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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 Shopify/toxiproxy got a first human reply in a median of 2.3 days (38 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 54% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,787 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,787 of 3,219
Score38.39
TierD
Median first reply2.3 days (54.7 hours)
14-day no-reply share54%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemGo
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,787 of 3,219
Score
38.39
Tier
D
Coverage
74% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 49.4 (coverage 93%), friction 72.0 (coverage 57%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness26.655%
Criticality62.0100%
Governance31.965%
Rigor40.1100%
Accessibility25.550%

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.53.8%0.01320 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Shopify__toxiproxy.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.54.7 hours (2.3 days)45.33818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Shopify__toxiproxy.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1197.8 hours (49.9 days)10.53218 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Shopify__toxiproxy.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.89082.9——primaryraw/dependents/Shopify__toxiproxy.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.0.382538.3——primaryraw/github_meta/Shopify__toxiproxy.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/Shopify__toxiproxy.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/Shopify__toxiproxy.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/Shopify__toxiproxy.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/Shopify__toxiproxy.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.8.3%10.44818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/Shopify__toxiproxy.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/Shopify__toxiproxy.json
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/Shopify__toxiproxy.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
Balanced2,787 of 3,21938.39DRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capital786 of 79840.94CRated
Senior systems1,006 of 1,27642.99CRated
AI-assisted3,170 of 3,69639.11DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
60534732893c69589ee4c784b5e0b81b5e97f82a7a398c0bc4c8ad0482d75f22

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/69.json, under the key Shopify/toxiproxy.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). Shopify/toxiproxy. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/shopify/toxiproxy/. CC BY 4.0.

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