lycheeverse/lychee
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to lycheeverse/lychee got a first human reply in a median of 46.4 hours (28 pull requests, 20 April to 17 October 2026); 25% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,018 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 573 of 1,525 (the top 38%).
| Rank | 1,018 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 55.19 |
| Tier | B |
| Median first reply | 46.4 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | 25% |
| First-timer rank | 573 of 1,525 |
| Ecosystem | Rust |
| Window | 20 April to 17 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 1,018 of 3,219
- Score
- 55.19
- Tier
- B
- Coverage
- 100% · Full
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 47.0 (coverage 100%), friction 36.8 (coverage 100%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 66.3 | 100% |
| Criticality | 41.0 | 100% |
| Governance | 59.3 | 100% |
| Rigor | 48.7 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 61.3 | 100% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | 80.0% | 100.0 | 15 | 20 April to 19 July 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 25.0% | 50.0 | 24 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | 66.7% | 83.3 | 21 | — | primaryraw/author_history/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 46.4 hours (1.9 days) | 51.2 | 28 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 798.7 hours (33.3 days) | 18.1 | 45 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 1 | 36.4 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 27,602 downloads a month | 48.7 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/crates__lychee.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.4076 | 40.8 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 2 | 50.0 | 220 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | No written AI policy | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 77.5 | 77.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 15.3% | 19.1 | 59 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 100 | 100.0 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | 87.5% | 100.0 | 8 | — | primaryraw/author_history/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 2 | 20.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
| Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days. | 14.3% | 28.6 | 7 | — | primaryraw/author_history/lycheeverse__lychee.json |
Persona view
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 1,018 of 3,219 | 55.19 | B | Rated |
| First-timer | 573 of 1,525 | 59.47 | B | Rated |
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | Fewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor). | |||
| AI-assisted | 1,370 of 3,696 | 53.54 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- b685255d419c86fedc6a62414ed78ea858ac0cf79c9699bd8e78a800279debf6
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/c6.json, under the key lycheeverse/lychee.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). lycheeverse/lychee. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/lycheeverse/lychee/. CC BY 4.0.
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