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Shannon Lite

KeygraphHQ/shannon

This is an AI security tool that automatically simulates hacker attacks. It combines code analysis with real testing to find and verify vulnerabilities, ensuring your software is safe before release.

Shannon Lite is an autonomous, white-box AI pentester for web applications and APIs. It analyzes your source code, identifies attack vectors, and executes real exploits to prove vulnerabilities before they reach production.

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This is an AI security tool that automatically simulates hacker attacks. It combines code analysis with real testing to find and verify vulnerabilities, ensuring your software is safe before release.

📂 Security & Privacy🤖 AI Related💻 TypeScript📄 AGPL-3.0

AI Summary

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What This Project Does

Simply put, it's an automated AI security auditor. It reads your code first, then actually attacks your website, reporting only vulnerabilities that truly work.

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What Problems It Solves

It solves the problem of traditional security testing happening once a year while code updates daily. It tests every day so vulnerabilities don't reach production.

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Who It's For

1. Development teams responsible for web security

2. CTOs wanting automated security workflows

3. Startups releasing code frequently

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Typical Use Cases

1. Running automated security tests on every code commit

2. Final comprehensive security check before launch

3. Internal employee hack simulation drills

Key Strengths & Highlights

It doesn't just scan; it actually exploits vulnerabilities (like injection, XSS). Only verified issues are reported, reducing false positives, and it runs fully automatically.

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Getting Started Requirements

Requires basic command line knowledge, needs deployment on local or server, suitable for teams with technical background, individual developers can try it too.

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Purpose

Suitable for teams wanting deep security validation on every code change, especially companies with limited resources for external audits. Not suitable for users needing formal compliance reports or with no technical knowledge.

Project Info

Primary Language
TypeScript
Default Branch
main
License
AGPL-3.0
Created
Sep 27, 2025
Last Commit
2 days ago
Last Push
2 days ago
Indexed
Apr 22, 2026