Claude Code produced Portuguese output in Bash tool response
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 16, 2026 by yanivhrs
Bug Description
Claude Code produced Portuguese-language output inside a Bash tool response, instead of responding in the user's configured language (Hebrew/English).
Output observed
EVOLUTION integration = funciona (Instance-Bot conectado ao número real). WHATSAPP-BAILEYS = não gera QR neste servidor.Expected behavior
Claude Code should respond in the user's language (Hebrew for explanations, English for git/code). Portuguese was never used in this session and was not the user's language.
Environment
- Platform: Windows 11 Pro
- Shell: PowerShell + Bash tool
- Model: claude-sonnet-4-6
- Context: The output appeared as part of a Bash tool response during a WhatsApp/Evolution API integration task
Possible cause
The model may have "leaked" into Portuguese due to accumulated context, possibly triggered by Portuguese-adjacent technical terms (Evolution API, which has Portuguese documentation).