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RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng

C and C++

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

Outside pull requests to RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng got a first human reply in a median of 8.1 hours (16 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 0% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,034 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,034 of 3,219
Score46.88
TierC
Median first reply8.1 hours
14-day no-reply share0%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemC and C++
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,034 of 3,219
Score
46.88
Tier
C
Coverage
79% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 35.5 (coverage 100%), friction 36.7 (coverage 65%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness96.255%
Criticality37.5100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor22.4100%
Accessibility0.035%

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.0.0%100.02220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.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.8.1 hours (0.3 days)100.01619 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.117.6 hours (4.9 days)79.32019 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Not applicable
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.0.374537.5——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0331—primaryraw/commits_365d/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.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/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.22.522.5——primaryraw/scorecard/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.3.7%4.62719 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/RMerl__asuswrt-merlin.ng.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
Balanced2,034 of 3,21946.88CRated
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-assisted2,885 of 3,69642.15CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
f51a70dd2ae0218093c69dd72231c2910e9916f171e057346a162953d18a5549

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/7f.json, under the key RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/rmerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/. CC BY 4.0.

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