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moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt

C and C++

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

For moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 80% of 41 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,399 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
Rank2,399 of 3,219
Score43.38
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share80%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemC and C++
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,399 of 3,219
Score
43.38
Tier
C
Coverage
90% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 45.6 (coverage 100%), friction 56.9 (coverage 82%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness43.470%
Criticality52.5100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor31.0100%
Accessibility31.085%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.60.0%75.01010 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.80.5%0.04120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.15.4%19.213—primaryraw/author_history/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.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.123.6 hours (5.2 days)78.01010 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Not applicable
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.0.524952.5——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0450—primaryraw/commits_365d/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.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/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.47.547.5——primaryraw/scorecard/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.06910 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.17.7%35.317—primaryraw/author_history/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.110.0——primaryraw/gfi/moonlight-stream__moonlight-qt.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
Balanced2,399 of 3,21943.38CRated
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-assisted3,029 of 3,69640.71CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
9e8475bf393b571d9a4ccceaeef39ff2df413233ecfba728ed60002a15561b96

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/27.json, under the key moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt/. CC BY 4.0.

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