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Web application security testing is evolving fast, and Shannon Lite is at the forefront of this transformation. Developed by KeygraphHQ, this open-source autonomous penetration testing tool brings AI-driven vulnerability discovery directly to your development workflow — analyzing source code, identifying attack vectors, and even executing real exploits to prove weaknesses before they reach production.

Shannon Lite is an autonomous, white-box AI pentester designed for web applications and APIs. Unlike traditional black-box scanners, it digs into your source code to understand the logic, then proactively identifies and validates security vulnerabilities using real attack techniques. It is lightweight, fast, and built for developers who want security integrated into their CI/CD pipeline without the overhead of manual audits.

  • Autonomous Vulnerability Discovery — AI analyzes your codebase end-to-end, uncovering OWASP Top 10 issues, business logic flaws, and API-specific vulnerabilities without manual intervention.
  • White-Box Analysis — Full source code visibility means deeper, more accurate findings compared to traditional black-box scanning approaches.
  • Real Exploit Execution — Shannon Lite doesn't just identify vulnerabilities — it validates them by executing real attack payloads to confirm exploitability.
  • API Security Focus — Purpose-built for REST and GraphQL APIs, covering authentication bypass, injection, rate limiting issues, and more.
  • CI/CD Integration Ready — Designed for automation, it can plug into GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and other pipelines for continuous security testing.

# Install via npm
npm install -g @keygraph/shannon

# Run a scan against a local target
shannon scan --target http://localhost:3000 --source ./my-app

# Run with verbose output
shannon scan --target https://api.example.com --source ./backend --verbose

# Export results as JSON
shannon scan --target https://api.example.com --source ./backend --output report.json

As web applications grow in complexity, manual security reviews simply cannot keep pace. Shannon Lite bridges this gap by delivering autonomous, AI-powered penetration testing that is fast, thorough, and developer-friendly. Whether you are a solo developer or part of a security team, adding Shannon Lite to your toolkit means catching critical vulnerabilities earlier — when they are cheapest to fix.

Ready to harden your web applications? Head over to the Shannon GitHub repository and start scanning today.

This project is created by @KeygraphHQ - GitHub