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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 Netflix/metaflow got a first human reply in a median of 41.9 hours (60 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 56% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,555 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank1,555 of 3,219
Score50.87
TierC
Median first reply41.9 hours
14-day no-reply share56%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,555 of 3,219
Score
50.87
Tier
C
Coverage
88% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 58.8 (coverage 100%), friction 50.0 (coverage 80%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness51.580%
Criticality52.9100%
Governance76.8100%
Rigor56.8100%
Accessibility6.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.66.7%83.37218 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Netflix__metaflow.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.55.6%0.010820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Netflix__metaflow.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Collector failure
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.41.9 hours (1.7 days)54.96018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Netflix__metaflow.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.444.8 hours (18.5 days)39.25618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Netflix__metaflow.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.2258.1——primaryraw/dependents/Netflix__metaflow.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.453,536 downloads a month55.1——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__metaflow.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.452545.3——primaryraw/github_meta/Netflix__metaflow.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.4100.0217—primaryraw/commits_365d/Netflix__metaflow.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/Netflix__metaflow.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Netflix__metaflow.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/Netflix__metaflow.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/Netflix__metaflow.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.8.8%10.98018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Netflix__metaflow.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.2020.05—primaryraw/actions_runs/Netflix__metaflow.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Collector failure
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/Netflix__metaflow.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,555 of 3,21950.87CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systems514 of 1,27657.08BRated
AI-assisted1,472 of 3,69652.87CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
67b27d07a8879f20000996ea46c2ca21a63ec5f9b4237d65e1c1f3f573eb7c3d

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/0c.json, under the key Netflix/metaflow.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). Netflix/metaflow. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/netflix/metaflow/. CC BY 4.0.

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