kgateway-dev/kgateway - Open Source PR Review Scorecard

The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway

C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 58/100

External PR Merge Rate: 65%

Response Time: 3d

First Timer Success: 52%

Frequently Asked Questions

Is kgateway-dev/kgateway welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?

kgateway-dev/kgateway has a recorded first-timer success rate of 52.0%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.

How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?

Maintainers in kgateway-dev/kgateway respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 69.3 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.

What does the 57.7 C-Rank™ score (A Tier) represent?

The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 57.7 places kgateway-dev/kgateway in the A tier.

What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for kgateway-dev/kgateway?

The external contributor pull request merge rate for kgateway-dev/kgateway is 65.5%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.

Are there Good First Issues available in kgateway-dev/kgateway?

kgateway-dev/kgateway currently has 7 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".

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Review Persona

High-Friction Gatekeeper

Warmth Score
5.6/10
Patience Score
6.5/10
Nitpick Rate
57%

Rigorous architecture standards (87% critical review signals). Ensure PRs strictly follow guidelines before requesting review in kgateway-dev/kgateway.

Top PR Submission Do's

  • Add unit tests with >80% coverage for modified code paths
  • Run repository linter and code formatters locally before pushing
  • Link relevant GitHub issue ID in PR description pre-flight checklist

Top PR Friction Pitfalls (Don'ts)

  • Do not submit unlinked PRs without referencing an existing issue
  • Do not mix refactoring and feature logic into a single commit
  • Do not ping maintainers repeatedly within 24 hours of opening
Response Velocity
2 days+
Standard maintainer review cycle

Average Response Latency

Tracks hours until a maintainer leaves a review, comment, or PR response.

Merge Efficiency
65.5%
Moderate PR acceptance rate

External Acceptance Rate

Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.

First-Timer Success
52.0%
Strong first-timer PR acceptance rate

First PR Conversion

Rate at which developers submitting their first repository PR succeed.

Active Maintainers
40 core
Highly collaborative maintainer core
Diagnostic Health HUD
65.5%
Merge Gauge
52.0%
1st-Timer
Community Vibe42/100

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Active Good First Issues (5)

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kgateway version v2.4.0-main Kubernetes Version v1.35.5 Describe the bug The kgateway.dev/signature-algorithms listener TLS option (#14281) is comma-split without validating algorithm names or dropping empty entries (ApplySignatureAlgorithms in pkg/kgateway/translator/sslutils/ssl_utils.go), so a typo (rsa_pss_rsae_sha255) or a trailing comma (rsa_pss_rsae_sha256,) reaches Envoy and is NACKed: gRPC config for type.googleapis.com/envoy.config.listener.v3.Listener rejected: Error adding/updating listener(s) listener~8443: Failed to initialize TLS signature algorithms bogus_alg Three consequences, all verified live on v2.4.0-main: The listener condition still reports Programmed=True while the data plane rejected it. A brand-new listener never comes up: the Service exposes the port, all Gateway status conditions are healthy (Accepted=True / ResolvedRefs=True / Programmed=True), but Envoy never creates the listener — connections are refused (curl exit 7). On an existing working listener

📅 Opened Jul 22, 2026💬 1 comment
Quality: 50/100Contribute

kgateway version v2.2.0 (also missing in v2.3.0-rc.2 as of writing) Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. ListenerPolicy.spec.default currently exposes access logging only under httpSettings.accessLog, which translates to Envoy's HTTP Connection Manager. There is no equivalent field for listeners that terminate or pass through non-HTTP traffic, so connections served by TCPRoute or TLSRoute on the same Gateway cannot be access-logged at all. This breaks observability parity for Gateways that serve a mix of protocols. A Gateway that terminates HTTPS for HTTPRoutes and forwards plain TCP (or terminates TLS) for L4 workloads via TCPRoute / TLSRoute on distinct ports gets full per-request logs for the HTTP path and zero per-connection visibility on the L4 path — no client address, no SNI for TLS, no byte counts, no connection duration, no response flags. That makes capacity work, incident response, and per-tenant attribution impossible for the TCP path. We verifie

📅 Opened May 12, 2026💬 5 comments
Quality: 40/100Contribute

kgateway version v2.2 Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. There have been quite a few times where a desired feature or configuration is not supported by kgateway, but is supported by envoy. In our other Envoy based system (Istio, which we use for our service mesh), we have the ability to apply patches directly into the config using their EnvoyFilter resource. Describe the solution you'd like It would be great if there was a resource, similar to Istios EnvoyFilter or Envoy Gateways EnvoyPatchPolicy to allow the more adventurous amongst us to more directly control envoy when the abstraction doesn't quite do what we need. Describe alternatives you've considered No response Additional Context Whilst I think on balance this would be a good feature, and give users a break glass mechanism when faced with something that the need that is not (yet) supported natively, there are risks/downsides too, e.g. security implications for misconfiguration.

📅 Opened Mar 16, 2026💬 2 comments
Quality: 30/100Contribute

kgateway version v2.2.0 Kubernetes Version 1.34.5 Describe the bug Using TrafficPolicy's buffer.maxRequestSize to restrict the maximum allowed size of requests functionally works, however it does so by adding an Envoy Buffer to the relevant filter chains, which results in all request payloads to fully buffer in memory before being sent to the client. In the cases where clients send large payloads, this results in excessive memory usage on the kgateway pods that can easily result in OOM's. Ideally it should be possible to restrict the max request size, without forcing requests to be fully buffered. If in practicality this is not possible with Envoy, potentially an option to enable file system buffering (https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/http/http_filters/file_system_buffer_filter) would be appropriate, to take the memory pressure off kgateway. Related: #13641 Expected Behavior When using maxRequestSize, large client payloads should be safe from bringing down kgat

📅 Opened Mar 11, 2026💬 5 comments
Quality: 30/100Contribute

Create a GH workflow that syncs issues from this repo labeled with kind/ingress-nginx to the kgateway-dev/ingress2gateway repo. This will help ensure we continue supporting automated ingress-nginx migrations after the feature has been implemented.

📅 Opened Mar 11, 2026💬 6 comments
Quality: 15/100Contribute
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Contributor Compatibility & Review Speed Analysis for kgateway-dev/kgateway

When evaluating whether to contribute to kgateway-dev/kgateway, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.

Currently, maintainers of kgateway-dev/kgateway acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 2 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 65.5% were successfully merged into the primary branch.

Frequently Asked Questions - Contributing to kgateway-dev/kgateway

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Is kgateway-dev/kgateway welcoming to first-time open-source contributors?

kgateway-dev/kgateway has a recorded first-timer success rate of 52.0%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.

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How fast can I expect code review feedback on my pull request?

The initial maintainer response time averages ~2 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.

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What does the 57.7 C-Rank™ score represent?

The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 57.7 places kgateway-dev/kgateway in the Welcoming tier.

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What is the external contributor pull request merge rate for kgateway-dev/kgateway?

The external pull request merge rate is 65.5%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.

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Are there beginner Good First Issues open in kgateway-dev/kgateway?

Yes, kgateway-dev/kgateway currently has 7 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.

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