Founder of Genesis Labs and Shprd, building faith-centered software for families and the church — and an AI systems expert who ships, not just advises.https://unjoe.me/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-01-manifesto/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-01-manifesto/Why repository structure matters more than ever in the age of AI-assisted developmentSun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTai-developmentrepository-structuredeveloper-experienceclaude-codeseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-02-foundation-files/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-02-foundation-files/README.md, CLAUDE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md—and why each one serves a different purposeWed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTdocumentationclaude-mdreadmecontributingdeveloper-onboardingseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-03-branch-protection-prs/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-03-branch-protection-prs/Creating guardrails that protect your codebase while enabling AI contributionsSat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTgitgithubbranch-protectionpull-requestsci-cdcode-reviewseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-04-issue-templates/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-04-issue-templates/Structured issues that give agents the context they need to actually helpTue, 16 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTgithub-issuesissue-templatesbug-reportsfeature-requestsproject-managementseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-05-milestones-projects/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-05-milestones-projects/How high-level organization helps agents understand where individual tasks fitFri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTmilestonesgithub-projectsproject-managementroadmapplanningseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-06-documentation-context/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-06-documentation-context/Making your docs do double duty as AI context and human referenceMon, 22 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTdocumentationarchitecture-decision-recordsapi-docsrunbooksknowledge-managementseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-07-hooks-automation/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-07-hooks-automation/Programmatic quality gates that catch issues before they become problemsThu, 25 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTgit-hooksautomationci-cdhuskylint-stagedquality-gatesseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-08-monorepo-architecture/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-08-monorepo-architecture/Scaling agent-ready practices across large, complex codebasesSun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTmonorepoturborepopnpmnxmulti-projectarchitectureseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-09-human-agent-workflow/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-09-human-agent-workflow/Practical patterns for working alongside AI assistants day-to-dayWed, 31 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMTai-collaborationpair-programmingcode-reviewworkflowproductivityseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-10-popkit-orchestration/https://unjoe.me/blog/agent-ready-10-popkit-orchestration/How workflow orchestration tools bring all these pieces into a coherent systemSat, 03 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMTpopkitclaude-codeworkflow-automationdeveloper-toolsorchestrationseriesJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/building-a-family-os/https://unjoe.me/blog/building-a-family-os/After 21 years in the Navy managing complex systems and leading teams, I realized families need their own operating system. Here's why I'm building Genesis.Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTprojectsfamily-techsystems-thinkingJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/degraded-mode-reliable-ai-systems/https://unjoe.me/blog/degraded-mode-reliable-ai-systems/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.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTaiagentssystemsreliabilityengineeringJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/digital-sovereignty-manifesto/https://unjoe.me/blog/digital-sovereignty-manifesto/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.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMTphilosophydigital-sovereigntyaipersonal-datagenesis-labsJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/emergency-preparedness-digital-age/https://unjoe.me/blog/emergency-preparedness-digital-age/How Navy damage control training shapes my approach to family emergency preparedness, and why most digital emergency plans will fail.Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTtechnicalfamily-techpreparednessJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/life-and-faith-belong-together/https://unjoe.me/blog/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.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTfaithmissionfounderJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/manufacturing-intelligence-daniel-son/https://unjoe.me/blog/manufacturing-intelligence-daniel-son/How my experience managing 47 manufacturing facilities led me to build a real-time OEE tracking platform with 126 React components and offline-first architecture.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTprojectsengineeringsaasmanufacturingJoseph Cannonhttps://unjoe.me/blog/the-growth-tool-i-turned-down/https://unjoe.me/blog/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.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMTprivacybuildingaiethicsJoseph Cannon