Feature request: Allow session title language to be configured (e.g., via CLAUDE.md)

Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jun 28, 2026 by koki-2007-4-1

Summary

Session titles in Claude Code Desktop are always generated in English, even when the user exclusively communicates in Japanese (or another non-English language). There is currently no way to configure the language used for session title generation.

What I tried

  • Adding a rule to project-level CLAUDE.md: 新規セッションのタイトルは必ず日本語で命名する(英語禁止)
  • Adding the same rule to global ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
  • Neither had any effect — titles remained in English

Expected behavior

Session titles should respect either:

  1. A configurable setting (e.g., in settings.json or CLAUDE.md) for the preferred title language
  2. The language of the user's input messages (auto-detect)
  3. The system locale

Why this matters

For non-English-speaking users, English session titles make it harder to quickly scan and find past sessions. Japanese (or localized) titles would significantly improve the session management experience.

Environment

  • Claude Code Desktop on Windows 11
  • Primary language: Japanese

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