Permission dialog / confirm UI text is not localized (stays in English even with language: "japanese" set)

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.211
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Activity 0 comments · opened Jul 16, 2026

Title: Permission dialog / confirm UI text is not localized (stays in English even with language: "japanese" set)

Summary

The language setting in settings.json (e.g. "language": "japanese") correctly localizes Claude's own responses and the text of questions Claude asks (e.g. via AskUserQuestion), but the built-in CLI chrome around permission/confirmation prompts (the Yes/No allow-tool dialog box, button labels, etc.) remains in English regardless of this setting.

Request

Please consider extending the language setting (or adding a new one) so that the built-in permission/confirmation dialog UI (box borders, button labels, prompts like "Do you want to proceed?") is also localized, not just Claude's generated text.

Context

  • Non-English-speaking users who set language expect the entire interactive experience to be in their language, not just Claude's own messages.
  • Currently there appears to be no setting that affects this fixed UI chrome.

Environment

  • Platform: Windows 11
  • Claude Code version: 2.1.211 (as of this report)

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