Agent skill

Locale Images

by thedaviddias in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

A skill your agent uses when reviewing image assets, icon libraries, or components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides or replacement with…

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Locale Images

skills CLI
$ npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill locale-images -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist locale-images --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/locale-images .claude/skills/locale-images && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
locale-images
GitHub stars
74k
Token cost
~550 tokens
SKILL.md length
242 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
390
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when reviewing image assets, icon libraries, or components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides or replacement with…

  • Reviewing image assets
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Check, Fix and Explain, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides

What it does

Locale Images is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing image assets, icon libraries, or components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides or replacement with neutral alternatives.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/rule.md`).

It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Internationalization. The repository describes itself as: 🗂 The essential checklist for modern web development, for humans and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing image assets
  • Components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides
  • Replacement with neutral alternatives

Example prompts

  • “/locale-images”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e8d14d0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • frontendchecklist.io

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Locale Images loads about 550 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 242 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~550
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist at commit e8d14d0, republished under its MIT licence (© thedaviddias). 242 words, ~550 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/locale-images/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
locale-images
description
Use when reviewing image assets, icon libraries, or components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides or replacement with neutral alternatives.
metadata.category
i18n
metadata.priority
low
metadata.difficulty
beginner
metadata.estimatedTime
20
metadata.source
frontendchecklist.io
metadata.url
https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/i18n/locale-images

Use locale-neutral images and provide cultural overrides when needed

Images that feel natural in one culture can be confusing or offensive in another — a thumbs-up is a vulgar gesture in parts of the Middle East and West Africa, and a checkmark means "wrong" in Japan. Choosing neutral visuals by default and providing targeted overrides avoids unintentional offence and keeps the image management surface small.

Quick Reference

  • Hand gestures, colors, and common symbols carry different meanings across cultures
  • Prefer abstract or universally understood icons as the default
  • When locale-specific images are required use a lookup map with a neutral fallback
  • Never embed text inside images — it cannot be translated or resized

Check

Identify image assets, SVG icons, and illustration components that use hand gestures, color symbolism, animals, or religious imagery that may carry different meanings across cultures or locales.

Fix

Replace culturally specific images with locale-neutral alternatives where possible, and implement a locale-aware image lookup with a neutral fallback for images that must vary by region.

Explain

Explain why culturally specific imagery causes problems for international audiences and how a locale-image lookup pattern provides targeted overrides without requiring a separate asset for every locale.

Code Review

Review React components and asset pipelines for hardcoded image paths, hand gesture icons, flag icons used to represent languages, and any image that contains embedded text. Flag each as a potential localization concern.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/rules/i18n/locale-images

© thedaviddias, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/locale-images of thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/rule.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e8d14d0

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Locale Images next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Locale Images this skillthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~550Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Chatbox i18n Translatorchatboxai/chatbox42k—~508Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Internationalization Workflow with i18niOfficeAI/AionUi33k1 repos~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Enforce Rules For I18nmoeru-ai/airi50k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Claude Desktop Chinese Localizationjavaht/claude-desktop-zh-cn7.5k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Locale Images

What does Locale Images do?

A skill your agent uses when reviewing image assets, icon libraries, or components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides or replacement with…. Locale Images is an agent skill from thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist. Use when reviewing image assets, icon libraries, or components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides or replacement with neutral alternatives.

When should I use Locale Images?

Locale Images fits situations like: reviewing image assets; components that render illustrations to identify culture-specific content that may need locale overrides; replacement with neutral alternatives.

How do I install Locale Images in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill locale-images -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/locale-images in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .claude/skills/locale-images in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Locale Images in Codex?

Run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill locale-images -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/locale-images in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist) into .agents/skills/locale-images in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Locale Images in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist --skill locale-images -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/locale-images, .gemini/skills/locale-images, .github/skills/locale-images and .opencode/skills/locale-images in your project.

What does Locale Images need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Locale Images is instructions for the agent only.

Does Locale Images access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: frontendchecklist.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Locale Images safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Locale Images use?

Locale Images is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Locale Images use?

About 550 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Locale Images?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Locale Images: Impeccable (bestofjs/bestofjs, 3.1k stars), Chatbox i18n Translator (chatboxai/chatbox, 42k stars), Internationalization Workflow with i18n (iOfficeAI/AionUi, 33k stars) and Enforce Rules For I18n (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Locale Images?

thedaviddias (a GitHub user) maintains it in thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, which has 74,421 GitHub stars. The repository holds 390 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.