diff --git a/.claude/GUIDELINES.md b/.claude/GUIDELINES.md
index 1fa6ce832..7449d47cb 100644
--- a/.claude/GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/.claude/GUIDELINES.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This directory contains comprehensive guidelines for working in the Mana Univers
 | [Testing](./guidelines/testing.md) | Jest/Vitest patterns, mock factories, coverage |
 | [Hono Server](./guidelines/hono-server.md) | Compute servers (Hono + Bun) |
 | [Error Handling](./guidelines/error-handling.md) | Go-style errors, error codes, Result types |
-| [SvelteKit Web](./guidelines/sveltekit-web.md) | Svelte 5 runes, stores, routing |
+| [SvelteKit Web](./guidelines/sveltekit-web.md) | Svelte 5 runes, stores, routing, i18n |
 | [Expo Mobile](./guidelines/expo-mobile.md) | React Native, NativeWind, navigation |
 | [Authentication](./guidelines/authentication.md) | Mana Core Auth integration |
 | [Design & UX](./guidelines/design-ux.md) | UI patterns, animations, accessibility |
diff --git a/.claude/guidelines/sveltekit-web.md b/.claude/guidelines/sveltekit-web.md
index cb7e77fb4..98c975a74 100644
--- a/.claude/guidelines/sveltekit-web.md
+++ b/.claude/guidelines/sveltekit-web.md
@@ -902,3 +902,58 @@ These work locally because both the browser and server access `localhost`.
   });
 </script>
 ```
+
+## i18n
+
+The unified Mana app supports `de` (default + fallback), `en`, `it`,
+`fr`, `es`. Three CI gates protect the i18n surface — read them before
+adding new strings.
+
+### Strings → svelte-i18n
+
+```svelte
+<script>
+	import { _ } from 'svelte-i18n';
+</script>
+
+<button>{$_('common.save')}</button>
+```
+
+Never hard-code German into `.svelte` markup or attributes. The
+`validate:i18n-hardcoded` baseline ratchets per-file: if a file's
+count of placeholder/title/aria-label/text-content strings with
+umlauts goes up, CI fails. Run `pnpm run validate:i18n-hardcoded -- --update`
+only after intentionally adding non-translated dev-only UI.
+
+Adding a new key:
+
+1. Drop it into `apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/i18n/locales/<ns>/de.json`
+2. Add the same path to `en.json`, `it.json`, `fr.json`, `es.json`
+   — the `validate:i18n-parity` check requires identical key-sets
+   across all 5 locales.
+3. New namespace = create the folder + 5 JSONs. Registration is
+   automatic via `import.meta.glob`; no edits to `i18n/index.ts`.
+
+A `$_('typo.key')` call that resolves to nothing is caught by
+`validate:i18n-keys`. Existing 315 broken refs are baselined so you
+can fix them gradually; new misses fail the build.
+
+### Dates and numbers → format helpers
+
+```svelte
+<script>
+	import { formatDate, formatNumber, formatCurrency } from '$lib/i18n/format';
+</script>
+
+<p>{formatDate(event.startTime, { day: 'numeric', month: 'short' })}</p>
+<p>{formatCurrency(item.price, 'EUR')}</p>
+```
+
+Never call `.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', …)` or `Intl.NumberFormat('de-DE', …)`
+directly — those pin output to German regardless of the active locale.
+The helpers in `$lib/i18n/format.ts` pull the active locale from the
+svelte-i18n store and map (`de → de-DE`, `en → en-US`, …).
+
+For date-fns formatters that need a locale object, use
+`getDateFnsLocale()` from the same module instead of importing
+`{ de }` from `'date-fns/locale'`.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index c8d678df1..79f83a0f2 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -84,13 +84,22 @@ Quality:
 pnpm run build
 pnpm run type-check
 pnpm run format
-pnpm run validate:all   # turbo recursion + pgSchema + crypto registry — run before push
+pnpm run validate:all   # turbo + pgSchema + theme + i18n + crypto — run before push
 pnpm run test:coverage  # emit v8 coverage under per-package coverage/
 ```
 
 `validate:all` is the local mirror of the CI `validate` job — it runs in
-seconds and fails fast on any of the three invariant checks. Use it as a
-pre-push gate.
+seconds and fails fast on any invariant check. Currently bundled:
+
+- `validate:turbo` — no recursive `turbo run` calls in non-root packages
+- `validate:pg-schema` — every Drizzle table uses `pgSchema(...)`
+- `validate:theme-{variables,utilities,parity}` — token coverage across CSS variants
+- `validate:i18n-parity` — every namespace mirrors DE's key-set across all 5 locales
+- `validate:i18n-hardcoded` — ratcheting baseline; new German strings without `$_()` fail
+- `validate:i18n-keys` — `$_('key')` calls must resolve to a defined DE key (baseline-tracked)
+- `check:crypto` + `audit:encrypted-tools` — every Dexie table classified, every AI tool aware of encryption
+
+Use it as a pre-push gate.
 
 ## Key Architecture Notes