Feature request: Configurable language for Rindpeck companion
Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 2 comments · opened Apr 6, 2026 · closed Apr 9, 2026
Summary
The Rindpeck companion (the penguin sidebar widget) always displays messages in English.
For non-English users, it would be great to have a configurable language option.
## Use case
I work entirely in Portuguese (pt-BR) — my CLAUDE.md sets "Responder sempre em português (pt-BR)".
Claude's responses respect this, but Rindpeck's messages remain in English, creating an inconsistent experience.
## Proposed solution
Allow configuring Rindpeck's language via one of:
- A
companionLanguagefield insettings.json - Inheriting the language from CLAUDE.md instructions
- A global locale setting (e.g.,
CLAUDE_LOCALE=pt-BR)
## Additional context
This would benefit all non-English speaking users who configure Claude Code for their native language.
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