v1.0.0 — Open locale registry
local.aispark.fi is an open collection of locale skill files for AI agents — covering laws, cultural norms, formats, and language conventions for regions around the world. Drop a file in. Your agent gets the rules of the place.
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Four locales ship in v1.0. Each file is a standalone skill document — factual, structured, and ready to drop into any AI agent or system prompt.
Foundational locale for all EU member states. Covers GDPR in full, DSA, consumer rights directive, date and currency formatting, and cross-cultural tone guidance.
Extends EU. Finnish data protection act, strong employment law, CASL-style consent norms, D.M.YYYY format, ä/ö encoding, both official languages (fi + sv), and cultural directness.
Post-Brexit. UK GDPR + DPA 2018, ICO supervision, Consumer Rights Act, British English spellings, imperial measurements, and the nuances of England/Scotland/Wales distinctions.
Dual-country locale covering US (CCPA, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, no federal privacy law) and Canada (PIPEDA, CASL, Quebec Law 25), plus bilingual en-CA/fr-CA conventions and Letter paper size.
✦ = community contributions welcome
| ID | Region | Extends | Status | Key coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | European Union | — | stable | GDPR, DSA, consumer rights, date/currency |
| EU-FI | Finland | EU | stable | Finnish DPA, bilingual (fi/sv), cultural tone |
| EU-UK | United Kingdom | — | stable | UK GDPR, post-Brexit law, en-GB |
| US-CA | United States & Canada | — | stable | CCPA, PIPEDA, CASL, fr-CA, Letter paper |
| EU-DE ✦ | Germany | EU | wanted | BDSG, strict data culture, formal tone (Sie) |
| EU-FR ✦ | France | EU | wanted | CNIL, French language law, fr-FR conventions |
| APAC-JP ✦ | Japan | — | wanted | APPI, keigo register, YYYY/MM/DD, kanji |
| LATAM-BR ✦ | Brazil | — | wanted | LGPD, pt-BR, CPF/CNPJ, BRL |
| APAC-AU ✦ | Australia | — | wanted | Privacy Act 1988, en-AU, DD/MM/YYYY, AEST |
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Browse the registry and find the locale that matches where your agent operates. Combine a regional base (like EU) with a country-level file (like EU-FI) for full coverage.
Paste the locale skill into your system prompt, include it as a context file, or reference it in your agent's configuration. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini — any agent with a system prompt.
Correct date formats, proper currency display, privacy law awareness, cultural tone, address conventions — all grounded in the actual rules of that place.
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# Paste into your system prompt or instructions field You are a helpful assistant. Apply the following locale skill: --- name: locale-eu-fi locale: EU-FI region: Finland extends: EU --- ## Date & Time - Format: D.M.YYYY (e.g. 13.3.2026) - Timezone: EET (UTC+2) / EEST (UTC+3 summer) ## Currency - Euro (€), displayed after number: 12,50 € - Decimal separator: comma ## Legal - GDPR applies. Supervised by Tietosuojavaltuutettu. - Consumer prices must include VAT (ALV 25.5%) ...
# For best results, stack: general region first, then country You are a helpful assistant. Apply these locale skills in order (later rules override earlier ones): LOCALE 1 — EU General: [paste contents of locales/EU/LOCALE.md] LOCALE 2 — Finland (overrides where different): [paste contents of locales/EU-FI/LOCALE.md] # The EU-FI file documents only what differs from EU general, # so stacking gives you complete, correct coverage.
# Claude Code — add to your CLAUDE.md ## Locale This project operates in Finland. Apply the EU-FI locale skill. Read and follow: locales/EU-FI/LOCALE.md Key rules: - Date format: D.M.YYYY - Currency: 12,50 € (comma decimal, symbol after) - Privacy law: Finnish DPA + GDPR — flag any user data handling - Language: Finnish (fi) primary, Swedish (sv) for public services - Tone: Direct, factual, no hyperbole
# Cursor — add to .cursor/rules or project .cursorrules ## Locale: EU-UK (United Kingdom) This codebase targets UK users. Follow UK locale conventions: - Date format: DD/MM/YYYY in UI, "13 March 2026" in prose - Currency: £ prefix, period decimal (£12.50) - Language: British English (colour, centre, organise) - Privacy: UK GDPR + DPA 2018 — ICO is supervisory authority - Tax: VAT 20%, display inclusive for consumers - Paper/export: A4 - Measurement: Metric official; note imperial is common colloquially # Full skill: locales/EU-UK/LOCALE.md
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Local.ai grows through contributions. If you know a region's laws, formatting conventions, and cultural norms — you can add it. Each locale is a single Markdown file following a common template.