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StarTrail-org/PixelRAG

Python

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

Outside pull requests to StarTrail-org/PixelRAG got a first human reply in a median of 3.1 days (24 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 22% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,537 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,407 of 1,525 (the bottom 8%).

Key facts
Rank2,537 of 3,219
Score41.70
TierC
Median first reply3.1 days (75.1 hours)
14-day no-reply share22%
First-timer rank1,407 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,537 of 3,219
Score
41.70
Tier
C
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 35.1 (coverage 100%), friction 47.3 (coverage 90%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness63.9100%
Criticality20.1100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor43.9100%
Accessibility15.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.95.5%100.06618 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.21.8%56.311920 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.69.2%86.526—primaryraw/author_history/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.75.1 hours (3.1 days)33.92418 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.551.9 hours (23 days)30.111518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.1,193 downloads a month13.6——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__PixelRAG.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.295629.6——primaryraw/github_meta/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0108—primaryraw/commits_365d/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.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/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.35.701135.7116—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.3.1%3.813118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.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/StarTrail-org__PixelRAG.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
Balanced2,537 of 3,21941.70CRated
First-timer1,407 of 1,52542.16CRated
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-assisted2,846 of 3,69642.57CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
db59329469437bf47238f8e10d2c35ee10a4b3053a78384226a73ecf3f0900c5

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/17.json, under the key StarTrail-org/PixelRAG.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). StarTrail-org/PixelRAG. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/startrail-org/pixelrag/. CC BY 4.0.

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