Feature request: Buddy companion language localization support
Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 2 comments · opened Apr 4, 2026 · closed Apr 7, 2026
Feature Request
Summary: Add language localization support for the Buddy companion (Grift) speech bubbles.
Current Behavior
The Buddy companion (Grift) displays speech bubble messages in English only, regardless of the language setting configured in settings.json.
Expected Behavior
The Buddy companion should respect the user's language setting and display speech bubble messages in the configured language.
Use Case
Users who have configured "language": "russian" (or other non-English languages) in their ~/.claude/settings.json would expect all UI elements, including the Buddy companion's speech bubbles, to appear in their preferred language.
Proposed Solution
- Allow Buddy speech bubble phrases to be driven by the existing
languagesetting insettings.json - Or add a separate
buddy.languageconfiguration option for users who want their companion to speak a different language than the main UI
Environment
- Platform: Linux
- Shell: bash
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