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projectdiscovery/katana

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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 projectdiscovery/katana got a first human reply in a median of 2.8 days (82 pull requests, 10 April to 7 October 2026); 7% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,379 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
Rank2,379 of 3,219
Score43.54
TierC
Median first reply2.8 days (68.1 hours)
14-day no-reply share7%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemGo
Window10 April to 7 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,379 of 3,219
Score
43.54
Tier
C
Coverage
92% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 43.8 (coverage 100%), friction 55.0 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness46.475%
Criticality42.5100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor41.4100%
Accessibility33.385%

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.7.4%85.36820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/projectdiscovery__katana.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.18.9%23.737—primaryraw/author_history/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.68.1 hours (2.8 days)37.48210 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.273.9 hours (11.4 days)60.610610 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/projectdiscovery__katana.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.547.6——primaryraw/dependents/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Not applicable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.367936.8——primaryraw/github_meta/projectdiscovery__katana.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0292—primaryraw/commits_365d/projectdiscovery__katana.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/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/projectdiscovery__katana.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.72.572.5——primaryraw/scorecard/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.1.1%1.417510 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/projectdiscovery__katana.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.022—primaryraw/actions_runs/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.22.2%44.49—primaryraw/author_history/projectdiscovery__katana.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/projectdiscovery__katana.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
Balanced2,379 of 3,21943.54CRated
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-assisted2,761 of 3,69643.19CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
085ce71a3f9148481ef046a7a58dba34327bf2f321f1474fda4fb4282d210416

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/77.json, under the key projectdiscovery/katana.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). projectdiscovery/katana. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/projectdiscovery/katana/. CC BY 4.0.

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