payloadcms/payload
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 2 November 2026.
Outside pull requests to payloadcms/payload got a first human reply in a median of 14.9 hours (430 pull requests, 21 April to 18 October 2026); 49% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,469 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.
| Rank | 1,469 of 4,044 |
|---|---|
| Score | 58.58 |
| Tier | B |
| Median first reply | 14.9 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | 49% |
| First-timer rank | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. |
| Ecosystem | JavaScript |
| Window | 21 April to 18 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 1,469 of 4,044
- Score
- 58.58
- Tier
- B
- Coverage
- 81% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Sweet Spot
Coordinates: leverage 61.6 (coverage 100%), friction 39.7 (coverage 68%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 62.8 | 55% |
| Criticality | 56.9 | 100% |
| Governance | 76.8 | 100% |
| Rigor | 59.5 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 29.3 | 50% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | Not shown: Collector failure | ||||
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 48.7% | 2.6 | 842 | 27 April to 24 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/payloadcms__payload.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. | 14.9 hours (0.6 days) | 92.1 | 430 | 21 April to 18 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/payloadcms__payload.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 187.4 hours (7.8 days) | 64.9 | 374 | 21 April to 18 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/payloadcms__payload.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 121 | 52.7 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/payloadcms__payload.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 4.1 million downloads a month | 62.8 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/npm__payload.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.5733 | 57.3 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/payloadcms__payload.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 5 | 100.0 | 1,873 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/payloadcms__payload.json |
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/payloadcms__payload.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/payloadcms__payload.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | Written AI policy | 95.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/payloadcms__payload.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 57.5 | 57.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/payloadcms__payload.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 21.3% | 26.6 | 549 | 21 April to 18 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/payloadcms__payload.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 97.8333 | 97.8 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/payloadcms__payload.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. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/payloadcms__payload.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
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 1,469 of 4,044 | 58.58 | B | Rated |
| First-timer | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. | |||
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | 502 of 986 | 61.86 | B | Rated |
| AI-assisted | 1,547 of 4,002 | 59.19 | B | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-11-02
- Raw hash
- 996222991789b4c1df8d3c027e10827f4a50dd4ddedc480aac337a2f23c9f52e
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The full record is in data/2026-11-02/repos/52.json, under the key payloadcms/payload.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
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Porchlamp (2026). payloadcms/payload. Snapshot 2026-11-02. https://porchlamp.org/projects/payloadcms/payload/. CC BY 4.0.
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