# Control UI Guide

This directory owns Control UI-specific guidance that should not live in the repo root.

## i18n Rules

- Foreign-language files in `ui/src/i18n/locales/*.ts` are stable, source-owned lazy-module adapters; their translations are generated from canonical grouped memory in `ui/src/i18n/.i18n/*.tm.jsonl`.
- Do not hand-edit translation memory, locale metadata, or fallback metadata unless a targeted generated-output fix is explicitly requested.
- The source of truth is `ui/src/i18n/locales/en.ts` and `en-agents.ts` plus the generator/runtime wiring in:
  - `scripts/control-ui-i18n.ts`
  - `scripts/lib/control-ui-i18n-catalog.ts`
  - `scripts/lib/control-ui-i18n-sync-plan.ts`
  - `ui/config/control-ui-locales.ts`
  - `ui/src/i18n/lib/types.ts`
  - `ui/src/i18n/lib/registry.ts`
- Contributor flow: update English strings and locale adapters/wiring, run keyless `pnpm ui:i18n:baseline`, and commit source files plus any changed raw-copy baseline. Do not include catalog fallback metadata, locale metadata, or translation memory in a source PR; CI rejects mixed source/generated diffs outside canonical `release/YYYY.M.PATCH` branches or an explicitly detected complete canonical-memory ownership migration.
- `pnpm ui:i18n:verify` is deterministic and keyless. `pnpm lint` and the changed-check UI lane run it. It validates English catalog shape, runtime locale wiring, and raw-copy baseline drift; foreign catalog parity belongs to the post-merge bot and strict generated-output gate.
- Translation flow: the serialized `control-ui-locale-refresh` workflow translates after merge, opens an isolated generated PR, and enables auto-merge for its exact head. `pnpm ui:i18n:sync` remains the authenticated maintainer/release repair path; do not run it without provider auth when new keys exist.
- `pnpm release:prep` runs the locale sync before release freeze, then `pnpm ui:i18n:check` remains the strict generated-output/release gate with zero fallbacks.
- Prioritization report: `pnpm ui:i18n:report [--surface <name>] [--locale <locale>] [--top <n>]` shows current hardcoded-copy focus areas and locale fallback metadata. It is not a drift gate; use `pnpm ui:i18n:check` for that.
- If locale outputs drift, let the workflow reconcile them or run release prep. Do not manually translate, merge, or hand-maintain generated translation memory or locale metadata.

## CSS / Template Linting

- `pnpm lint:ui:styles` runs stylelint over `ui/src` stylesheets and Lit `css` templates (postcss-lit). `pnpm lint` includes it; error-class rules only, oxfmt owns formatting. Config: `config/stylelint.config.mjs`.
- Icons: shared 24x24 Lucide icons go through `strokeIcon()` in `ui/src/components/icons-tools.ts` so stroke presentation attributes stay inline and render inside shadow roots. Icon bodies are `svg\`\``fragments, never`html\`\`` (wrong namespace renders nothing).
- `pnpm lint:ui:lit` is an opt-in lit-analyzer diagnostic for template bindings (slow, ~9 min; known baseline of pre-existing findings). It is not a CI gate.

## Live Verification

- The Gateway serves the prebuilt bundle from `dist/control-ui`; editing `ui/src` changes nothing live until `pnpm ui:build`. Confirm the served `/assets/index-*.js` hash changed before trusting a live result.

## Scope

- Keep UI-specific rules here.
- Leave repo-global architecture, verification, and git workflow rules in the root `AGENTS.md`.
