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

First human reply

2.9 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 13 measured.

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

Outside pull requests to vercel/satori got a first human reply in a median of 2.9 days (13 pull requests, 25 April to 22 October 2026); 73% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,320 of 4,044 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 1,708 of 1,904 (the bottom 11%).

Key facts
Rank3,320 of 4,044
Score45.04
TierC
Median first reply2.9 days (69.3 hours)
14-day no-reply share73%
First-timer rank1,708 of 1,904
EcosystemJavaScript
Window25 April to 22 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,320 of 4,044
Score
45.04
Tier
C
Coverage
94% · Full
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 45.4 (coverage 100%), friction 55.9 (coverage 88%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness35.875%
Criticality52.6100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor30.1100%
Accessibility55.5100%

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.73.2%0.04127 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__satori.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.58.3%72.912—primaryraw/author_history/vercel__satori.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.69.3 hours (2.9 days)36.81325 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__satori.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1008.1 hours (42 days)12.41825 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__satori.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.4946.5——primaryraw/dependents/vercel__satori.json
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.17.7 million downloads a month74.1——primaryraw/downloads/npm__satori.json
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.441844.2——primaryraw/github_meta/vercel__satori.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0144—primaryraw/commits_365d/vercel__satori.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__satori.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__satori.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/vercel__satori.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.37.7637.8125—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/vercel__satori.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.8.0%10.02525 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vercel__satori.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/vercel__satori.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.50.0%100.012—primaryraw/author_history/vercel__satori.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/vercel__satori.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.33.3%66.76—primaryraw/author_history/vercel__satori.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,320 of 4,04445.04CRated
First-timer1,708 of 1,90445.02CRated
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-assisted3,676 of 4,00241.34CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
e423b0d312e2f86d9a54257e76dc4732f5bdaba84deb9a3b7de93481c2a66b1b

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/aa.json, under the key vercel/satori.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). vercel/satori. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/vercel/satori/. CC BY 4.0.

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