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First human reply

17.9 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 13 measured.

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

Outside pull requests to msiemens/tinydb got a first human reply in a median of 17.9 days (13 pull requests, 25 April to 22 October 2026); 74% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,551 of 4,044 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,894 of 1,904 (the bottom 1%).

Key facts
Rank3,551 of 4,044
Score42.15
TierC
Median first reply17.9 days (430.8 hours)
14-day no-reply share74%
First-timer rank1,894 of 1,904
EcosystemPython
Window25 April to 22 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,551 of 4,044
Score
42.15
Tier
C
Coverage
86% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 58.7 (coverage 100%), friction 70.0 (coverage 78%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness18.575%
Criticality63.1100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor51.0100%
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.73.7%0.01927 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/msiemens__tinydb.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.50.0%62.512—primaryraw/author_history/msiemens__tinydb.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.430.8 hours (17.9 days)0.01325 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/msiemens__tinydb.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1025.0 hours (42.7 days)13.71525 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/msiemens__tinydb.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.22879.4——primaryraw/dependents/msiemens__tinydb.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.3.4 million downloads a month69.0——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__tinydb.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.401840.2——primaryraw/github_meta/msiemens__tinydb.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.035—primaryraw/commits_365d/msiemens__tinydb.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/msiemens__tinydb.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/msiemens__tinydb.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/msiemens__tinydb.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6060.0——primaryraw/scorecard/msiemens__tinydb.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.40.0%50.02025 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/msiemens__tinydb.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/msiemens__tinydb.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/msiemens__tinydb.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
Balanced3,551 of 4,04442.15CRated
First-timer1,894 of 1,90431.27DRated
Career capital847 of 87242.77CRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted3,433 of 4,00244.56CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
21c5db890f86e9c08e0086e795deb44b87f85214e31ed66235c339fe210d1ac3

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/cd.json, under the key msiemens/tinydb.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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