spring-projects/spring-boot
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to spring-projects/spring-boot got a first human reply in a median of 12.4 hours (229 pull requests, 17 April to 14 October 2026); 14% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,090 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.
| Rank | 2,090 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 46.33 |
| Tier | C |
| Median first reply | 12.4 hours |
| 14-day no-reply share | 14% |
| First-timer rank | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. |
| Ecosystem | Java |
| Window | 17 April to 14 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 2,090 of 3,219
- Score
- 46.33
- Tier
- C
- Coverage
- 88% · Ceiling A
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 36.9 (coverage 100%), friction 39.3 (coverage 80%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 85.6 | 80% |
| Criticality | 26.0 | 100% |
| Governance | 55.8 | 100% |
| Rigor | 42.5 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 6.0 | 50% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | 95.8% | 100.0 | 166 | 17 April to 16 July 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 13.6% | 72.8 | 324 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/spring-projects__spring-boot.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. | 12.4 hours (0.5 days) | 98.7 | 229 | 17 April to 14 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 550.8 hours (23 days) | 29.8 | 232 | 17 April to 14 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 0 | 4.9 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/spring-projects__spring-boot.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. | 0.5006 | 50.1 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 1 | 25.0 | 979 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/spring-projects__spring-boot.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/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | No written AI policy | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 67.5 | 67.5 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 9.5% | 11.8 | 423 | 17 April to 14 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/spring-projects__spring-boot.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 20 | 20.0 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/spring-projects__spring-boot.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. | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/spring-projects__spring-boot.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
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 2,090 of 3,219 | 46.33 | C | Rated |
| First-timer | Not enough evidence to show under this lens. | |||
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | Fewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor). | |||
| AI-assisted | 2,411 of 3,696 | 46.17 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- 73d6ec0e604cb0fd7ee5c7b1fd55c22d68fe82b616b37777c95df25706fa200e
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/c6.json, under the key spring-projects/spring-boot.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
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Porchlamp (2026). spring-projects/spring-boot. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/spring-projects/spring-boot/. CC BY 4.0.
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