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 treeverse/dvc, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 93% of 28 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,798 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
Rank2,798 of 3,219
Score38.18
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share93%
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
2,798 of 3,219
Score
38.18
Tier
D
Coverage
93% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 42.3 (coverage 100%), friction 67.9 (coverage 85%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness26.870%
Criticality58.0100%
Governance29.5100%
Rigor24.5100%
Accessibility49.3100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.30.0%37.51010 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/treeverse__dvc.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.92.9%0.02820 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/treeverse__dvc.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.27.3%34.111—primaryraw/author_history/treeverse__dvc.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.634.5 hours (26.4 days)25.91310 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/treeverse__dvc.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.6770.1——primaryraw/dependents/treeverse__dvc.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.1.6 million downloads a month66.1——primaryraw/downloads/pypi__dvc.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.38538.5——primaryraw/github_meta/treeverse__dvc.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.031—primaryraw/commits_365d/treeverse__dvc.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/treeverse__dvc.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/treeverse__dvc.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/treeverse__dvc.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.31.282131.313—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/treeverse__dvc.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.03210 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/treeverse__dvc.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.021—primaryraw/actions_runs/treeverse__dvc.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.50.0%100.016—primaryraw/author_history/treeverse__dvc.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/treeverse__dvc.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.12.5%25.08—primaryraw/author_history/treeverse__dvc.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,798 of 3,21938.18DRated
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-assisted3,450 of 3,69634.90DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
92f00dcd7e52e7a5f25f55ae74d5361893dad0f00ebbe60827ba7a1cad4cb92f

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/ba.json, under the key treeverse/dvc.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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