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OpenBB-finance/OpenBB

Python

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

Outside pull requests to OpenBB-finance/OpenBB got a first human reply in a median of 30.6 hours (60 pull requests, 17 April to 14 October 2026); 33% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,599 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
Rank1,599 of 3,219
Score50.52
TierC
Median first reply30.6 hours
14-day no-reply share33%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window17 April to 14 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,599 of 3,219
Score
50.52
Tier
C
Coverage
98% · Full
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 48.7 (coverage 100%), friction 47.1 (coverage 97%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness57.5100%
Criticality52.6100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor40.9100%
Accessibility45.185%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.80.7%100.03117 April to 16 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.33.3%33.37220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.28.6%35.749—primaryraw/author_history/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.30.6 hours (1.3 days)66.26017 April to 14 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1502.9 hours (62.6 days)4.61217 April to 14 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.5267.3——primaryraw/dependents/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.109,956 downloads a month45.6——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__OpenBB.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.408440.8——primaryraw/github_meta/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0127—primaryraw/commits_365d/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.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/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.68.666768.7136—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.3.9%4.910217 April to 14 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.33.3%66.718—primaryraw/author_history/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.66.7%100.06—primaryraw/author_history/OpenBB-finance__OpenBB.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,599 of 3,21950.52CRated
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-assisted2,097 of 3,69648.42CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
f9bd6c0f1510fe821be2bff4ae46c2a86858c7dd71da5028c6a99224fb17cbd3

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The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/b8.json, under the key OpenBB-finance/OpenBB.

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Porchlamp (2026). OpenBB-finance/OpenBB. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/openbb-finance/openbb/. CC BY 4.0.

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