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microsoft/playwright-cli

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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 microsoft/playwright-cli got a first human reply in a median of 3.2 hours (11 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 0% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,771 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
Rank1,771 of 3,219
Score49.11
TierC
Median first reply3.2 hours
14-day no-reply share0%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,771 of 3,219
Score
49.11
Tier
C
Coverage
92% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 41.8 (coverage 100%), friction 42.7 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness79.875%
Criticality32.3100%
Governance38.3100%
Rigor60.1100%
Accessibility29.585%

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.0.0%100.01220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.23.1%28.926—primaryraw/author_history/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.3.2 hours (0.1 days)100.01118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.34.3 hours (1.4 days)90.6718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__playwright-cli.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.529.8——primaryraw/dependents/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.81,944 downloads a month28.3——primaryraw/downloads/npm__playwright-cli.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.379538.0——primaryraw/github_meta/microsoft__playwright-cli.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0110—primaryraw/commits_365d/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/microsoft__playwright-cli.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__playwright-cli.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.17.7%22.11718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/microsoft__playwright-cli.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.17.7%35.317—primaryraw/author_history/microsoft__playwright-cli.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/microsoft__playwright-cli.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
Balanced1,771 of 3,21949.11CRated
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-assisted1,577 of 3,69652.14CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
75d74d6e3bd56b9500f96714c1cf9368fad7ea5fb51618bd0f8144a40584dc1c

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