diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.App/ClaudeDo.App.csproj b/src/ClaudeDo.App/ClaudeDo.App.csproj
index cd66b50..2b2c2b4 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.App/ClaudeDo.App.csproj
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.App/ClaudeDo.App.csproj
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ClaudeDo.Ui\ClaudeDo.Ui.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ClaudeDo.Localization\ClaudeDo.Localization.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\ClaudeDo.Localization\Locales.targets" />
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/ClaudeDo.Localization.csproj b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/ClaudeDo.Localization.csproj
index 3b41c04..bdfb698 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/ClaudeDo.Localization.csproj
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/ClaudeDo.Localization.csproj
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <InternalsVisibleTo Include="ClaudeDo.Localization.Tests" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="Locales.targets" />
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/Locales.targets b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/Locales.targets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a9afa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/Locales.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)locales\*.json"
+             Link="locales\%(Filename)%(Extension)"
+             CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b61f536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "metadata": { "code": "en", "name": "English" },
+  "settings": {
+    "title": "SETTINGS",
+    "save": "Save",
+    "cancel": "Cancel",
+    "language": "Language",
+    "tabGeneral": "General",
+    "tabWorktrees": "Worktrees",
+    "tabFiles": "Files",
+    "tabPrime": "Prime Claude"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Localization.Tests/EnJsonCoverageTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Localization.Tests/EnJsonCoverageTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9dcd8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Localization.Tests/EnJsonCoverageTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using ClaudeDo.Localization;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Localization.Tests;
+
+public class EnJsonCoverageTests
+{
+    private static string LocalesDir()
+    {
+        var dir = AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+        while (dir is not null)
+        {
+            var candidate = Path.Combine(dir, "src", "ClaudeDo.Localization", "locales");
+            if (Directory.Exists(candidate)) return candidate;
+            dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(dir);
+        }
+        throw new DirectoryNotFoundException("Could not locate src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Every_locale_has_same_keys_as_english()
+    {
+        var store = LocaleStore.Load(LocalesDir());
+        Assert.True(store.TryGet("en", out var en));
+        var enKeys = en!.Strings.Keys.ToHashSet();
+
+        foreach (var locale in store.Available)
+        {
+            var keys = locale.Strings.Keys.ToHashSet();
+            var missing = enKeys.Except(keys).OrderBy(k => k).ToList();
+            var extra = keys.Except(enKeys).OrderBy(k => k).ToList();
+            Assert.True(missing.Count == 0,
+                $"Locale '{locale.Code}' missing keys: {string.Join(", ", missing)}");
+            Assert.True(extra.Count == 0,
+                $"Locale '{locale.Code}' has extra keys not in en.json: {string.Join(", ", extra)}");
+        }
+    }
+}