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squidfunk/mkdocs-material

Python

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

For squidfunk/mkdocs-material, the reply time and the share with no reply within 14 days both have too small a sample to measure (0 and 8 pull requests counted; 10 needed). It ranks 783 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 896 of 1,525 (the bottom 42%).

Key facts
Rank783 of 3,219
Score57.09
TierB
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share—
First-timer rank896 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window—

Composite

Rank
783 of 3,219
Score
57.09
Tier
B
Coverage
80% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Sweet Spot

Coordinates: leverage 58.0 (coverage 100%), friction 42.6 (coverage 62%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness69.230%
Criticality74.7100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor35.2100%
Accessibility38.285%

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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.44.4%55.69—primaryraw/author_history/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
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.16.5 hours (0.7 days)96.41018 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.1,34394.0——primaryraw/dependents/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.11.7 million downloads a month80.9——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__mkdocs-material.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.483248.3——primaryraw/github_meta/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.099—primaryraw/commits_365d/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.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/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.52.552.5——primaryraw/scorecard/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.5.9%7.31718 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.100100.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.25.0%50.016—primaryraw/author_history/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/squidfunk__mkdocs-material.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
Balanced783 of 3,21957.09BRated
First-timer896 of 1,52554.25CRated
Career capital386 of 79858.73BRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,541 of 3,69652.50CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
1f1b545a27438dc2aac370f1acf0602403eeeb9fed6ac083c7fe7850bd08b95f

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/2e.json, under the key squidfunk/mkdocs-material.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). squidfunk/mkdocs-material. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/. CC BY 4.0.

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