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First human reply

5.7 days

typical wait for an outside pull request, from 45 measured.

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

Outside pull requests to web-infra-dev/midscene got a first human reply in a median of 5.7 days (45 pull requests, 25 April to 22 October 2026); 47% got none within 14 days. It ranks 3,849 of 4,044 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank3,849 of 4,044
Score36.49
TierD
Median first reply5.7 days (137.3 hours)
14-day no-reply share47%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemJavaScript
Window25 April to 22 October 2026

Composite

Rank
3,849 of 4,044
Score
36.49
Tier
D
Coverage
65% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Crucible

Coordinates: leverage 54.7 (coverage 68%), friction 78.8 (coverage 68%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness16.255%
Criticality48.535%
Governance38.3100%
Rigor76.1100%
Accessibility8.350%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.Not shown: Collector failure
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.47.4%5.35727 April to 24 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/web-infra-dev__midscene.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.137.3 hours (5.7 days)12.14525 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/web-infra-dev__midscene.json
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.354.5 hours (14.8 days)44.93125 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/web-infra-dev__midscene.json

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.0.485148.5——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/web-infra-dev__midscene.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.01,236—primaryraw/commits_365d/web-infra-dev__midscene.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.Company CLA25.0——primaryraw/governance/web-infra-dev__midscene.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/web-infra-dev__midscene.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.Written AI policy95.0——primaryraw/governance/web-infra-dev__midscene.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.89.085589.1565—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/web-infra-dev__midscene.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.31.9%39.94725 April to 22 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/web-infra-dev__midscene.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.27.7527.87—primaryraw/actions_runs/web-infra-dev__midscene.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/web-infra-dev__midscene.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
Balanced3,849 of 4,04436.49DRated
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-assisted3,290 of 4,00246.15CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-11-05
Raw hash
cc4e6e0d86f02d73a455bf80b58a697ea4c74c2475c622a3de67e0c96b672b64

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-11-05/repos/cd.json, under the key web-infra-dev/midscene.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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Porchlamp (2026). web-infra-dev/midscene. Snapshot 2026-11-05. https://porchlamp.org/projects/web-infra-dev/midscene/. CC BY 4.0.

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