I build faith-centered technology — tools that help men lead their families and churches shepherd their people.

Founder of Genesis Labs and Shprd, and an AI systems expert with deep experience in multi-agent architecture. Twenty-one years in the Navy taught me how complex systems hold together; I build them now for the home and the church.

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Joseph Cannon

What I'm building

Genesis Labs The studio

Institutional software for faith-centered work — building for pastors, churches, and the households they serve.

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Shprd Flagship · early access

A faith-centered family operating system. Lead your family, not just your calendar. Built on four marks of a shepherd:

LeadershipProvisionProtectionSacrificial care
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PopKit Agent tooling

The Claude Code agent toolkit I build with — 30+ specialized agents that power how Genesis Labs ships.

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Degraded Mode: How I Build AI Agent Systems That Don't Fall Over The disciplines that keep large, life-or-death systems reliable — protocols, redundancy, degraded-mode operation, and leading people — are the same ones I use to build production AI agent systems at Genesis Labs. Life and Faith Belong Together Why I left a career in complex systems to build faith-centered software for families and the church — and the conviction underneath all of it. The Growth Tool I Turned Down I had a one-click way to add a referral program to my app. It would have quietly handed off my users' contacts. Here's why I built it myself instead. You Are the Product. It's Time to Be the Platform. A case for digital sovereignty: why you should own your data, your identity, and your digital self—and how I'm building the infrastructure to make it possible.

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Faith-based AI consulting

I help faith-based organizations and builders design AI agent systems that are values-aligned and actually work — architecture, strategy, and implementation.

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Shprd is bootstrapped and onboarding its first families. Join the waitlist, follow along as it ships, or reach out about backing the mission.

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Shprd is bootstrapped — a year and a half of nights and weekends, built on a simple conviction: life and faith belong together. The heart of it is to equip the shepherd of the house to care for the flock — to lead, and to leave a legacy.

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