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platformio/platformio-core

Python

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

For platformio/platformio-core, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 48% of 21 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,721 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,393 of 1,525 (the bottom 9%).

Key facts
Rank2,721 of 3,219
Score39.51
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share48%
First-timer rank1,393 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,721 of 3,219
Score
39.51
Tier
D
Coverage
70% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 38.0 (coverage 68%), friction 62.7 (coverage 73%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness30.345%
Criticality45.035%
Governance29.5100%
Rigor32.0100%
Accessibility66.5100%

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.47.6%4.82120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/platformio__platformio-core.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.41.2%51.517—primaryraw/author_history/platformio__platformio-core.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.629.3 hours (26.2 days)26.2618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/platformio__platformio-core.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.0.450545.1——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/platformio__platformio-core.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0123—primaryraw/commits_365d/platformio__platformio-core.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/platformio__platformio-core.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/platformio__platformio-core.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/platformio__platformio-core.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.5050.0——primaryraw/scorecard/platformio__platformio-core.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.01818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/platformio__platformio-core.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.00.015—primaryraw/actions_runs/platformio__platformio-core.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.42.9%85.714—primaryraw/author_history/platformio__platformio-core.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.990.0——primaryraw/gfi/platformio__platformio-core.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.16.7%33.36—primaryraw/author_history/platformio__platformio-core.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,721 of 3,21939.51DRated
First-timer1,393 of 1,52542.68CRated
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-assisted3,303 of 3,69637.34DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
e2d1b7745866cc4d784e9ffe8ec3ef155766ea8819372b516b36f4a587b7d35a

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/05.json, under the key platformio/platformio-core.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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