/godmode:i18n

Internationalization & localization — string extraction, pluralization, date/number formatting, RTL support, and character set validation. Every recommendation includes concrete code changes and locale-aware test plans.

Usage

/godmode:i18n                          # Full i18n audit and extraction
/godmode:i18n --audit                  # Audit only, no changes
/godmode:i18n --extract                # Extract strings only
/godmode:i18n --rtl                    # RTL support audit and fixes
/godmode:i18n --format                 # Date/number/currency formatting
/godmode:i18n --test                   # Run i18n test suite
/godmode:i18n --locale es-ES           # Target specific locale
/godmode:i18n --pseudo                 # Run pseudo-localization test

What It Does

1. Audits codebase for hardcoded strings, locale-unaware formatting, and RTL issues
2. Selects and configures appropriate i18n framework for the project stack
3. Extracts strings into resource files with translator context and key naming conventions
4. Implements CLDR-compliant pluralization rules (not simple if/else)
5. Replaces locale-unaware date/number/currency formatting with Intl API equivalents
6. Converts directional CSS to logical properties for RTL support
7. Validates Unicode handling (UTF-8, grapheme clusters, normalization)
8. Sets up translation workflow (extract, translate, import, validate)
9. Creates i18n test plan (pseudo-localization, RTL layout, locale formatting, edge cases)

Output

• Resource files with extracted strings in project-appropriate format
• Updated source files using i18n library instead of hardcoded strings
• RTL-ready CSS using logical properties
• i18n test plan and pseudo-localization results
• Commit: "i18n: <description of changes>"

Next Step

After extraction: Send resource files to translation service. After translation: /godmode:test to verify all locales. For more features: /godmode:build to implement remaining i18n items.

Examples

/godmode:i18n                          # Full i18n audit and setup
/godmode:i18n --locale ar-SA           # Add Arabic (RTL) support
/godmode:i18n --pseudo                 # Quick pseudo-localization check
/godmode:i18n --extract --rtl          # Extract strings and fix RTL