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wavetermdev/waveterm

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

For wavetermdev/waveterm, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 97% of 61 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 3,133 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,133 of 3,219
Score29.11
TierD
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share97%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemGo
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,133 of 3,219
Score
29.11
Tier
D
Coverage
80% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Graveyard

Coordinates: leverage 31.6 (coverage 100%), friction 73.0 (coverage 65%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness26.250%
Criticality25.7100%
Governance29.5100%
Rigor42.9100%
Accessibility25.550%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.38.9%48.63610 April to 9 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.96.7%0.06120 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Collector failure
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.1317.9 hours (54.9 days)9.25910 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/wavetermdev__waveterm.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.5——primaryraw/dependents/wavetermdev__waveterm.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.0.37337.3——primaryraw/github_meta/wavetermdev__waveterm.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.0271—primaryraw/commits_365d/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/wavetermdev__waveterm.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.3636.074—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.010510 April to 7 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/wavetermdev__waveterm.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.8585.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Collector failure
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/wavetermdev__waveterm.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced3,133 of 3,21929.11DRated
First-timerNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
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-assisted3,545 of 3,69632.35DRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
11e2cb233dbbc34dc443044e0100aca31ac62c81e8321a13dcef4fe67658bec6

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The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/df.json, under the key wavetermdev/waveterm.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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