Blog: Capacitor is best for AI mobile apps

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Adds a long-form blog post explaining why Capacitor is the best current default for AI mobile apps, with a pragmatic comparison to native, RN, Flutter, PWA, and others. Covers Capgo Live Updates/Builds as the iteration-speed unlock for AI products. Includes a section pointing readers to the Capacitor Skills catalog (/skills) with install/use examples for agents.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added a comprehensive blog post on building AI mobile apps in 2026, comparing multiple stacks, evaluation criteria, architecture recommendations, and when to go web-first vs native.
  • Includes a decision matrix, practical workflows, guidance for on-device vs server-side AI, and introductions to Capgo Live Updates and Capgo Builds.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

A new 825-line blog post markdown file was added at src/content/blog/en/capacitor-ai-mobile-apps.md, presenting a detailed evaluation and recommendation of Capacitor + Capgo for building AI mobile apps in 2026, covering comparisons, architectures, workflows, and decision criteria.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
New Blog Post src/content/blog/en/capacitor-ai-mobile-apps.md	Adds an 825-line article analyzing AI mobile app stacks, advocating Capacitor + Capgo; includes web-first rationale, on-device vs server AI discussion, option comparisons (Native, React Native, Flutter, Unity, .NET MAUI, KMP, PWA, legacy hybrid), workflows, decision matrix, Capgo Live Updates/Builds, and example code snippets.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Poem

🐰 A fresh post hopped into the feed today,
Capacitor and Capgo leading the way,
I nibble on ideas, then leap to share,
Web-first, AI-ready — I cheer and spare a hair! 🥕✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately summarizes the main change: a blog post arguing Capacitor's advantages for AI mobile apps, which aligns with the 825-line addition to the markdown file.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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✨ Finishing touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch riderx/capacitor-ai-article

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No actionable comments were generated in the recent review. 🎉

🧹 Recent nitpick comments

src/content/blog/en/capacitor-ai-mobile-apps.md (5)

213-216: Swap “Lots of” for a more concise phrasing.
“Lots of libraries” reads informal in an otherwise professional tone. Consider “Many libraries” or “A large library ecosystem.”

✍️ Suggested tweak

-* **Large ecosystem.** Lots of libraries, community knowledge, and production experience.
+* **Large ecosystem.** Many libraries, community knowledge, and production experience.

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263-265: Tighten “very good” for sharper tone.
“Very good” is a bit soft; a stronger adjective reads crisper.

✍️ Suggested tweak

-* **Single codebase with a strong framework story.** The developer experience can be very good.
+* **Single codebase with a strong framework story.** The developer experience can be excellent.

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612-615: Vary repeated sentence starts in the live-updates bullets.
Three bullets start with “If…”, which makes the cadence feel repetitive.

✍️ Suggested tweak

-* If your onboarding is confusing, fix it today.
-* If your streaming UI is broken on a specific OS version, patch it quickly.
-* If a prompt change causes a bad behavior spike, roll back immediately.
+* When onboarding is confusing, fix it today.
+* If streaming UI breaks on a specific OS version, patch it quickly.
+* A prompt change causing a bad behavior spike? Roll back immediately.

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788-792: Reduce repeated “Use …” at the start of consecutive bullets.
Starting multiple bullets with “Use” reads monotonous—easy to vary.

✍️ Suggested tweak

-* Use the web layer for product logic, UX, and safety enforcement.
-* Use Capacitor plugins for the device features that matter (camera, mic, notifications).
-* Use Capgo Live Updates for continuous improvement of the web layer.
-* Use Capgo Builds (or your CI) for native binary releases when native capabilities change.
+* Keep the web layer for product logic, UX, and safety enforcement.
+* Add Capacitor plugins for the device features that matter (camera, mic, notifications).
+* Leverage Capgo Live Updates for continuous improvement of the web layer.
+* Rely on Capgo Builds (or your CI) for native binary releases when native capabilities change.

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806-809: Break up repeated “If …” in the staged-investment bullets.
Consecutive “If” starts are a minor rhythm snag.

✍️ Suggested tweak

-* If voice becomes core, invest in native audio session handling through plugins.
-* If camera workflows are core, invest in native capture pipelines.
-* If offline inference becomes core, invest in native ML integration.
+* When voice becomes core, invest in native audio session handling through plugins.
+* For camera‑centric workflows, invest in native capture pipelines.
+* If offline inference becomes core, invest in native ML integration.

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Pull request overview

Adds a new long-form English blog post positioning Capacitor (+ Capgo Live Updates/Builds) as the pragmatic default stack for AI mobile apps, with comparisons against native and other cross-platform options and a callout to the /skills catalog.

Changes:

• Introduces a comprehensive framework comparison focused on AI-app iteration speed and release/rollback velocity.
• Explains how Capgo Live Updates/Builds fit into an AI product iteration workflow.
• Adds a section pointing readers to the Capacitor Skills catalog with install/use examples for agents.

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This reference points to the repo file path (shown as inline code) instead of a site link, so readers can’t click through and it will look like an internal implementation detail. Please change it to a proper blog link (e.g. /blog/capacitor-ota-updates-staying-compliant/) and use standard markdown link formatting.

Suggested change

	If you want a deeper dive into policy and best practices, see: **Capacitor OTA Updates: Staying Compliant** (`src/content/blog/en/capacitor-ota-updates-staying-compliant.md`).
	If you want a deeper dive into policy and best practices, see: [Capacitor OTA Updates: Staying Compliant](/blog/capacitor-ota-updates-staying-compliant/).

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Quality Gate passed

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