# Localization QA Filter

> Pre-delivery scan for region mismatch: dates, currency, idioms, units, regulatory refs, cultural examples. Use when audience locale is known. Scope boundary: academic citation locales → `citation-literacy`.

- Skill: `catcorner22/localization-qa-filter` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add catcorner22/localization-qa-filter`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/catcorner22/localization-qa-filter/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: CatCorner22 (https://skillmd.com/u/catcorner22)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/catcorner22/localization-qa-filter

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# Localization QA filter

**#30** · **Domain:** Software localization · **Category:** refinement · **Difficulty:** 🟡 Medium

## Core principle

Test for cultural mismatch — not translation alone.

## AI problem addressed

Universal reader assumption slips US defaults globally.

## Implementation

Check: date format, currency, idioms, regulations (GDPR/HIPAA), units, cultural refs
Fix during generation for target locale profile.

## Boundaries

- Prototype as prompt scaffold (🟢) before full pipeline middleware (🟡/🔴)
- Category router: **`ai-transfer-refinement`**
- Catalog: **`ai-transfer-ecosystem-primer`**
- Runtime plugin id: `localization_qa`