Is NixOS/hydra beginner-friendly?

67% of first-time pull requests to NixOS/hydra have been merged, with a median first review in no recent data.

What is the PR merge rate of NixOS/hydra?

77% of external (non-maintainer) pull requests to NixOS/hydra get merged.

A practical guide backed by NixOS/hydra's real pull-request history - not guesswork.

77%

PR merge rate

no recent data

First review

67%

First-timer success

A Tier

C-Rank

Browse NixOS/hydra's issue tracker for docs or small bug fixes. No labeled starter issues right now, so pick something small and self-contained.

Median first review lands within no recent data. Open your PR when maintainers are active rather than right before a weekend.

Outside PRs to this repo are merged at a 77% rate. Small, well-described PRs that pass CI consistently outperform large ones.

8 active maintainers review contributions here. Respond to comments promptly - responsiveness is the strongest predictor of getting merged.