PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-10-17

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

For state-spaces/mamba, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 96% of 67 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,339 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: this repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.

Key facts
Rank2,339 of 3,219
Score43.98
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share96%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,339 of 3,219
Score
43.98
Tier
C
Coverage
88% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 40.7 (coverage 100%), friction 49.5 (coverage 77%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness45.560%
Criticality38.2100%
Governance68.0100%
Rigor26.5100%
Accessibility36.585%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.66.7%83.32410 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/state-spaces__mamba.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.95.5%0.06720 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/state-spaces__mamba.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.25.9%32.427—primaryraw/author_history/state-spaces__mamba.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.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.341.2——primaryraw/dependents/state-spaces__mamba.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.56,817 downloads a month40.9——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__mamba.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.328232.8——primaryraw/github_meta/state-spaces__mamba.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.375.049—primaryraw/commits_365d/state-spaces__mamba.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/state-spaces__mamba.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/state-spaces__mamba.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/state-spaces__mamba.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.36.333336.316—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/state-spaces__mamba.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.04110 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/state-spaces__mamba.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.30.0%60.020—primaryraw/author_history/state-spaces__mamba.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/state-spaces__mamba.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.33.3%66.76—primaryraw/author_history/state-spaces__mamba.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,339 of 3,21943.98CRated
First-timerThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systems969 of 1,27644.33CRated
AI-assisted3,114 of 3,69639.88DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
88ddab93245fb4cd43b1648041da3f60269b14e12787edd18219f31458e3a0aa

closed_unread

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/22.json, under the key state-spaces/mamba.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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