From cbf2019e7ff094fbf0ef495ce90039ff5601ded7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: george-keygraph Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:10:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add a "Why 'Shannon'?" section to the README Adds a short naming section under "What is Shannon?", directly after "Why Shannon Exists", and syncs the same text into llms-full.txt. Frames pentesting as an information problem, which is the actual link to Claude Shannon, and closes on the "Hey Claude, run Shannon" line. Actioned from the Aug 21 Shannon 3.0 launch planning session. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 --- README.md | 6 ++++++ llms-full.txt | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 969408de..f9d5b5bb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ Thanks to tools like Claude Code and Cursor, your team ships code non-stop. But Shannon closes that gap by providing on-demand, automated penetration testing that can run against every build or release. +### Why "Shannon"? + +It's named after Claude Shannon, the father of information theory. At its core, pentesting is an information problem: every probe reduces uncertainty about a system's state. The best tools maximize the signal gained from every request, turning those bits of knowledge into an exploit path. + +Also, we wanted you to be able to say, "Hey Claude, run Shannon" to find all the security flaws in your vibe-coded app. + ## Shannon in Action

diff --git a/llms-full.txt b/llms-full.txt index 0da3cf52..6edd4416 100644 --- a/llms-full.txt +++ b/llms-full.txt @@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Thanks to tools like Claude Code and Cursor, your team ships code non-stop. But Shannon closes that gap by providing on-demand, automated penetration testing that can run against every build or release. +### Why "Shannon"? + +It's named after Claude Shannon, the father of information theory. At its core, pentesting is an information problem: every probe reduces uncertainty about a system's state. The best tools maximize the signal gained from every request, turning those bits of knowledge into an exploit path. + +Also, we wanted you to be able to say, "Hey Claude, run Shannon" to find all the security flaws in your vibe-coded app. + ## Shannon in Action