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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 SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader got a first human reply in a median of 5.4 days (13 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 35% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,277 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
Rank2,277 of 3,219
Score44.59
TierC
Median first reply5.4 days (130.2 hours)
14-day no-reply share35%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window19 April to 16 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,277 of 3,219
Score
44.59
Tier
C
Coverage
75% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 51.0 (coverage 68%), friction 57.0 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness28.475%
Criticality47.635%
Governance76.8100%
Rigor39.3100%
Accessibility28.885%

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.34.6%30.82620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.36.4%45.411—primaryraw/author_history/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.130.2 hours (5.4 days)14.01319 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.465.9 hours (19.4 days)34.21119 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.476547.6——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.4100.040—primaryraw/commits_365d/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.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/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6464.015—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.4.6%5.72219 April to 16 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.012—primaryraw/actions_runs/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.20.0%40.010—primaryraw/author_history/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/SteamDeckHomebrew__decky-loader.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
Balanced2,277 of 3,21944.59CRated
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 systems828 of 1,27649.43CRated
AI-assisted2,737 of 3,69643.37CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
66365e516ce547e83e45d46be91fd92c08d61995869e73f95d3d3514c8af71bd

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/37.json, under the key SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/steamdeckhomebrew/decky-loader/. CC BY 4.0.

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