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SWE-agent/mini-swe-agent

Python

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

Outside pull requests to SWE-agent/mini-swe-agent got a first human reply in a median of 21.4 hours (35 pull requests, 18 April to 15 October 2026); 59% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,724 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
Rank1,724 of 3,219
Score49.50
TierC
Median first reply21.4 hours
14-day no-reply share59%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window18 April to 15 October 2026

Composite

Rank
1,724 of 3,219
Score
49.50
Tier
C
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 41.8 (coverage 100%), friction 42.9 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness63.3100%
Criticality38.2100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor42.1100%
Accessibility51.5100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.75.0%93.83618 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.59.1%0.06620 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.39.0%48.841—primaryraw/author_history/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.21.4 hours (0.9 days)79.13518 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.213.1 hours (8.9 days)63.92318 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.9——primaryraw/dependents/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.11.6 million downloads a month80.7——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__mini-swe-agent.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.331833.2——primaryraw/github_meta/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0329—primaryraw/commits_365d/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.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/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.30.095230.135—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.4.1%5.14918 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.08—primaryraw/actions_runs/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.50.0%100.020—primaryraw/author_history/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.30.0%60.010—primaryraw/author_history/SWE-agent__mini-swe-agent.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced1,724 of 3,21949.50CRated
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 systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted2,202 of 3,69647.74CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
e82b2186755d5b61fc0fda4f768b46c7e972b3018a930f36967c2749e6533a12

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/ff.json, under the key SWE-agent/mini-swe-agent.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). SWE-agent/mini-swe-agent. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/swe-agent/mini-swe-agent/. CC BY 4.0.

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