Build a private agent.
Build the 508 it lives inside.
6-week live cohort. By the end, you have a deployed AI agent that runs on your own stack and a filed 508(c)(1)(A) faith-based public charity to put it inside. Not theory. Two real outcomes, on a deadline.
Applications open soon. We email the waitlist first. No spam. No selling. No sharing.
Two outcomes. Six weeks. Real.
Build a private agent.
You ship a working AI agent that runs on your stack — your keys, your data, your roof. Not a wrapper around someone else's API key.
File the 508 it lives inside.
We walk you through the legal and operational shape of a 508(c)(1)(A) faith-based public charity — the structure, the books, the giving model.
Ship in 6 weeks.
Live cohort. Office hours twice a week. By the end, you have something deployed and something filed. Both things real, both things yours.
Pick your seat.
Every paid seat funds at least one scholarship seat. That's how a 508 works — and it's the part no Maven instructor can copy.
Donor-funded scholarship
- Full cohort access
- All live sessions + recordings
- Office hours access
- Funded by paid-tier donors — pay it forward when you ship
Standard
- All live sessions + recordings
- 2× weekly office hours
- Working agent deployed by end of program
- Filed 508(c)(1)(A) determination support
- Private alumni community access
- 14-day refund — no questions
Premium
- Everything in Standard
- 4× 1:1 sessions with the founder
- Full code review of your agent
- Full doc review of your 508 filing
- 90-day post-cohort accountability pod
- Ecosystem partner intros (ShieldNest, YourArchi, Tokns)
Shipped credibility, not promises.
Coherence Daddy is a 508(c)(1)(A) faith-based public charity. We ship in public: 500+ free tools, a citation-first AI program at Coherence Law, a private notes app at Optimize Me, and the privacy-first infrastructure built by ShieldNest.
508 Labs teaches what we already do — building agents that don't phone home, and running a charity that doesn't IPO.
Common questions.
What is 508 Labs?
A 6-week live cohort that ships two outcomes: a deployed private AI agent and a filed 508(c)(1)(A) public charity. Run by Coherence Daddy.
Who's it for?
Faith-aligned founders, indie devs, pastors-with-tech, and privacy-conscious builders who want to run a real organization with real tools — not just another wellness app or a wrapper on a startup roadmap.
Why a 508 instead of a 501(c)(3)?
508(c)(1)(A) is a faith-based public charity automatically tax-exempt by statute (no Form 1023, no Form 990). It's a different vehicle with different obligations — we teach the operational shape, not legal advice. Bring your own counsel for the actual filing.
Do I need to be religious to attend?
The 508(c)(1)(A) structure is faith-based by definition; the program is friendly to anyone willing to operate inside that structure. You'll know whether it's right for you within five minutes of the first lesson.
What if I can't pay?
Apply for a donor-funded scholarship seat. Roughly five of thirty seats every cohort are funded by paid-tier donors. You pay it forward when you ship.
What's the time commitment?
Plan on ~6 hours/week — two live sessions, office hours, and the actual work of building your agent and prepping your filing. Recordings are available if you miss a session.
What stack will I learn?
TypeScript + Next.js + a model SDK of your choice (Claude, OpenAI, local). The agent runs private — your keys, your data, no harvesting.
When does the next cohort start?
Dates TBD. Join the waitlist below and you'll be the first notified when applications open.
Get the email when applications open.
Waitlist members hear first. We email twice — once when applications open, once when they close. That's it.