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 svg/svgo, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 81% of 26 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,716 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,716 of 3,219
Score39.60
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share81%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,716 of 3,219
Score
39.60
Tier
D
Coverage
72% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 63.6 (coverage 91%), friction 79.8 (coverage 55%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness0.015%
Criticality72.7100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor51.470%
Accessibility12.485%

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.80.8%0.02620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/svg__svgo.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
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.4,47586.2——primaryraw/dependents/svg__svgo.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.162.8 million downloads a month91.0——primaryraw/downloads/npm__svgo.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.442644.3——primaryraw/github_meta/svg__svgo.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.051—primaryraw/commits_365d/svg__svgo.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/svg__svgo.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/svg__svgo.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/svg__svgo.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.6060.0——primaryraw/scorecard/svg__svgo.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.Not shown: Insufficient sample size

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.023—primaryraw/actions_runs/svg__svgo.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.0.0%0.06—primaryraw/author_history/svg__svgo.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/svg__svgo.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
Balanced2,716 of 3,21939.60DRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
Career capital782 of 79841.96CRated
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted2,832 of 3,69642.67CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
fddfe0475f5ca322f13e85f67591ac5a0918d81721437179a184ab453cc2b362

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/61.json, under the key svg/svgo.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). svg/svgo. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/svg/svgo/. CC BY 4.0.

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