Feature request: Buddy companion language localization support

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 4, 2026 by Rayanara13 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 language setting in settings.json
  • Or add a separate buddy.language configuration 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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