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

For ReactiveX/rxjs, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 91% of 11 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,697 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,697 of 4,044
Score40.19
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share91%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,697 of 4,044
Score
40.19
Tier
C
Coverage
72% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 68.4 (coverage 91%), friction 85.1 (coverage 55%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness0.015%
Criticality75.8100%
Governance41.5100%
Rigor73.970%
Accessibility12.485%

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.90.9%0.01127 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.42,17896.4——primaryraw/dependents/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.413.5 million downloads a month95.2——primaryraw/downloads/npm__rxjs.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.385838.6——primaryraw/github_meta/ReactiveX__rxjs.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0511—primaryraw/commits_365d/ReactiveX__rxjs.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/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.Merged pull requests all came from one organisation10.0——primaryraw/governance/ReactiveX__rxjs.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.5858.0——primaryraw/scorecard/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.06—primaryraw/actions_runs/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.06—primaryraw/author_history/ReactiveX__rxjs.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/ReactiveX__rxjs.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
Balanced3,697 of 4,04440.19CRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capital850 of 87242.63CRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted3,040 of 4,00248.48CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
ef1fafde1ed1250bccf2e768064b7333c2d1c4740186576a181e820f4c2f1fd5

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/60.json, under the key ReactiveX/rxjs.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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