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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 MagicStack/asyncpg got a first human reply in a median of 41.5 days (20 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 62% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,108 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,507 of 1,525 (the bottom 2%).

Key facts
Rank2,108 of 3,219
Score46.21
TierC
Median first reply41.5 days (995.8 hours)
14-day no-reply share62%
First-timer rank1,507 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,108 of 3,219
Score
46.21
Tier
C
Coverage
86% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 62.7 (coverage 100%), friction 65.9 (coverage 78%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness26.775%
Criticality72.5100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor48.8100%
Accessibility15.050%

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.61.5%0.02620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.83.3%100.06—primaryraw/author_history/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.995.8 hours (41.5 days)0.02018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.3002.3 hours (125.1 days)0.11718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MagicStack__asyncpg.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.37385.2——primaryraw/dependents/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.107.3 million downloads a month93.3——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__asyncpg.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.43143.1——primaryraw/github_meta/MagicStack__asyncpg.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.044—primaryraw/commits_365d/MagicStack__asyncpg.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/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/MagicStack__asyncpg.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.72.572.5——primaryraw/scorecard/MagicStack__asyncpg.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.20.8%26.02418 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MagicStack__asyncpg.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/MagicStack__asyncpg.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/MagicStack__asyncpg.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
Balanced2,108 of 3,21946.21CRated
First-timer1,507 of 1,52534.85DRated
Career capital723 of 79847.47CRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted2,266 of 3,69647.30CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
2daaa4820284de1404566e3b0b5d2e8d011a3123128dce900dd85dc3dfa34dd1

No suspicion flags on this repository.

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

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). MagicStack/asyncpg. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/magicstack/asyncpg/. CC BY 4.0.

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