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Currently Claude Code auto-generates session titles (shown in the sessions list) based on conversation content. For users whose primary language is not English, titles often end up in English or mixed languages, making the sessions list harder to scan. Request: add a config option to force the auto-title generator to use a specific language. Suggested options (any would work):

  1. settings.json key: "sessionTitleLanguage": "ru" (or "uk", "es", etc.)
  2. Environment variable: CLAUDE_CODE_TITLE_LANGUAGE=ru
  3. Instruction in ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md that the title generator also reads (currently it seems to be ignored by the title generator) Use case: I'm a Russian-speaking developer. My conversations, project docs, commit messages and PROJECT_STATUS.md are in Russian/Ukrainian. But session titles come out in English instead of Russian, which breaks consistency in the sessions list. Workaround today: manually rename each session. Works but tedious with many sessions per day. Thanks!

Currently Claude Code auto-generates session titles (shown in the sessions list) based on conversation content. For users whose primary language is not English, titles often end up in English or mixed languages, making the sessions list harder to scan. Request: add a config option to force the auto-title generator to use a specific language. Suggested options (any would work):

  1. settings.json key: "sessionTitleLanguage": "ru" (or "uk", "es", etc.)
  2. Environment variable: CLAUDE_CODE_TITLE_LANGUAGE=ru
  3. Instruction in ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md that the title generator also reads (currently it seems to be ignored by the title generator) Use case: I'm a Russian-speaking developer. My conversations, project docs, commit messages and PROJECT_STATUS.md are in Russian/Ukrainian. But session titles come out in English instead of Russian, which breaks consistency in the sessions list. Workaround today: manually rename each session. Works but tedious with many sessions per day. Thanks!
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Problem Statement

Currently Claude Code auto-generates session titles (shown in the sessions list) based on conversation content. For users whose primary language is not English, titles often end up in English or mixed languages, making the sessions list harder to scan. Request: add a config option to force the auto-title generator to use a specific language. Suggested options (any would work):

  1. settings.json key: "sessionTitleLanguage": "ru" (or "uk", "es", etc.)
  2. Environment variable: CLAUDE_CODE_TITLE_LANGUAGE=ru
  3. Instruction in ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md that the title generator also reads (currently it seems to be ignored by the title generator) Use case: I'm a Russian-speaking developer. My conversations, project docs, commit messages and PROJECT_STATUS.md are in Russian/Ukrainian. But session titles come out in English instead of Russian, which breaks consistency in the sessions list. Workaround today: manually rename each session. Works but tedious with many sessions per day. Thanks!

Proposed Solution

Currently Claude Code auto-generates session titles (shown in the sessions list) based on conversation content. For users whose primary language is not English, titles often end up in English or mixed languages, making the sessions list harder to scan. Request: add a config option to force the auto-title generator to use a specific language. Suggested options (any would work):

  1. settings.json key: "sessionTitleLanguage": "ru" (or "uk", "es", etc.)
  2. Environment variable: CLAUDE_CODE_TITLE_LANGUAGE=ru
  3. Instruction in ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md that the title generator also reads (currently it seems to be ignored by the title generator) Use case: I'm a Russian-speaking developer. My conversations, project docs, commit messages and PROJECT_STATUS.md are in Russian/Ukrainian. But session titles come out in English instead of Russian, which breaks consistency in the sessions list. Workaround today: manually rename each session. Works but tedious with many sessions per day. Thanks!

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TL;DR

To address the issue of auto-generated session titles in English for non-English primary language users, consider adding a configuration option to specify the language for the auto-title generator.

Guidance

  • The user suggests three potential configuration options: a settings.json key, an environment variable, or an instruction in ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. Evaluate these options for feasibility and implementation.
  • Determine how the auto-title generator currently determines the language of session titles and identify where the language specification could be integrated.
  • Consider the impact of adding a language configuration option on the overall user experience, particularly for users with multilingual conversations or project documentation.
  • Assess whether the proposed solution could introduce any compatibility issues with existing features or workflows.

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No code snippet is provided as the issue focuses on requesting a feature rather than resolving a coding issue.

Notes

The proposed solution aims to improve the user experience for non-English speakers by allowing them to specify the language for auto-generated session titles. However, the implementation details and potential complexities are not fully explored in the issue description.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by manually renaming each session until a configuration option for specifying the session title language is implemented, as this is a low-priority feature request and may take time to be developed and released.

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