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Capybara Court

Capybara Court is a web app for settling small interpersonal disputes through private, sealed statements reviewed by Judge Cappy. It issues a shared ruling and can be used with both sides or, as the site describes it, by opening a ruling yourself.

Capybara Court

Private rulings for small disputes

Capybara Court is a lightweight web app for settling small interpersonal disputes. Judge Cappy the capybara reviews sealed statements from the people involved and issues a shared ruling, with the aim of giving both sides a private way to explain what happened.

The homepage illustrates the process with a dispute about household dishes. Mina and Jun answer four questions separately, neither can read the other’s testimony, and the example ruling assigns an outcome, divides fault, and records findings of fact. The service says it requires no accounts and is free while in beta.

Features

Sealed testimony

Each participant answers the same four questions apart, keeping one person from reading the other’s account before the ruling.

Private judge review

The site says only Judge Cappy reads both statements, while each participant sees only the ruling and their own submitted material.

Shared ruling

The judge’s example ruling gives one outcome to both participants rather than presenting separate decisions.

Structured verdict

A sample ruling includes a sentence, a percentage fault split, and findings of fact to explain the decision.

Post-seal immutability and deletion

Once testimony is sealed, the page says it cannot be edited, and written material is automatically destroyed 30 days after filing.

Use cases

  • Household chores

    Use the sealed four-question process when two people disagree about a small household responsibility, such as the illustrated dishes dispute, and want an outside ruling without reading each other’s statements first.

  • Agreeing on a next step

    Use a shared ruling to turn an informal disagreement into a defined next step. The example assigns a concrete action and a playful tie-breaker rather than leaving the dispute unresolved.

  • A personal call

    Open a ruling yourself when you want Judge Cappy’s perspective on a personal disagreement but do not have a second participant available; the site advertises this option, although it does not explain the one-sided workflow in detail.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Seals each person’s testimony so the other participant cannot read it before the ruling.
  • Uses the same four questions for both sides, creating a consistent structure for small disputes.
  • Shows a concrete ruling format with an outcome, fault split, and findings of fact.
  • Does not require accounts and states that it has no ads or trackers.
  • Free while in beta, according to the homepage.

Cons

  • The public page does not document how cases are opened, how participants join, or how rulings are shared.
  • The available material does not specify broader participation limits, integrations, device support, or output options beyond the illustrated ruling.
  • Statements are described as being destroyed 30 days after filing, which may limit long-term record keeping.

FAQ

How does a case work?

The public page describes a sealed process in which both people answer the same four questions separately. Each person’s statement is hidden from the other and read by Judge Cappy; the site does not explain the case-opening or participant-joining steps in further detail.

Do both people have to participate?

The site says the product can be used with both sides testifying, and its description also presents an option to open a ruling yourself. The detailed workflow for a one-sided case is not specified on the public page.

What does the ruling contain?

After both statements are sealed, the judge produces a ruling shown on both screens. The example ruling includes a sentence, a fault split, and findings of fact, but the site does not document whether other output formats are available.

Can a sealed case be changed or reopened?

The page says that statements cannot be edited after sealing and that everything written shreds itself 30 days after filing. It does not describe reopening, appeals, or how a ruling can be shared.

How much does Capybara Court cost?

The homepage says Capybara Court is free while in beta. It does not provide usage limits, future pricing, or plan details.

Quick Facts

Category
Productivity and decision support
Format
Web app
Core workflow
Two private statements reviewed by one judge
Testimony
Four questions; about three minutes
Data retention
Written material shreds itself 30 days after filing
Beta access
Free while in beta; no account required