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MAY 17, 2026

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Capsule by Beam: the "@supabase for AI apps" pitch, audited line by line

Eli Mernit's May 19 launch pitched Capsule as Supabase for AI apps, but the SDK ships as a closed-source 16,400-LOC wheel, the gateway is hardcoded, and Beam takes 10% of every Stripe Connect dollar.