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 tursodatabase/libsql, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 95% of 22 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,026 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
Rank3,026 of 3,219
Score33.15
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share95%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemC and C++
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,026 of 3,219
Score
33.15
Tier
D
Coverage
79% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 40.5 (coverage 91%), friction 72.9 (coverage 68%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness0.035%
Criticality34.2100%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor38.570%
Accessibility46.5100%

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.95.5%0.02220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/tursodatabase__libsql.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.07—primaryraw/author_history/tursodatabase__libsql.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.Not shown: Not applicable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Not applicable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.341634.2——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/tursodatabase__libsql.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0100—primaryraw/commits_365d/tursodatabase__libsql.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/tursodatabase__libsql.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/tursodatabase__libsql.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/tursodatabase__libsql.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.37.454537.511—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/tursodatabase__libsql.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.100100.014—primaryraw/actions_runs/tursodatabase__libsql.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.40.0%80.015—primaryraw/author_history/tursodatabase__libsql.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.110.0——primaryraw/gfi/tursodatabase__libsql.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.06—primaryraw/author_history/tursodatabase__libsql.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,026 of 3,21933.15DRated
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-assisted3,498 of 3,69633.86DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
92fac7e8be211ee382c1a1fa42bafc3359f217e09f2f4cdca8743b49e92970ff

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/1c.json, under the key tursodatabase/libsql.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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

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