# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Chinese locale i18n gaps in Desktop Settings copy

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address hardcoded English strings in the Desktop Settings page that bypass localization, specifically affecting zh and zh-hant locales. The work involves identifying missing t() calls and providing localized copy for affected field labels and descriptions.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #110194. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #110194 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-110194`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #109246: \[Bug\]: \[i18n\] Settings page: 21 hardcoded English strings bypass t(); zh/zh-hant field labels & descriptions gaps (partial regression of #77523)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#110194: Desktop Settings copy is fully localized for zh/zh-hant (#109246, salvage #109261)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/appearance-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/combobox-input.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/computer-use-panel.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/custom-endpoints-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/model-settings.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/pool-limits-setting.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/settings-i18n.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/uninstall-section.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`
- **#109261: fix(desktop): localize Settings copy for Chinese locales**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `55b72dd2fc6a`, `#110194`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #110194 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-13`.