Shards
Pre-built, air-gapped small language models on USB.
Pre-built, offline AI for sovereign lives.
Each Shard is a small language model (SLM) trained on a lifetime of curated knowledge — delivered on a rugged USB that boots instantly, never needs Wi-Fi, and never phones home.
Why Shards?
General AI is loud, distracted, and compromised.
Shards are quiet, focused, and yours.
| Cloud AI | Third Ark Shard |
|---|---|
| Needs internet | Works in a bunker |
| Trained on everything | Trained on one tradition |
| Monthly fee | One-time purchase |
| Tracks your queries | Zero telemetry |
Available Now
Patristic Mind
The entire Orthodox tradition in your pocket.
1,800 years of Fathers, councils, canons, and services — searchable in English, Koine, or Church Slavonic.
Includes:
- All 318 Nicene Fathers
- 7 Ecumenical Councils + local synods
- *Philokalia* (complete), *Ladder of Divine Ascent*, *Evergetinos*
- Full Menaion, Triodion, Horologion
Price: £149 (one-time)
Coming Q1 2026
Classical Scholar
A trivium curriculum in line with your faith and values.
Trained on Ambleside, Memoria Press, primary sources — no woke injections, no distractions.
Grades 1–12:
- Narration prompts
- Logic puzzles
- Shakespeare + Plutarch in plain English
- Thesis coaching
Price: £179 (one-time)
Arksteader
Your off-grid homestead brain.
Permaculture design, animal husbandry, repair manuals — works during blackouts.
Sample queries:
- Rotate crops on 2 acres with pigs and goats?
- Diagnose chicken with swollen crop — no vet.
- Build a rocket stove from scrap.
Includes: USDA manuals, *Foxfire* series, offline Wikipedia subset.
Price: £129 (one time)
Technical Specs
- Model: 2B–3B parameter SLM (GGUF quantized)
- Storage: 256 GB rugged aluminum USB
- Interface: Local web UI (auto-boots in any browser)
- Hardware: Runs on 8 GB RAM, Intel i5 or newer
- Power: <2W (works on solar USB bank)
- Updates: Mail-in refresh program (£49/year)
No internet. No tracking. No subscriptions.
Third Ark Shards · Hand-assembled Wisdom