Keep the Why: a repo-native convention and agent skill that preserves the reasoning behind a codebase as a byproduct of working with your agent — so it stops re-suggesting rejected approaches, gives better answers, speeds up onboarding, and makes legacy projects tractable again.
C-Rank Grade: B (Solid) - 77/100
External PR Merge Rate: 99%
Response Time: 2d
First Timer Success: 100%
oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why has a recorded first-timer success rate of 100.0%. Repositories ranked B typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 42.6 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
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 77.2 places oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why in the B tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why is 98.8%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why currently has 2 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
Keep the Why: a repo-native convention and agent skill that preserves the reasoning behind a codebase as a byproduct of working with your agent — so it stops re-suggesting rejected approaches, gives better answers, speeds up onboarding, and makes legacy projects tractable again.
Highly welcoming maintainers in oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why. Prompt code reviews with positive guidance for new contributors.
Discussions in oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why focus heavily on practical implementation feedback, code formatting standards, and issue reproduction details.
Unlinked PRs without issue context and changes that fail automated test suites face the highest review friction.
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Maintainers are most responsive around 14:00 UTC (14:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Tuesday - Thursday from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC (14:00 - 18:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~28 hours (96% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~204 hours (44% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
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When evaluating whether to contribute to oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why, 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 oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 1 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 98.8% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why has a recorded first-timer success rate of 100.0%. Repositories ranked Solid typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~1 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rankâ„¢ 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 77.2 places oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why in the Solid tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 98.8%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-why currently has 2 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
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