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modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk

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First human reply

2.5 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 41 measured.

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

Outside pull requests to modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk got a first human reply in a median of 2.5 days (41 pull requests, 23 April to 20 October 2026); 68% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,311 of 4,044 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,597 of 1,904 (the bottom 17%).

Key facts
Rank3,311 of 4,044
Score45.15
TierC
Median first reply2.5 days (59.5 hours)
14-day no-reply share68%
First-timer rank1,597 of 1,904
EcosystemJava
Window23 April to 20 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,311 of 4,044
Score
45.15
Tier
C
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 41.4 (coverage 100%), friction 50.3 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness46.7100%
Criticality21.2100%
Governance55.8100%
Rigor65.5100%
Accessibility47.985%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.62.1%77.66623 April to 22 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.68.4%0.011727 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.29.0%36.331—primaryraw/author_history/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.59.5 hours (2.5 days)42.34123 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.211.6 hours (8.8 days)73.74923 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.04.9——primaryraw/dependents/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
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.0.398339.8——primaryraw/github_meta/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0247—primaryraw/commits_365d/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Sign-off on commits (DCO)100.0——primaryraw/governance/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.66.666766.760—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.27.6%34.57623 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.25.0%50.016—primaryraw/author_history/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.330.0——primaryraw/gfi/modelcontextprotocol__java-sdk.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
Balanced3,311 of 4,04445.15CRated
First-timer1,597 of 1,90447.77CRated
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-assisted2,899 of 4,00249.67CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
f68203b49fb1077f2c4c397291b4cdc9734fdf36a3bea88292563aaf9a553874

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/ce.json, under the key modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk/. CC BY 4.0.

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