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description: MAX25-Stack repo content is English-only; chat with user stays German
alwaysApply: true
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# Language — English project, German chat

**Governance:** [00-master-repo-governance.mdc](00-master-repo-governance.mdc) — no documents in `./*`. English rule applies to **code** and user-facing strings only.

## Repository (MAX25-Stack)

**Shipped content is English** when touching **code** in this repo:

| English required | Examples |
|------------------|----------|
| User-facing strings | Terminal UI, CLI help, error messages shown to operators |
| Config templates | `share/**/*.example` comments — code-tied only |
| Scripts (user output) | `scripts/*.sh` usage text, echoed next steps |
| Inline code comments | New comments in English |

**Not editable here:** `docs/`, `README.md`, `AGENTS.md`, and all standalone `.md` — MASTER only.

**Exception (temporary):** existing German **source code comments** may remain until translated; new comments in English.

**Not in repo:** deep research → MASTER `projects/max25-stack/`.

## Chat with the user

Respond in **German** in conversation.

## German in code strings

When fixing user-visible strings in **code** (not standalone docs), translate to English in the same change.