Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/KeygraphHQ/shannon/vs/TryGhost/Ghost
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/KeygraphHQ/shannon/vs/TryGhost/Ghost.md
Description: shannon and Ghost share 4 technologies: handlebars, js-yaml, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.

# shannon vs Ghost

shannon and Ghost share 4 technologies: handlebars, js-yaml, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [KeygraphHQ/shannon](https://seerepo.com/r/KeygraphHQ/shannon): Shannon is an 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.
- [TryGhost/Ghost](https://seerepo.com/r/TryGhost/Ghost): Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: handlebars, js-yaml, Ajv, ajv-formats
- Only in shannon: @clack/prompts, Pi, typebox
- Only in Ghost: Vite, React, React Router, Preact, bson-objectid, Sentry, Express, @isaacs/ttlcache, bullmq, cache-manager, lru-cache, Stripe, Mailgun, Hono, Tailwind CSS, sonner, Radix UI, React Hook Form, html2canvas-pro, dompurify, Zod, @hookform/resolvers, @codemirror/theme-one-dark, CodeMirror, xyflow, @uiw/react-codemirror, dnd-kit, @floating-ui/react-dom, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, Lucide, papaparse, validator, Headless UI, tiptap, react-day-picker, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, recharts, cmdk, @number-flow/react, react-dropzone, country-flag-icons, knex, jsonwebtoken, express-session, otplib, cookie-session, jose, Cheerio, sanitize-html, sharp, entities, file-type, image-size, html-to-text, node-html-markdown, probe-image-size, rss, cron-validate, lexical, markdown-it, markdown-it-footnote, markdown-it-mark, markdown-it-sub, markdown-it-sup, emoji-mart, @lezer/highlight, react-colorful, react-error-boundary, @lexical/markdown, prop-types, nodemailer

## Side by side

| | shannon | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 53,041 lines written, 209 code files | 1,229,446 lines written, 4,191 code files |
| Who writes it | 17.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 1.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 269 commits, 51,261 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 51,839 commits, 55,684 stars |
| Tests | 4 test files. 1.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,676 test files. 39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, shannon or Ghost?

Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; shannon has 53,041.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

### Which has more GitHub stars, shannon or Ghost?

Ghost, with 55,684 stars; shannon has 51,261.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost)

### Which has more tests, shannon or Ghost?

Ghost, with 2,676 test files; shannon has 4.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

### Which was updated more recently, shannon or Ghost?

Ghost: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and shannon's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [TryGhost/Ghost's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, shannon or Ghost?

shannon: an AI signed 17.5% of its commits, with Claude Code; in Ghost, 1.5%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in KeygraphHQ/shannon](https://seerepo.com/r/KeygraphHQ/shannon/ai)

## Sources

- KeygraphHQ/shannon: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 8c75a9b (https://github.com/KeygraphHQ/shannon/tree/8c75a9b5a89ac02b7be8efeca7e129284d37e20f)
- TryGhost/Ghost: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2 (https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/7336dc28b3ac6e4351c24b0b93ce03700d32a8e8)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.