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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 servo/html5ever got a first human reply in a median of 3.9 days (15 pull requests, 11 April to 8 October 2026); 19% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,028 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank1,028 of 3,219
Score55.10
TierB
Median first reply3.9 days (92.8 hours)
14-day no-reply share19%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemRust
Window11 April to 8 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,028 of 3,219
Score
55.10
Tier
B
Coverage
89% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 62.9 (coverage 100%), friction 50.0 (coverage 78%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness37.955%
Criticality66.5100%
Governance73.3100%
Rigor50.0100%
Accessibility45.5100%

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.18.8%62.51620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/servo__html5ever.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.92.8 hours (3.9 days)26.21511 April to 8 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/servo__html5ever.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.402.6 hours (16.8 days)36.21111 April to 8 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/servo__html5ever.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.16578.2——primaryraw/dependents/servo__html5ever.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.14.3 million downloads a month84.0——primaryraw/downloads/crates__html5ever.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.407640.8——primaryraw/github_meta/servo__html5ever.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.375.065—primaryraw/commits_365d/servo__html5ever.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Sign-off on commits (DCO)100.0——primaryraw/governance/servo__html5ever.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/servo__html5ever.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/servo__html5ever.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.72.572.5——primaryraw/scorecard/servo__html5ever.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.24.0%30.02511 April to 8 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/servo__html5ever.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/servo__html5ever.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.85.7%100.07—primaryraw/author_history/servo__html5ever.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/servo__html5ever.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.06—primaryraw/author_history/servo__html5ever.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,028 of 3,21955.10BRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capital492 of 79855.97BRated
Senior systems428 of 1,27659.57BRated
AI-assisted1,323 of 3,69653.93CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
10565df2b00359d81d6f47e648e49d4cacd7d23bab3c7335675a16a9c9095b29

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/27.json, under the key servo/html5ever.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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