Add i18n support / Portuguese (pt-BR) localization for built-in slash commands
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 21, 2026 by borjaili Closed May 25, 2026
Problem
Built-in slash command descriptions are hardcoded in English inside the Claude Code binary. Affected commands include:
/verify/code-review/loop/schedule/claude-api/run/init/review/security-review/update-config/keybindings-help/fewer-permission-prompts
User-defined commands in ~/.claude/commands/ can be written in any language, but built-ins can't be overridden without patching the Mach-O binary (fragile, breaks on every update).
Request
- Add an i18n layer so UI strings and slash-command descriptions can be localized.
- Ship pt-BR (Brazilian Portuguese) as one of the supported locales.
- Allow selection via
settings.jsonor an env var (e.g.CLAUDE_LANG=pt-BR).
Why it matters
- Improves adoption in LATAM/Brazil, where Claude Code usage is growing.
- Users already interact with Claude in their native language; having the CLI chrome match is a natural next step.
- Other dev tools (VS Code, GitHub CLI, JetBrains) ship localized UI as standard.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.147
- Platform: macOS (Darwin 25.5.0, arm64)
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