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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 neuml/txtai got a first human reply in a median of 4.9 hours (103 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 0% got none within 14 days. It ranks 934 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
Rank934 of 3,219
Score55.82
TierB
Median first reply4.9 hours
14-day no-reply share0%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
934 of 3,219
Score
55.82
Tier
B
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 44.9 (coverage 100%), friction 32.9 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness84.9100%
Criticality44.4100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor42.0100%
Accessibility47.485%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.100.0%100.01418 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/neuml__txtai.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.0.0%100.010620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/neuml__txtai.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.29.2%36.524—primaryraw/author_history/neuml__txtai.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.4.9 hours (0.2 days)100.010318 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/neuml__txtai.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.129.2 hours (5.4 days)76.114118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/neuml__txtai.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.1352.5——primaryraw/dependents/neuml__txtai.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.13,889 downloads a month29.9——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__txtai.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.454145.4——primaryraw/github_meta/neuml__txtai.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0502—primaryraw/commits_365d/neuml__txtai.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/neuml__txtai.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/neuml__txtai.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/neuml__txtai.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.67.567.5——primaryraw/scorecard/neuml__txtai.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.7.9%9.816518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/neuml__txtai.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.3535.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/neuml__txtai.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.50.0%100.08—primaryraw/author_history/neuml__txtai.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/neuml__txtai.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
Balanced934 of 3,21955.82BRated
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-assisted1,479 of 3,69652.85CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
568785d7a69949ed6f31433fcefabd9373b331f2cb2586c8e6f00b1d71a95d78

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/e6.json, under the key neuml/txtai.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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