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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 Mai-with-u/MaiBot got a first human reply in a median of 37.8 days (17 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 28% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,300 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
Rank2,300 of 3,219
Score44.45
TierC
Median first reply37.8 days (906.1 hours)
14-day no-reply share28%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,300 of 3,219
Score
44.45
Tier
C
Coverage
82% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 46.6 (coverage 68%), friction 55.9 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness44.7100%
Criticality48.035%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor41.6100%
Accessibility32.985%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.94.6%100.05619 April to 18 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.27.9%44.16820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.34.2%42.838—primaryraw/author_history/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.906.1 hours (37.8 days)0.01719 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.377.9 hours (15.7 days)45.23819 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.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: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.479948.0——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0785—primaryraw/commits_365d/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.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/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.28.701828.7171—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.4.3%5.311719 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.016—primaryraw/actions_runs/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.25.0%50.012—primaryraw/author_history/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/Mai-with-u__MaiBot.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
Balanced2,300 of 3,21944.45CRated
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-assisted2,665 of 3,69643.96CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
6b52435335e319941b2b3616c848d282f9786406978da7213c29366d71a46ef4

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