e91b7d

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/3f.json, under the key lsd-rs/lsd.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). lsd-rs/lsd. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/lsd-rs/lsd/. CC BY 4.0.

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