[PATCH v2 0/5] docs(l10n): AI agent instructions and workflow improvements
- From
Jiang Xin <worldhello.net@gmail.com>
- Date
- Mar 3, 2026, 15:33 UTC
- Message-ID
- <cover.1772551123.git.worldhello.net@gmail.com>
- In-Reply-To
- <CANYiYbFM9+4xGmeBRNCC6VyW9EzjEFxEWHDNnOVhJNM73Ga_FA@mail.gmail.com>
## Introduction
This series introduces AI agent instructions for Git localization (l10n) workflows to help localization contributors quickly complete drafts and use AI to check translation quality. The changes focus on:
1. Separating agent-specific documentation into po/AGENTS.md for targeted optimization of AI-assisted workflows 2. Providing step-by-step instructions for update-pot, update-po, translation, and review tasks 3. Simplifying location filtering for PO file commits via .gitattributes
AI-assisted translation is optional; many successful l10n teams work well without it. When used, AI output serves as reference only—human contributors must review and approve before submission.
## Performance summary
| Task | Before | After | Improvement | |-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------------| | update-pot | 17 turns, 34s | 3 turns, 8s | -82% turns, -76% time | | update-po | 22 turns, 38s | 4 turns, 9s | -82% turns, -76% time | | translate | 86 turns | 56 turns | -35% turns (git-po-helper flow) | | review | N/A | 96/100 score | New workflow documented |
These improvements reduce API costs and make agent workflows more efficient while maintaining human oversight of translation quality.
## Testing
All changes have been evaluated with the qwen model via git-po-helper agent-test and agent-run. The po/AGENTS.md instructions are designed to work with coding tools that support file references (e.g., "Translate po/zh_CN.po by referring to @po/AGENTS.md").
## Changes
Jiang Xin (5): l10n: add .gitattributes to simplify location filtering docs(l10n): add AGENTS.md with optimized update-pot instructions docs(l10n): add AI agent instructions for updating po/XX.po files docs(l10n): add AI agent instructions for translating PO files docs(l10n): add AI agent instructions to review translations
po/.gitattributes | 36 ++ po/AGENTS.md | 941 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ po/README.md | 70 ++-- 3 files changed, 1015 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) create mode 100644 po/.gitattributes create mode 100644 po/AGENTS.md