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MeteorDevelopment/meteor-client

Java

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to MeteorDevelopment/meteor-client got a first human reply in a median of 6.4 hours (38 pull requests, 20 April to 17 October 2026); 34% got none within 14 days. It ranks 912 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
Rank912 of 3,219
Score56.02
TierB
Median first reply6.4 hours
14-day no-reply share34%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJava
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
912 of 3,219
Score
56.02
Tier
B
Coverage
84% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 50.5 (coverage 73%), friction 34.7 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness68.6100%
Criticality48.947%
Governance76.8100%
Rigor35.5100%
Accessibility39.885%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.71.7%89.74620 April to 19 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.34.5%31.08720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.34.6%43.326—primaryraw/author_history/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.6.4 hours (0.3 days)100.03820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.587.8 hours (24.5 days)28.74720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.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: Not applicable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.488748.9——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.4100.0232—primaryraw/commits_365d/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.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/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.53.784953.862—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.5.4%6.87420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.33.3%66.712—primaryraw/author_history/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/MeteorDevelopment__meteor-client.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
Balanced912 of 3,21956.02BRated
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 systems569 of 1,27655.68BRated
AI-assisted1,659 of 3,69651.43CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
4b5cf5281baf2418ad0b26a5bd10278db8ebe55fe4f5a563f4059a6fadd31df0

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/6c.json, under the key MeteorDevelopment/meteor-client.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). MeteorDevelopment/meteor-client. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/meteordevelopment/meteor-client/. CC BY 4.0.

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