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 YaoApp/yao, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 4% of 74 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 2,047 of 3,219 overall. It is not ranked for first-time contributors: not enough evidence to show under this lens.

Key facts
Rank2,047 of 3,219
Score46.75
TierC
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share4%
First-timer rankNot enough evidence to show under this lens.
EcosystemGo
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
2,047 of 3,219
Score
46.75
Tier
C
Coverage
80% · Ceiling A
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 28.3 (coverage 100%), friction 31.9 (coverage 65%)

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness97.550%
Criticality21.6100%
Governance50.5100%
Rigor24.8100%
Accessibility21.050%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.81.8%100.01118 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/YaoApp__yao.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.4.1%91.97420 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/YaoApp__yao.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
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.0.0 hours (0 days)99.98118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/YaoApp__yao.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.015.5——primaryraw/dependents/YaoApp__yao.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.0.285228.5——primaryraw/github_meta/YaoApp__yao.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.125.01,000—primaryraw/commits_365d/YaoApp__yao.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/YaoApp__yao.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/YaoApp__yao.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/YaoApp__yao.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.3232.081—proxy:review_ciraw/pr_window/YaoApp__yao.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.08118 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/YaoApp__yao.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.7070.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/YaoApp__yao.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/YaoApp__yao.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
Balanced2,047 of 3,21946.75CRated
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-assisted2,884 of 3,69642.18CRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
0b578290b03c9dd6a5a87e88e2bcb1dd244ede0a4b69be1397346d83818624c0

No suspicion flags on this repository.

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/e0.json, under the key YaoApp/yao.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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