| name | gdd-locale |
| description | Inspects or sets the GDD CLI locale for this project. With no argument, reports the resolved locale (config.locale > env LANG > en), the fallback chain, and per-locale coverage (which message tables are complete vs placeholder). With a <code> (en/ru/uk/de/fr/zh/ja), sets .design/config.json#locale after previewing the change. Localizes --help, common error messages, and skill prompt headers via scripts/lib/i18n/; missing keys fall back to English, so a partial locale never breaks the CLI. Use to switch GDD's own output language. |
| argument-hint | [<code>] |
| user-invocable | true |
| tools | Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob |
/gdd:locale
Closes the English-only CLI gap: GDD's README is multilingual, but --help, errors, and skill prompt
headers spoke English until now. This skill inspects or sets the project's locale. Contract:
../../reference/cli-localization.md.
Invocation
| Command | Behavior |
|---|
/gdd:locale | Report the resolved locale, the fallback chain, and per-locale coverage. |
/gdd:locale <code> | Set .design/config.json#locale to <code> (en/ru/uk/de/fr/zh/ja), after preview. |
Steps
-
Resolve current. Read .design/config.json#locale (if any) and the environment, then call the
resolver to report the active locale + chain:
node -e '
const i = require("./scripts/lib/i18n/index.cjs");
let cfg = {}; try { cfg = JSON.parse(require("fs").readFileSync(".design/config.json","utf8")); } catch {}
const loc = i.resolveLocale({ env: process.env, configLocale: cfg.locale });
const cov = i.KNOWN_LOCALES.map((l) => `${l}:${(i.loadTable(l)._meta||{}).coverage||"?"}`).join(" ");
console.log(JSON.stringify({ resolved: loc, chain: i.fallbackChain(loc), coverage: cov }));
'
-
No argument → print the resolved locale, the fallback chain, and the coverage line (which
tables are complete vs placeholder). Stop.
-
<code> argument → validate it is in KNOWN_LOCALES (en/ru/uk/de/fr/zh/ja). Unknown → print the
error.invalid_locale message + the known list, change nothing.
-
Preview + set. Show locale: <old> -> <code>, then write locale into .design/config.json
(create the file if absent, preserving any existing keys). Confirm, and note that missing keys in a
placeholder locale fall back to English.
Output
End with:
## LOCALE COMPLETE
