diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/CapabilityPage.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/CapabilityPage.tsx
index a0ba5974..c803051d 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/CapabilityPage.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/CapabilityPage.tsx
@@ -278,12 +278,18 @@ export const CapabilityChat = ({
   description,
   onResponseEnd,
 }: CapabilityChatProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const seedFile = `${kind.toUpperCase()}.md`;
   const genericPrefix = `<frontmatter>\ninput file: ${filePath}\n${seedFile}: ${filePath}\ndir: ${resourceDir}\n\nBe aware of any extra files alongside the same dir as the ${kind} file we're handling, for possible extra context. You can also, if pertinent, create scripts or other files that will help you in the future.\n</frontmatter>`;
   const promptFrontmatter = isNew ? (buildCreationPrefix(kind, filePath, resourceDir) ?? genericPrefix) : genericPrefix;
+  /*
+    The composer's PRE-FILLED text, which the reader sees and edits — so it is translated. The hidden
+    `promptFrontmatter` above is not: that one instructs the agent and carries file paths, and is
+    machine-facing rather than something anybody reads.
+  */
   const defaultInput = isNew
-    ? (description ?? `Help me create the content for this new ${kind} file`)
-    : `Help me understand and improve this ${kind} file`;
+    ? (description ?? t('capability.createPrompt', { kind: kind.toLowerCase() }))
+    : t('capability.improvePrompt', { kind: kind.toLowerCase() });
 
   const chat = useChat(undefined, undefined, { replaceUrl: false });
 
diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/locales/en-GB.json b/src/apps/officer-web/locales/en-GB.json
index 65ccfa52..f6d1e724 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/locales/en-GB.json
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/locales/en-GB.json
@@ -697,6 +697,8 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "Search {{kind}}…",
     "selectOne": "Select a {{kind}}",
     "selectToView": "Select a {{kind}} to view its contents",
-    "delete": "Delete"
+    "delete": "Delete",
+    "createPrompt": "Help me create the content for this new {{kind}} file",
+    "improvePrompt": "Help me understand and improve this {{kind}} file"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/locales/pt-PT.json b/src/apps/officer-web/locales/pt-PT.json
index 809d35f7..53027a41 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/locales/pt-PT.json
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/locales/pt-PT.json
@@ -697,6 +697,8 @@
     "searchPlaceholder": "Pesquisar {{kind}}…",
     "selectOne": "Selecione um {{kind}}",
     "selectToView": "Selecione um {{kind}} para ver o seu conteúdo",
-    "delete": "Eliminar"
+    "delete": "Eliminar",
+    "createPrompt": "Ajuda-me a criar o conteúdo deste novo ficheiro de {{kind}}",
+    "improvePrompt": "Ajuda-me a compreender e melhorar este ficheiro de {{kind}}"
   }
 }