PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-10-17

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

For microsoft/inshellisense, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 42% of 12 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,186 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,186 of 3,219
Score25.54
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share42%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,186 of 3,219
Score
25.54
Tier
D
Coverage
74% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 24.2 (coverage 100%), friction 71.7 (coverage 53%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness33.025%
Criticality18.0100%
Governance29.5100%
Rigor31.0100%
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.41.7%16.71220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__inshellisense.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.215.2 hours (9 days)57.41018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__inshellisense.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.010.1——primaryraw/dependents/microsoft__inshellisense.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.1,522 downloads a month10.3——primaryraw/downloads/npm__inshellisense.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.32532.5——primaryraw/github_meta/microsoft__inshellisense.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.065—primaryraw/commits_365d/microsoft__inshellisense.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/microsoft__inshellisense.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/microsoft__inshellisense.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/microsoft__inshellisense.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.39.333339.330—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/microsoft__inshellisense.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.8.7%10.92318 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__inshellisense.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/microsoft__inshellisense.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/microsoft__inshellisense.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
Balanced3,186 of 3,21925.54DRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
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-assisted3,648 of 3,69626.97DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
f09d0879a57911e6be108783daab918506a32936a2b555ae37adb1693f42c1df

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/80.json, under the key microsoft/inshellisense.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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