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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 OpenBMB/UltraRAG got a first human reply in a median of 5.8 days (68 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 36% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,623 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
Rank2,623 of 3,219
Score40.91
TierC
Median first reply5.8 days (139.4 hours)
14-day no-reply share36%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,623 of 3,219
Score
40.91
Tier
C
Coverage
75% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 49.1 (coverage 68%), friction 64.2 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness24.575%
Criticality39.035%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor59.2100%
Accessibility28.885%

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.35.7%28.61420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.28.6%35.714—primaryraw/author_history/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.139.4 hours (5.8 days)11.56819 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.491.9 hours (20.5 days)34.65119 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.3939.0——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0187—primaryraw/commits_365d/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.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/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.76.631676.657—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.011019 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.20.0%40.05—primaryraw/author_history/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/OpenBMB__UltraRAG.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
Balanced2,623 of 3,21940.91CRated
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-assisted2,532 of 3,69645.17CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
e30abc4aad135c21ded7b7515d77822586a03f48c90806da3203d927ad2882f7

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/74.json, under the key OpenBMB/UltraRAG.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). OpenBMB/UltraRAG. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/openbmb/ultrarag/. CC BY 4.0.

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