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 vercel/chatbot, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 100% of 22 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,904 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
Rank2,904 of 3,219
Score36.22
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share100%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,904 of 3,219
Score
36.22
Tier
D
Coverage
72% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 39.7 (coverage 68%), friction 62.8 (coverage 77%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness33.160%
Criticality32.635%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor38.7100%
Accessibility14.385%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.63.6%79.51110 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__chatbot.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.100.0%0.02220 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__chatbot.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.0.0%0.024—primaryraw/author_history/vercel__chatbot.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: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.325632.6——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/vercel__chatbot.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.074—primaryraw/commits_365d/vercel__chatbot.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/vercel__chatbot.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/vercel__chatbot.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/vercel__chatbot.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.66.666766.715—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/vercel__chatbot.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.01910 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__chatbot.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/vercel__chatbot.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.6.7%13.315—primaryraw/author_history/vercel__chatbot.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/vercel__chatbot.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
Balanced2,904 of 3,21936.22DRated
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 systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted3,325 of 3,69636.99DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
a7fe86ecf006edf52b742986f6f14365c3e9d5d62c473a093d8e162f8180079e

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The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/da.json, under the key vercel/chatbot.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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