# Language policy

JackAILocal follows this language split:

```text
Code identifiers: English
Code comments: English
Shell/PowerShell output: English
Documentation: English
UI text: English and French
Customer-facing README files: English unless a separate localized pack is created
```

The UI owns localization through `webui/app.js`. French strings are allowed only as UI translation values. All implementation comments and developer documentation must stay in English.

## Current UI languages

```text
English: default
French: selectable in the sidebar
```

## Future localization packs

Additional languages should be added as UI translation dictionaries, not by duplicating pages.