PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-11-05

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

For pubkey/rxdb, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 35% of 17 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,731 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,731 of 4,044
Score39.55
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share35%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,731 of 4,044
Score
39.55
Tier
D
Coverage
74% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 52.9 (coverage 100%), friction 69.5 (coverage 53%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness27.825%
Criticality48.9100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor61.0100%
Accessibility7.450%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
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.35.3%29.41727 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/pubkey__rxdb.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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.626.8 hours (26.1 days)25.3623 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/pubkey__rxdb.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.9651.1——primaryraw/dependents/pubkey__rxdb.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.411,436 downloads a month45.6——primaryraw/downloads/npm__rxdb.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.489148.9——primaryraw/github_meta/pubkey__rxdb.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0661—primaryraw/commits_365d/pubkey__rxdb.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/pubkey__rxdb.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/pubkey__rxdb.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/pubkey__rxdb.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.5050.0——primaryraw/scorecard/pubkey__rxdb.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.33.3%41.71823 April to 20 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/pubkey__rxdb.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.24.833324.830—primaryraw/actions_runs/pubkey__rxdb.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.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/pubkey__rxdb.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

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,731 of 4,04439.55DRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
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-assisted3,391 of 4,00245.01CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
421417ce2a61ce9742144a13506dfceeb16fbedab26342c88bdadc8662059f82

closed_unread

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/6c.json, under the key pubkey/rxdb.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). pubkey/rxdb. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/pubkey/rxdb/. CC BY 4.0.

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