Internationalization

CodeBuddy ships with 7 language packs covering the chat UI, command names, setting descriptions, notifications, button labels.

Supported

Code	Language	Status
en	English	Default
es	Spanish	Full
fr	French	Full
de	German	Full
zh-cn	Chinese (Simplified)	Full
ja	Japanese	Full
yo	Yoruba	Full

Switching

Via UI: CoWorker Settings panel → select language. CodeBuddy will prompt to also change the editor’s display language for full coverage of right-click menus + command palette.

Via settings:

{ "codebuddy.language": "ja" }

Takes effect immediately — translation bundle loads at runtime, no editor restart.

What gets translated

Two-tier system:

Runtime strings (l10n)

~75 strings per language:

• Error messages (“API key not configured”)
• Notifications + progress messages
• Button labels (Yes / No / Cancel / Refresh)
• Codebase analysis + vector DB messages
• News notifications (“Morning tech news arrived! ☕”)

Uses @vscode/l10n API with l10n.t("string key"). Bundles at l10n/bundle.l10n.{lang}.json.

Manifest strings (NLS)

~46 keys per language:

• Extension title + description
• All command display names (~30+ commands)
• All setting descriptions
• View + panel names

Uses %key% placeholders in package.json, resolved from package.nls.{lang}.json.

Adding a language

1. Copy l10n/bundle.l10n.en.json → l10n/bundle.l10n.{code}.json.
2. Copy package.nls.en.json → package.nls.{code}.json.
3. Translate values; keep keys unchanged.
4. Add the code to codebuddy.language enum in package.json.

PR flow: Contributing.