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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 mandiant/capa got a first human reply in a median of 41.3 hours (75 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 11% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,738 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
Rank2,738 of 3,219
Score39.21
TierD
Median first reply41.3 hours
14-day no-reply share11%
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
2,738 of 3,219
Score
39.21
Tier
D
Coverage
92% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 37.6 (coverage 100%), friction 57.3 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness54.875%
Criticality38.0100%
Governance38.3100%
Rigor36.6100%
Accessibility19.185%

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.11.1%77.81820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/mandiant__capa.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.38.5%48.165—primaryraw/author_history/mandiant__capa.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.41.3 hours (1.7 days)55.47519 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/mandiant__capa.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.528.6 hours (22 days)31.95719 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/mandiant__capa.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.238.4——primaryraw/dependents/mandiant__capa.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.35,307 downloads a month37.0——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__capa.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.383638.4——primaryraw/github_meta/mandiant__capa.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0379—primaryraw/commits_365d/mandiant__capa.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/mandiant__capa.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/mandiant__capa.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/mandiant__capa.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6060.0——primaryraw/scorecard/mandiant__capa.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.1.5%1.96519 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/mandiant__capa.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.30.187530.224—primaryraw/actions_runs/mandiant__capa.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.11.8%23.517—primaryraw/author_history/mandiant__capa.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.110.0——primaryraw/gfi/mandiant__capa.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
Balanced2,738 of 3,21939.21DRated
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-assisted3,183 of 3,69639.02DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
59bbacf21047eb525888ab0c57e16af9dfcd23e1fc619931fa0cb3fe5816850c

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/7f.json, under the key mandiant/capa.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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