Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/KeygraphHQ/shannon/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/KeygraphHQ/shannon/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: shannon and paperclip share 3 technologies: @clack/prompts, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.

# shannon vs paperclip

shannon and paperclip share 3 technologies: @clack/prompts, 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.
- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: @clack/prompts, Ajv, ajv-formats
- Only in shannon: Pi, handlebars, js-yaml, typebox
- Only in paperclip: Express, Postgres, MCP, Google, React, AWS S3, Tokio, Vite, OpenAI, Anthropic, Sentry, Svix, react-router-dom, yaml, Zod, @opentelemetry/resources, Drizzle, hmac, react-markdown, remark-gfm, jsonschema, @daytonaio/sdk, three, Better Auth, ai, @ai-sdk/amazon-bedrock, sharp, dompurify, opentelemetry, pino, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, motion, dnd-kit, lexical, @lezer/highlight, Base UI, cmdk, CodeMirror, Mermaid, react-resizable-panels, xterm, Lucide, @assistant-ui/react

## Side by side

| | shannon | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 53,041 lines written, 209 code files | 3,133,031 lines written, 5,090 code files |
| Who writes it | 17.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 17% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 269 commits, 51,261 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,942 commits, 111,002 stars |
| Tests | 4 test files. 1.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,571 test files. 60.3% 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 paperclip?

paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; shannon has 53,041.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

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

paperclip, with 111,002 stars; shannon has 51,261.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

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

paperclip, with 4,571 test files; shannon has 4.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

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

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

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

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

shannon: an AI signed 17.5% of its commits, with Claude Code; in paperclip, 17%.

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)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 0eaabe5 (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

## 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.