ChelseaKR · ChelseaKR · Jul 24, 2026
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ keyless-signing/provenance, release, and verify-published lifecycle is in place.
   ethical-catalog recommender with explanations, auth-gated self-hosted dashboard).
 
 ### Changed
+- Reconciled the contradictory internationalization dispositions: the standard
+  now applies, deferred to backlog #17's fork/audience decision; `docs/I18N.md`
+  defines both decision paths and ADR 0007 supersedes only the i18n portion of
+  ADR 0006. No catalog or translation is claimed.
 - Dependency security refresh: raised `starlette`/`msgpack` floors above known advisories (#10).
 - Pinned all GitHub Actions `uses:` to full commit SHAs (#5).
 - CI quick wins: least-privilege `permissions:`, SHA-pinning, blocking security gates (#4).

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ verified: 2026-07-16.*
 | Release & Versioning | **Applies — automated lifecycle shipped; first release pending** | Pre-1.0 (`0.1.x` is the current, unreleased line per `SECURITY.md`). Signed annotated `v*` tags trigger exact-commit verification, package/SBOM and GHCR builds, keyless signing/provenance, GitHub Release publication, and post-publication verification. |
 | Accessibility | **Applies** | Zero-violation gate from **two** blocking layers — a structural checker and pa11y/axe (browser-engine, incl. color-contrast; graduated from advisory 2026-07-05). Manual review-gate walkthroughs (keyboard, screen-reader, zoom/reflow, contrast) are still pending first release — see [`docs/audits/accessibility-2026-06-05.md`](docs/audits/accessibility-2026-06-05.md). |
 | Observability | **Applies — Tier C** | Local-only, single-user, no network surface. Structured JSON logs, `/livez`, fail-closed `/readyz`, `/version` — see [`docs/ROADMAP.md` §Observability](docs/ROADMAP.md#observability) for the full per-signal N/A-with-reason declaration. |
-| Internationalization | **Applies (declaration under review)** | [`docs/I18N.md`](docs/I18N.md) records an English-only, single-user opt-out, but the portfolio applicability manifest keeps I18N *applies* pending fork reconciliation with `queer-specfic-reader` (backlog #17); the final declaration lands with that reconciliation. |
+| Internationalization | **Applies — deferred to backlog #17** | [`docs/I18N.md`](docs/I18N.md) now reconciles the manifest and prior single-user assumption; ADR 0007 defines the audience/fork decision paths and the first localization boundary. |
 | AI Evaluation | N/A — no LLM/GenAI SDK anywhere; the recommender is a classic content/co-occurrence model | Has its own merge-blocking offline eval regardless (`make eval` — beats the popularity baseline); see [`docs/RESPONSIBLE-TECH-AUDITS.md`](docs/RESPONSIBLE-TECH-AUDITS.md#applicability--ai-evaluation-and-internationalization). |
 | Documentation | **Applies** | This table, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `SECURITY.md`, `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`, `CITATION.cff`, `CHANGELOG.md`, currency stamps throughout `docs/`. |
 | Responsible-Tech Framework | **Applies** | Full A–F treatment, including an ASVS level declaration, in [`docs/RESPONSIBLE-TECH-AUDITS.md`](docs/RESPONSIBLE-TECH-AUDITS.md). |
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 # Internationalization
 
-i18n status: **N/A** · Reason: single-user, English-only personal tool (explicit
-opt-out per `INTERNATIONALIZATION-STANDARD` §1) · Last verified: 2026-07-05.
+i18n status: Applies — deferred to backlog #17 fork reconciliation
 
-This is a self-hosted, single-user dashboard with one operator and one locale.
-There is no user base to localize for, so every control under
-`INTERNATIONALIZATION-STANDARD` is N/A once this declaration exists (I18N-02).
-`<html lang="en">` is set and gate-enforced regardless (`app/render.py`,
-`app/a11y_check.py`) since that's an accessibility floor, not an i18n feature.
+Reason: The shipped dashboard is currently single-user and English-only, but
+the portfolio manifest conservatively keeps internationalization applicable
+until the `queer-specfic-reader` fork/symlink boundary and intended audience are
+reconciled. Treating the requirement as applicable prevents an ambiguous
+repository boundary from becoming a silent exemption.
 
-If this ever grows a second user or a non-English audience, revisit this file
-before adding any locale-specific feature.
+**Owner:** Project maintainer
+
+**Current state:** English-only, self-hosted dashboard with no locale catalog
+
+Backlog #17 must decide whether this remains a single-operator product or gains
+a broader reader-facing audience. If it remains strictly single-user, a new
+ADR may restore N/A with evidence. If the audience expands, the first
+localization slice covers navigation, search/browse, recommendation
+explanations, reading-status labels, and safety/privacy guidance.
+
+Any implementation must use stable message identifiers, preserve authored book
+metadata and quotations in their source language, document the fallback chain,
+and gate catalog parity and stale translations. Incomplete translations fall
+back to clearly labelled English. `<html lang="en">` remains gate-enforced now
+as an accessibility floor.
+
+This declaration resolves the current applicability conflict; it does not
+claim that a catalog or translated copy already exists. See
+[`ADR 0007`](./adr/0007-internationalization-applies-pending-fork-reconciliation.md).
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ Instantiates `/STANDARDS/RESPONSIBLE-TECH-FRAMEWORK.md`. Reading is sensitive
   `AI-EVALUATION-STANDARD` doesn't apply. It has its own merge-blocking offline eval regardless
   (`make eval` fails unless the recommender beats a popularity baseline; see
   `docs/audits/eval-report.json`), which is AI-EVAL-shaped rigor applied where it's actually needed.
-- **INTERNATIONALIZATION: N/A.** Single-user, English-only personal tool — see
-  [`docs/I18N.md`](I18N.md) for the full declaration (I18N-02).
+- **INTERNATIONALIZATION: Applies — deferred to backlog #17.** The current
+  surface is single-user and English-only, but the portfolio manifest keeps the
+  standard applicable until the fork/audience boundary is reconciled. See
+  [`docs/I18N.md`](I18N.md) and ADR 0007.
 
 ---
 

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 * Status: accepted
 * Date: 2026-07-05
 
+> **Partially superseded:** ADR 0007 supersedes the internationalization
+> decision. The AI Evaluation decision below remains accepted.
+
 ## Context and Problem Statement
 
 `STANDARDS/CODE-QUALITY-STANDARD.md` (CQ-45) asks for an ADR-style record backing any

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# 0007. Internationalization applies pending fork reconciliation
+
+* Status: accepted
+* Date: 2026-07-23
+* Supersedes: ADR 0006's internationalization decision only
+
+## Context and Problem Statement
+
+ADR 0006 declared internationalization N/A because the product was described
+as a single-user English-only personal tool. The portfolio applicability
+manifest later kept the standard applicable pending reconciliation with the
+`queer-specfic-reader` fork/symlink and backlog #17. The repository therefore
+claimed both N/A and Applies at once.
+
+## Decision Outcome
+
+Use the conservative disposition: internationalization applies, deferred to
+backlog #17's repository/audience reconciliation. `docs/I18N.md` owns the
+scope, fallback, and decision paths. No catalog or translation claim is made.
+
+ADR 0006 remains accepted for AI Evaluation, which is still N/A because the
+product uses no LLM/GenAI SDK and its classic recommender has a separate
+merge-blocking evaluation.
+
+## Consequences
+
+- The README, applicability manifest, ADR log, and declaration no longer
+  contradict one another.
+- A broader audience cannot inherit an accidental single-user exemption.
+- A future N/A decision requires a new ADR with evidence that the product and
+  repository boundary remain strictly single-operator.
+- A future localization implementation starts from the user-facing boundary
+  in `docs/I18N.md`, not from ad hoc string replacement.