diff --git a/scripts/i18n/scan-hardcoded.ts b/scripts/i18n/scan-hardcoded.ts
index 4e067781..b1c99f04 100755
--- a/scripts/i18n/scan-hardcoded.ts
+++ b/scripts/i18n/scan-hardcoded.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,15 @@ const AREAS = [
  * 'officer-web (shell)' landed 2026-08-23 (phase 2). It holds no never-translate hits of its own; what it
  * does hold is ~30 `<Untranslated reason="foreign-ui-label">` labels quoted from Google's console, which
  * `stripUntranslated` skips for the same reason.
+ *
+ * 'officerdev (panels)' landed 2026-08-23 (phase 3). It holds nine `new Error()` messages for whoever is
+ * reading a terminal, not a user — same never-translate shape as 'shared components'. Two more strings
+ * are marked `i18n-exempt` rather than never-translate: `useTaskRunner.ts`'s "Running:"/"Error:" framing
+ * is interleaved with raw stdout/stderr inside one monospace `<pre>` feed, so translating the frame alone
+ * would read as broken mid-buffer — the same reasoning as the never-translate list, reached by a
+ * different mechanism because it's not a thrown Error.
  */
-const ZEROED: string[] = ['shared components', 'officer-web (shell)'];
+const ZEROED: string[] = ['shared components', 'officer-web (shell)', 'officerdev (panels)'];
 
 const SKIP = /node_modules|\.gen\.|[/\\]locales[/\\]|[/\\]vendor[/\\]|\.test\.|\.d\.ts$/;
 
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/AgentRunnerModal.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/AgentRunnerModal.tsx
index cd34af44..0253abea 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/AgentRunnerModal.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/AgentRunnerModal.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useClient } from 'hooks/useClient';
 import { chatListPath } from '../../../ChatHistory/chat-routes';
 import type { AgentSummary } from '../../useAgents';
 import { TaskInputForm, type TaskInputDef } from './TaskRunnerModal';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 
 // Starting an agent is not running a job: the POST returns as soon as the session is spawned, and the
 // run itself is watched in /chat. So this modal has no output pane — the transcript is the output,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type AgentRunnerModalProps = {
 };
 
 export const AgentRunnerModal = ({ open, onOpenChange, agent, entryName, entryFullPath }: AgentRunnerModalProps) => {
+  const { t, tUi } = useTranslation();
   const client = useClient();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [phase, setPhase] = useState<Phase>('ready');
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ export const AgentRunnerModal = ({ open, onOpenChange, agent, entryName, entryFu
       setResult(started);
       setPhase('started');
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to start the agent');
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : t('agentRunner.startFailed'));
       setPhase('failed');
     }
   };
@@ -122,9 +124,11 @@ export const AgentRunnerModal = ({ open, onOpenChange, agent, entryName, entryFu
             <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4 p-8 text-center">
               <CircleCheck className="h-10 w-10 text-duck-teal" />
               <div>
-                <div className="text-base font-medium text-duck-dark dark:text-foreground">Agent running</div>
+                <div className="text-base font-medium text-duck-dark dark:text-foreground">
+                  {t('agentRunner.agentRunning')}
+                </div>
                 <div className="text-sm text-duck-dark/50 dark:text-foreground/50 mt-1">
-                  It keeps going whether or not this stays open. Watch it in the chat — newest session on top.
+                  {t('agentRunner.keepsGoing')}
                 </div>
               </div>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
@@ -132,13 +136,13 @@ export const AgentRunnerModal = ({ open, onOpenChange, agent, entryName, entryFu
                   onClick={openChat}
                   className="flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2 rounded-lg bg-duck-teal text-white text-sm font-medium hover:bg-duck-teal/90 cursor-pointer"
                 >
-                  <ExternalLink className="h-4 w-4" /> Open chat
+                  <ExternalLink className="h-4 w-4" /> {t('agentRunner.openChat')}
                 </button>
                 <button
                   onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)}
                   className="px-5 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium text-duck-dark/70 dark:text-foreground/70 hover:bg-duck-dark/5 dark:hover:bg-foreground/5 cursor-pointer"
                 >
-                  Close
+                  {tUi('button.close')}
                 </button>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -146,7 +150,9 @@ export const AgentRunnerModal = ({ open, onOpenChange, agent, entryName, entryFu
             <>
               {/* Target — the path the agent is pointed at, exactly as the server will receive it. */}
               <div className="px-5 py-3 border-b border-duck-dark/10 flex flex-col gap-1">
-                <span className="text-xs font-medium text-duck-dark/70 dark:text-foreground/70">Target</span>
+                <span className="text-xs font-medium text-duck-dark/70 dark:text-foreground/70">
+                  {t('agentRunner.target')}
+                </span>
                 <span className="text-xs font-mono break-all text-duck-dark dark:text-foreground">{entryFullPath}</span>
               </div>
 
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ export const AgentRunnerModal = ({ open, onOpenChange, agent, entryName, entryFu
                   className="flex items-center gap-2 px-6 py-2.5 rounded-lg bg-duck-teal text-white font-medium text-sm hover:bg-duck-teal/90 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed cursor-pointer"
                 >
                   {phase === 'starting' ? <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" /> : <Play className="h-4 w-4" />}
-                  {phase === 'starting' ? 'Starting…' : 'Run agent'}
+                  {phase === 'starting' ? t('agentRunner.starting') : t('agentRunner.runAgent')}
                 </button>
               </div>
             </>
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/DictateDialog.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/DictateDialog.tsx
index 11edb806..248afc3f 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/DictateDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/DictateDialog.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogDescription } from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { blobToWav } from '../../../Chat/useAudioRecording';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 import type { UseFileBrowserAppType } from '../useFileBrowserApp';
 
 type DictateDialogProps = {
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ type DictateDialogProps = {
 };
 
 export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
+  const { t, tUi } = useTranslation();
   const { showDictate, setShowDictate, handleUpload } = fileBrowserManager;
   const [recording, setRecording] = useState(false);
   const mediaRecorderRef = useRef<MediaRecorder | null>(null);
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
   // the effect cleanup then runs over the same refs. Closing an already-closed AudioContext rejects.
   const cleanup = () => {
     cancelAnimationFrame(animFrameRef.current);
-    mediaRecorderRef.current?.stream?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
-    streamRef.current?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
+    mediaRecorderRef.current?.stream?.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
+    streamRef.current?.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
     if (audioCtxRef.current && audioCtxRef.current.state !== 'closed') void audioCtxRef.current.close();
     mediaRecorderRef.current = null;
     streamRef.current = null;
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
 
       drawSpectrum();
     } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Could not access microphone');
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : t('dictate.micAccessFailed'));
       setShowDictate(false);
     }
   };
@@ -119,12 +121,12 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
       });
 
       cancelAnimationFrame(animFrameRef.current);
-      recorder.stream.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
+      recorder.stream.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
       streamRef.current?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
       audioCtxRef.current?.close();
 
       if (blob.size === 0) {
-        toast.error('No audio was captured');
+        toast.error(t('dictate.noAudioCaptured'));
         cleanup();
         setShowDictate(false);
         return;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
       setRecording(false);
       await handleUpload([file]);
     } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Recording failed');
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : t('dictate.recordingFailed'));
       cleanup();
       setShowDictate(false);
     }
@@ -181,14 +183,16 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
     >
       <DialogContent>
         <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>Dictate</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>Recording audio. Press Enter or click Stop to save.</DialogDescription>
+          <DialogTitle>{t('dictate.title')}</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>{t('dictate.description')}</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
         <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4">
           <canvas ref={canvasRef} width={460} height={120} className="w-full rounded-md bg-duck-dark/5" />
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
             {recording && <span className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-destructive animate-pulse" />}
-            <span className="text-sm text-duck-dark/60">{recording ? 'Recording...' : 'Starting...'}</span>
+            <span className="text-sm text-duck-dark/60">
+              {recording ? t('dictate.recording') : t('dictate.startingStatus')}
+            </span>
           </div>
           <div className="flex justify-end w-full gap-2">
             <button
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
               }}
               className="px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-md text-duck-dark/70 hover:bg-duck-dark/5 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
             >
-              Cancel
+              {tUi('button.cancel')}
             </button>
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -207,7 +211,7 @@ export const DictateDialog = ({ fileBrowserManager }: DictateDialogProps) => {
               disabled={!recording}
               className="px-4 py-2 text-sm rounded-md bg-duck-teal text-duck-yellow hover:bg-duck-teal/90 cursor-pointer transition-colors disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
             >
-              Stop & Save
+              {t('dictate.stopSave')}
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/FileGrid.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/FileGrid.tsx
index 8db09e1a..70c8bf81 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/FileGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/FileGrid.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { DirEntry } from '../../../../hooks/useFilesAPI';
 import { getFileType } from '../../../FileViewer';
 import type { UseFileBrowserAppType } from '../useFileBrowserApp';
 import { FileItem } from './FileItem';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 
 type SortField = 'name' | 'size' | 'type' | 'date';
 type SortDirection = 'asc' | 'desc';
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const useColumnCount = (scrollRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>) => {
 };
 
 export const FileGrid = ({ fileBrowserManager }: FileGridProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const {
     visibleEntries: entries,
     viewMode,
@@ -184,8 +186,8 @@ export const FileGrid = ({ fileBrowserManager }: FileGridProps) => {
       timer = undefined;
     };
     const onKey = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      const t = ev.target as HTMLElement;
-      if (t.tagName === 'INPUT' || t.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || t.closest('.monaco-editor')) return;
+      const target = ev.target as HTMLElement;
+      if (target.tagName === 'INPUT' || target.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || target.closest('.monaco-editor')) return;
       if (ev.ctrlKey || ev.metaKey || ev.altKey || ev.key.length !== 1) return; // printable, unmodified only
 
       ev.preventDefault();
@@ -224,7 +226,9 @@ export const FileGrid = ({ fileBrowserManager }: FileGridProps) => {
   }, [setSearchQuery, searchInputRef, setSelected]);
 
   if (entries.length === 0) {
-    return <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-20 text-duck-dark/40 text-sm">This folder is empty</div>;
+    return (
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-20 text-duck-dark/40 text-sm">{t('files.grid.empty')}</div>
+    );
   }
 
   const renderItem = (entry: DirEntry) => (
@@ -288,25 +292,25 @@ export const FileGrid = ({ fileBrowserManager }: FileGridProps) => {
           <span className="shrink-0 w-5" />
           <span className="shrink-0 w-5" />
           <button className={`flex-1 min-w-0 ${sortBtnClass('name')}`} onClick={() => toggleSort('name')}>
-            Name {sortIcon('name')}
+            {t('files.grid.name')} {sortIcon('name')}
           </button>
           <button
             className={`hidden md:flex shrink-0 w-20 justify-end ${sortBtnClass('type')}`}
             onClick={() => toggleSort('type')}
           >
-            Type {sortIcon('type')}
+            {t('files.grid.type')} {sortIcon('type')}
           </button>
           <button
             className={`hidden md:flex shrink-0 w-20 justify-end ${sortBtnClass('size')}`}
             onClick={() => toggleSort('size')}
           >
-            Size {sortIcon('size')}
+            {t('files.grid.size')} {sortIcon('size')}
           </button>
           <button
             className={`hidden md:flex shrink-0 w-28 justify-end ${sortBtnClass('date')}`}
             onClick={() => toggleSort('date')}
           >
-            Date {sortIcon('date')}
+            {t('files.grid.date')} {sortIcon('date')}
           </button>
           <span className="shrink-0 w-8" />
         </div>
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ export const FileGrid = ({ fileBrowserManager }: FileGridProps) => {
           className="sticky top-0 z-10 bg-background/95 backdrop-blur-sm border-b border-duck-dark/10 flex items-center gap-2 px-3"
           style={{ height: HEADER_HEIGHT }}
         >
-          <span className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40">Sort:</span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40">{t('files.grid.sort')}</span>
           {(['name', 'size', 'type', 'date'] as SortField[]).map((field) => (
             <button
               key={field}
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/UploadProgress.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/UploadProgress.tsx
index 6fa2dacf..733da416 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/UploadProgress.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/UploadProgress.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import type { UseFileBrowserAppType } from '../useFileBrowserApp';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 
 type UploadProgressProps = {
   fileBrowserManager: UseFileBrowserAppType;
 };
 
 export const UploadProgress = ({ fileBrowserManager }: UploadProgressProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { uploadProgress } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   if (uploadProgress === null) return null;
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ export const UploadProgress = ({ fileBrowserManager }: UploadProgressProps) => {
   return (
     <div className="shrink-0 px-4 pt-3">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-sm text-duck-dark/70 mb-1">
-        <span>Uploading...</span>
+        <span>{t('fileBrowserWidget.uploading')}</span>
         <span>{uploadProgress}%</span>
       </div>
       <div className="h-2 rounded-full bg-duck-dark/10 overflow-hidden">
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/useTaskRunner.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/useTaskRunner.ts
index 145d6795..110cacec 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/useTaskRunner.ts
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserApp/components/useTaskRunner.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function useTaskRunner() {
 
         switch (msg.type) {
           case 'started':
+            // i18n-exempt: framing text inside one monospace terminal feed with raw stdout/stderr (see 'error' below).
             setOutput((prev) => [...prev, { stream: 'system', text: `Running: ${msg.taskName}\n` }]);
             break;
           case 'stdout':
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export function useTaskRunner() {
             setPhase('done');
             break;
           case 'error':
+            // i18n-exempt: same terminal feed as 'started' above — content, not UI chrome.
             setOutput((prev) => [...prev, { stream: 'stderr', text: `Error: ${msg.message}\n` }]);
             setPhase('done');
             setExitCode(-1);
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/FileBrowserWidget.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/FileBrowserWidget.tsx
index 8753eef5..4bec4b3c 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/FileBrowserWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/FileBrowserWidget.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ import { SearchResults } from './components/SearchResults';
 import { BrowseTab } from './components/BrowseTab';
 import { RecentTab } from './components/RecentTab';
 import { PinnedTab } from './components/PinnedTab';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../locales';
 
 export const FileBrowserWidget = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const fileBrowserManager = useFileBrowserWidget();
   const { tab, isSearching } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   return (
-    <Widget title="File Browser">
+    <Widget title={t('fileBrowserWidget.title')}>
       <Header fileBrowserManager={fileBrowserManager} />
       <div className="px-4 pb-3 max-h-72 overflow-y-auto">
         {isSearching ? (
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/BrowseTab.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/BrowseTab.tsx
index 94aa15f0..d225a7bf 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/BrowseTab.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/BrowseTab.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Breadcrumb } from '../../FileBrowserApp/components/Breadcrumb';
 import type { UseFileBrowserWidgetType } from '../useFileBrowserWidget';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 import { EntryRow } from './EntryRow';
 
 type BrowseTabProps = {
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ type BrowseTabProps = {
 };
 
 export const BrowseTab = ({ fileBrowserManager }: BrowseTabProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { browsePath, setBrowsePath, entries, loading, openFile, isPinned, togglePin } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   return (
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ export const BrowseTab = ({ fileBrowserManager }: BrowseTabProps) => {
           <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />
         </div>
       ) : entries.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">Empty directory</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">{t('fileBrowserWidget.emptyDirectory')}</p>
       ) : (
         <ul className="space-y-0.5">
           {entries.map((entry) => {
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/Header.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/Header.tsx
index 7abcb613..7823db5d 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { FolderOpen, Clock, Pin, Search, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { Tab, UseFileBrowserWidgetType } from '../useFileBrowserWidget';
+import type { PanelTranslationKey } from '../../../../locales';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 
-const TABS: { key: Tab; label: string; icon: typeof FolderOpen }[] = [
-  { key: 'browse', label: 'Browse', icon: FolderOpen },
-  { key: 'recent', label: 'Recent', icon: Clock },
-  { key: 'pinned', label: 'Pinned', icon: Pin },
+// Module-level data, so it carries a catalog KEY and the component resolves it.
+const TABS: { key: Tab; labelKey: PanelTranslationKey; icon: typeof FolderOpen }[] = [
+  { key: 'browse', labelKey: 'fileBrowserWidget.browse', icon: FolderOpen },
+  { key: 'recent', labelKey: 'fileBrowserWidget.recent', icon: Clock },
+  { key: 'pinned', labelKey: 'fileBrowserWidget.pinned', icon: Pin },
 ];
 
 type HeaderProps = {
@@ -12,12 +15,13 @@ type HeaderProps = {
 };
 
 export const Header = ({ fileBrowserManager }: HeaderProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { tab, setTab, isSearching, searchQuery, setSearchQuery } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   return (
     <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 pb-1">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
-        {TABS.map(({ key, label, icon: Icon }) => (
+        {TABS.map(({ key, labelKey, icon: Icon }) => (
           <button
             key={key}
             onClick={() => setTab(key)}
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ export const Header = ({ fileBrowserManager }: HeaderProps) => {
             }`}
           >
             <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-            {label}
+            {t(labelKey)}
           </button>
         ))}
       </div>
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ export const Header = ({ fileBrowserManager }: HeaderProps) => {
           type="text"
           value={searchQuery}
           onChange={(ev) => setSearchQuery(ev.target.value)}
-          placeholder="Search..."
+          placeholder={t('fileBrowserWidget.search')}
           className="w-full rounded-lg border border-duck-dark/20 bg-background pl-8 pr-8 py-1 text-xs text-duck-dark placeholder:text-duck-dark/30 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-duck-teal/30 focus:border-duck-teal/50"
         />
         {searchQuery && (
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/PinnedTab.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/PinnedTab.tsx
index bcf7bcc2..1f3c9dbb 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/PinnedTab.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/PinnedTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { UseFileBrowserWidgetType } from '../useFileBrowserWidget';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 import { EntryRow } from './EntryRow';
 
 type PinnedTabProps = {
@@ -6,10 +7,11 @@ type PinnedTabProps = {
 };
 
 export const PinnedTab = ({ fileBrowserManager }: PinnedTabProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { pinned, openFile, togglePin } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   if (pinned.length === 0) {
-    return <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">No pinned files</p>;
+    return <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">{t('fileBrowserWidget.noPinnedFiles')}</p>;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/RecentTab.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/RecentTab.tsx
index 9caf75fb..361e6dea 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/RecentTab.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/RecentTab.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { UseFileBrowserWidgetType } from '../useFileBrowserWidget';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 import { EntryRow } from './EntryRow';
 
 type RecentTabProps = {
@@ -6,10 +7,11 @@ type RecentTabProps = {
 };
 
 export const RecentTab = ({ fileBrowserManager }: RecentTabProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { recents, openFile, isPinned, togglePin } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   if (recents.length === 0) {
-    return <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">No recent files</p>;
+    return <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">{t('fileBrowserWidget.noRecentFiles')}</p>;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/SearchResults.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/SearchResults.tsx
index 068222ef..842f9da9 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/SearchResults.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/FileBrowser/FileBrowserWidget/components/SearchResults.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { UseFileBrowserWidgetType } from '../useFileBrowserWidget';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../../locales';
 import { EntryRow } from './EntryRow';
 
 type SearchResultsProps = {
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ type SearchResultsProps = {
 };
 
 export const SearchResults = ({ fileBrowserManager }: SearchResultsProps) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { searching, searchResults, openFile, isPinned, togglePin } = fileBrowserManager;
 
   if (searching) {
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ export const SearchResults = ({ fileBrowserManager }: SearchResultsProps) => {
   }
 
   if (searchResults.length === 0) {
-    return <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">No results</p>;
+    return <p className="text-xs text-duck-dark/40 py-4 text-center">{t('fileBrowserWidget.noResults')}</p>;
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/en-GB.json b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/en-GB.json
index 53cca5ba..8f0b02cf 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/en-GB.json
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/en-GB.json
@@ -527,6 +527,14 @@
       "clearSelection": "Clear selection",
       "selected": "selected",
       "refresh": "Refresh"
+    },
+    "grid": {
+      "empty": "This folder is empty",
+      "sort": "Sort:",
+      "name": "Name",
+      "type": "Type",
+      "size": "Size",
+      "date": "Date"
     }
   },
   "taskRunner": {
@@ -607,5 +615,38 @@
     "timedOut": "Timed out",
     "downloadFailed": "Download failed",
     "couldNotStart": "Could not start the download"
+  },
+  "fileBrowserWidget": {
+    "title": "File Browser",
+    "search": "Search...",
+    "browse": "Browse",
+    "recent": "Recent",
+    "pinned": "Pinned",
+    "noResults": "No results",
+    "emptyDirectory": "Empty directory",
+    "noPinnedFiles": "No pinned files",
+    "noRecentFiles": "No recent files",
+    "uploading": "Uploading...",
+    "empty": "This folder is empty",
+    "sort": "Sort:"
+  },
+  "agentRunner": {
+    "agentRunning": "Agent running",
+    "keepsGoing": "It keeps going whether or not this stays open. Watch it in the chat — newest session on top.",
+    "openChat": "Open chat",
+    "target": "Target",
+    "starting": "Starting…",
+    "runAgent": "Run agent",
+    "startFailed": "Failed to start the agent"
+  },
+  "dictate": {
+    "title": "Dictate",
+    "description": "Recording audio. Press Enter or click Stop to save.",
+    "recording": "Recording...",
+    "startingStatus": "Starting...",
+    "stopSave": "Stop & Save",
+    "noAudioCaptured": "No audio was captured",
+    "micAccessFailed": "Could not access microphone",
+    "recordingFailed": "Recording failed"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/pt-PT.json b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/pt-PT.json
index 3f8518eb..bf1fc449 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/pt-PT.json
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/locales/pt-PT.json
@@ -527,6 +527,14 @@
       "clearSelection": "Limpar seleção",
       "selected": "selecionados",
       "refresh": "Atualizar"
+    },
+    "grid": {
+      "empty": "Esta pasta está vazia",
+      "sort": "Ordenar:",
+      "name": "Nome",
+      "type": "Tipo",
+      "size": "Tamanho",
+      "date": "Data"
     }
   },
   "taskRunner": {
@@ -607,5 +615,38 @@
     "timedOut": "Tempo esgotado",
     "downloadFailed": "Falha ao descarregar",
     "couldNotStart": "Não foi possível iniciar o descarregamento"
+  },
+  "fileBrowserWidget": {
+    "title": "Explorador de ficheiros",
+    "search": "Pesquisar...",
+    "browse": "Explorar",
+    "recent": "Recentes",
+    "pinned": "Fixados",
+    "noResults": "Sem resultados",
+    "emptyDirectory": "Diretório vazio",
+    "noPinnedFiles": "Sem ficheiros fixados",
+    "noRecentFiles": "Sem ficheiros recentes",
+    "uploading": "A carregar...",
+    "empty": "Esta pasta está vazia",
+    "sort": "Ordenar:"
+  },
+  "agentRunner": {
+    "agentRunning": "Agente em execução",
+    "keepsGoing": "Continua a correr quer esta janela fique aberta quer não. Acompanhe-o no chat — a sessão mais recente fica no topo.",
+    "openChat": "Abrir chat",
+    "target": "Alvo",
+    "starting": "A iniciar…",
+    "runAgent": "Executar agente",
+    "startFailed": "Falha ao iniciar o agente"
+  },
+  "dictate": {
+    "title": "Ditado",
+    "description": "A gravar áudio. Prima Enter ou clique em Parar para guardar.",
+    "recording": "A gravar...",
+    "startingStatus": "A iniciar...",
+    "stopSave": "Parar e guardar",
+    "noAudioCaptured": "Não foi captado áudio",
+    "micAccessFailed": "Não foi possível aceder ao microfone",
+    "recordingFailed": "Falha na gravação"
   }
 }