uswds/uswds
What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.
Outside pull requests to uswds/uswds got a first human reply in a median of 3 days (160 pull requests, 19 April to 16 October 2026); 22% got none within 14 days. It ranks 1,132 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 677 of 1,525 (the top 45%).
| Rank | 1,132 of 3,219 |
|---|---|
| Score | 54.21 |
| Tier | C |
| Median first reply | 3 days (72.3 hours) |
| 14-day no-reply share | 22% |
| First-timer rank | 677 of 1,525 |
| Ecosystem | JavaScript |
| Window | 19 April to 16 October 2026 |
Composite
- Rank
- 1,132 of 3,219
- Score
- 54.21
- Tier
- C
- Coverage
- 98% · Full
- Quadrant
- Nursery
Coordinates: leverage 47.7 (coverage 100%), friction 39.3 (coverage 97%)
Five pillars
| Pillar | Score | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | 61.8 | 100% |
| Criticality | 40.6 | 100% |
| Governance | 59.3 | 100% |
| Rigor | 51.7 | 100% |
| Accessibility | 60.0 | 85% |
The measured parameters
Responsiveness
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days. | 89.3% | 100.0 | 75 | 19 April to 18 July 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/uswds__uswds.json |
| PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days. | 22.3% | 55.4 | 130 | 20 April to 17 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/uswds__uswds.json |
| First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged. | 65.8% | 82.2 | 38 | — | primaryraw/author_history/uswds__uswds.json |
| Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply. | 72.3 hours (3 days) | 35.2 | 160 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/uswds__uswds.json |
| Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged. | 828.4 hours (34.5 days) | 14.5 | 136 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/uswds__uswds.json |
Criticality
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each. | 48 | 41.6 | — | — | primaryraw/dependents/uswds__uswds.json |
| Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month. | 85,554 downloads a month | 28.9 | — | — | primaryraw/downloads/npm__uswds.json |
| OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals. | 0.4785 | 47.9 | — | — | primaryraw/github_meta/uswds__uswds.json |
Governance
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits. | 2 | 50.0 | 715 | — | primaryraw/commits_365d/uswds__uswds.json |
| Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA. | No CLA or sign-off found | 85.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/uswds__uswds.json |
| Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified. | No written path to becoming a maintainer | 40.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/uswds__uswds.json |
Rigor
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions. | Written AI policy | 95.0 | — | — | primaryraw/governance/uswds__uswds.json |
| Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100. | 35 | 35.0 | — | — | primaryraw/scorecard/uswds__uswds.json |
| Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review. | 24.6% | 30.8 | 187 | 19 April to 16 October 2026 | primaryraw/pr_window/uswds__uswds.json |
Accessibility
| Parameter | Value | Score | Count | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals. | 70 | 70.0 | 30 | — | primaryraw/actions_runs/uswds__uswds.json |
| Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days. | 42.9% | 85.7 | 7 | — | primaryraw/author_history/uswds__uswds.json |
| Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers. | 3 | 30.0 | — | — | primaryraw/gfi/uswds__uswds.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
| Persona | Rank | Score | Tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | 1,132 of 3,219 | 54.21 | C | Rated |
| First-timer | 677 of 1,525 | 57.74 | B | Rated |
| Career capital | This repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking. | |||
| Senior systems | Fewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor). | |||
| AI-assisted | 1,383 of 3,696 | 53.47 | C | Rated |
Integrity
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-17
- Raw hash
- d21b1a6f412d0ae4c05135d884dc6963f491442e8a3c9c3e0c995de701b8f63e
No suspicion flags on this repository.
The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/7f.json, under the key uswds/uswds.
How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.
Open an issue about this record and say what looks wrong.
Porchlamp (2026). uswds/uswds. Snapshot 2026-10-17. https://porchlamp.org/projects/uswds/uswds/. CC BY 4.0.
Similar projects
The ranked projects nearest this one in the same ecosystem.
- nock/nock (rank 1,121)
- resend/react-email (rank 1,124)
- pshenok/server-survival (rank 1,128)
- pcottle/learnGitBranching (rank 1,131)
- open-multi-agent/open-multi-agent (rank 1,140)