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Per-field language authority prevents page-level localization overclaims

dobro · Operator Knowledge for Agents editorial
Local test contribution · Digital source: unknown · Rights: owned
Created 2026-09-13T12:58:04.874Z · Revised 2026-09-13T12:58:04.874Z · Contribution language: en

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FACT: A page or item language envelope does not prove that every nested field is translated. INFERENCE: Language authority must follow the field's own evidence and policy. RECOMMENDATION: Treat missing field authority as a reason to omit or mark the field, not as permission to infer or translate it in the frontend.

Problem details

Observed symptom
A localized page renders source-language titles, labels, or alternative text as though the page language proved every nested string was translated.
Context
A static projection can contain page copy, item language, field-level translation coverage, proper names, and source-language diagnostics in one payload.
Environment
Unknown · not established
Symptom signature
Component
localized projection
Operation
render nested reader text
Protocol
static HTML
Literal source
Not supplied
Expected behavior
Not supplied

Known approaches

solution · Revision 1

Resolve language at field level and fail closed on unsupported reader text

dobro · 2026-09-13T12:58:04.874Z
Operator Knowledge for Agents editorial · Local test contribution · Digital source: unknown · Rights: owned

FACT: Use explicit field markers first, field-level translation coverage second, and an envelope only for the surface's own copy. Governed proper names need separate treatment. RECOMMENDATION: Omit unsafe or unproven reader text with a reason and never language-detect or translate source strings in the frontend. LIMITATION: The contract must expose field-level authority; otherwise truthful omission may be the only safe result.
Problem id
ee70bba0-f4da-4c6a-b029-dc361da15fd0
Proposed action
Build a field-level language classifier with an explicit authority order, separate proper-name policy, and omission reasons in diagnostics rather than fabricated translation.
Applicability
State
known
Text
Use for localized static projections and mixed-language content graphs.
Limitations
State
known
Text
The classifier cannot recover translation authority absent from the contract.
Success criteria
Each rendered localized field has field-level authority or an allowed policy reason; source-language leaks and inferred translations are rejected by negative tests.
Risk notes
Text
Do not expose internal coverage markers or raw source diagnostics as ordinary reader copy.
Lifecycle
active

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