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What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

Outside pull requests to vxcontrol/pentagi got a first human reply in a median of 8.8 days (39 pull requests, 10 April to 7 October 2026); 64% got none within 14 days. It ranks 2,829 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
Rank2,829 of 3,219
Score37.58
TierD
Median first reply8.8 days (212.0 hours)
14-day no-reply share64%
First-timer rankThis repository does not show a low enough barrier for a first-time contributor.
EcosystemGo
Window10 April to 7 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,829 of 3,219
Score
37.58
Tier
D
Coverage
100% · Full
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 34.3 (coverage 100%), friction 58.7 (coverage 100%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness33.9100%
Criticality25.2100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor38.4100%
Accessibility46.3100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.90.3%100.03110 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.63.5%0.07420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.29.8%37.247—primaryraw/author_history/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.212.0 hours (8.8 days)0.03910 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.1041.1 hours (43.4 days)14.35210 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vxcontrol__pentagi.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.5——primaryraw/dependents/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
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.0.363836.4——primaryraw/github_meta/vxcontrol__pentagi.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0947—primaryraw/commits_365d/vxcontrol__pentagi.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/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/vxcontrol__pentagi.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.2424.053—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.9%1.210710 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/vxcontrol__pentagi.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.100100.08—primaryraw/actions_runs/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.37.5%75.016—primaryraw/author_history/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/vxcontrol__pentagi.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.16.7%33.36—primaryraw/author_history/vxcontrol__pentagi.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced2,829 of 3,21937.58DRated
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-assisted3,292 of 3,69637.48DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
3b685722f0016c83f1a9f4bf4f31cb70d1fe0bce8ec24ce3454cc556a8286f06

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/dd.json, under the key vxcontrol/pentagi.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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