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--- a/.agents/skills/adding-a-feature/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/adding-a-feature/SKILL.md
@@ -131,11 +131,12 @@
 Instruction examples may name secret keys like `SLACK_WEBHOOK`, but must use
 placeholders such as `${keys.SLACK_WEBHOOK}` or `<SLACK_WEBHOOK>`. Do not paste
 real keys, internal data, or customer data into instructions as examples.
 
-If the feature changes visible copy, update its source and the app's configured
-locale catalogs. Use `agent-native-docs` to find the localization guidance when
-the app's translation setup is unclear.
+If the feature adds or changes visible UI copy, prompts, toasts, labels, empty
+states, or formatting, edit the English strings inline in components. Do **not**
+add i18n catalogs unless the user explicitly asks for localization; only then
+read the `internationalization` skill.
 
 For app-backed skills, declare skill visibility in the app-skill manifest:
 
 - `internal` — only the app's own agents should use it.