PorchlampFind the projects that leave the light on.2026-11-05

What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 5 November 2026.

For TheR1D/shell_gpt, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 79% of 14 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (27 April to 24 October 2026). It ranks 3,824 of 4,044 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
Rank3,824 of 4,044
Score37.22
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share79%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemPython
Window27 April to 24 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,824 of 4,044
Score
37.22
Tier
D
Coverage
64% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 41.7 (coverage 72%), friction 66.2 (coverage 54%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness7.935%
Criticality33.8100%
Governance64.265%
Rigor40.030%
Accessibility52.985%

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.78.6%0.01427 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.11.1%13.99—primaryraw/author_history/TheR1D__shell_gpt.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.346.3——primaryraw/dependents/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.10,053 downloads a month24.6——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__shell_gpt.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.260226.0——primaryraw/github_meta/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
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.100100.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.42.9%85.77—primaryraw/author_history/TheR1D__shell_gpt.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/TheR1D__shell_gpt.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
Balanced3,824 of 4,04437.22DRated
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 systems967 of 98639.72DRated
AI-assistedNot enough evidence to show under this lens.

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
1584a626f873b9d05918378f49722ff128b8380b58996d8095a95da54d912f65

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/d4.json, under the key TheR1D/shell_gpt.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). TheR1D/shell_gpt. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/ther1d/shell_gpt/. CC BY 4.0.

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