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 mlua-rs/mlua, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 55% of 11 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,178 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,433 of 1,525 (the bottom 7%).

Key facts
Rank2,178 of 3,219
Score45.47
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share55%
First-timer rank1,433 of 1,525
EcosystemRust
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,178 of 3,219
Score
45.47
Tier
C
Coverage
71% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 53.0 (coverage 79%), friction 61.0 (coverage 65%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness31.735%
Criticality61.8100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor40.030%
Accessibility39.885%

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.54.5%0.01120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/mlua-rs__mlua.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.44.4%55.69—primaryraw/author_history/mlua-rs__mlua.json
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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.11075.0——primaryraw/dependents/mlua-rs__mlua.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.710,097 downloads a month68.7——primaryraw/downloads/crates__mlua.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.419341.9——primaryraw/github_meta/mlua-rs__mlua.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0307—primaryraw/commits_365d/mlua-rs__mlua.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/mlua-rs__mlua.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/mlua-rs__mlua.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/mlua-rs__mlua.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.011—primaryraw/actions_runs/mlua-rs__mlua.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.33.3%66.76—primaryraw/author_history/mlua-rs__mlua.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/mlua-rs__mlua.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
Balanced2,178 of 3,21945.47CRated
First-timer1,433 of 1,52540.81CRated
Career capital722 of 79847.53CRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted2,636 of 3,69644.27CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
f950d6569d9ebeddaebba5c6d58839d8499b3c2d7ba539938ed3bc834c2ae7f3

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/91.json, under the key mlua-rs/mlua.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). mlua-rs/mlua. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/mlua-rs/mlua/. CC BY 4.0.

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