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+// src/lang/en.ts
+export const en: Record<string, string> = {
+  // Commands & ribbon
+  cmdPublish:              "Publish to Micropub",
+  cmdUpdate:               "Update existing Micropub post",
+
+  // Notices — main.ts
+  noticeOpenNote:          "Open a Markdown note to publish.",
+  noticeNoEndpoint:        "⚠️ Micropub endpoint not configured. Open plugin settings to add it.",
+  noticeNoToken:           "⚠️ Access token not configured. Open plugin settings to add it.",
+  noticePublishing:        "Publishing…",
+  noticePublished:         "✅ Published!",
+  noticePublishFailed:     "❌ Publish failed: {error}",
+  noticeError:             "❌ Error: {error}",
+  noticeNoSyndTargets:     "⚠️ Could not fetch syndication targets. Publishing without dialog.",
+
+  // Settings headings
+  settingsTitle:           "Micropub Publisher",
+  settingsAccount:         "Account",
+  settingsEndpoints:       "Endpoints",
+  settingsEndpointsHint:   "These are filled automatically when you sign in. Only edit them manually if your server uses non-standard paths.",
+  settingsPublishBehaviour:"Publish Behaviour",
+  settingsDigitalGarden:   "Digital Garden",
+
+  // Settings — endpoints
+  settingMicropubEndpoint: "Micropub endpoint",
+  settingMicropubEndpointDesc: "e.g. https://example.com/micropub", // intentional: replaces personal domain in source
+  settingMediaEndpoint:    "Media endpoint",
+  settingMediaEndpointDesc:"For image uploads. Auto-discovered if blank.",
+
+  // Settings — publish behaviour
+  settingVisibility:       "Default visibility",
+  settingVisibilityDesc:   "Applies when the note has no explicit visibility property.",
+  visibilityPublic:        "Public",
+  visibilityUnlisted:      "Unlisted",
+  visibilityPrivate:       "Private",
+
+  settingWriteUrl:         "Write URL back to note",
+  settingWriteUrlDesc:     "After publishing, store the post URL as `mp-url` in frontmatter. Subsequent publishes will update the existing post instead of creating a new one.",
+
+  settingSyndDialog:       "Syndication dialog",
+  settingSyndDialogDesc:   "When to show the cross-posting dialog before publishing. 'When needed' shows it only if the note has no mp-syndicate-to frontmatter.",
+  syndDialogWhenNeeded:    "When needed",
+  syndDialogAlways:        "Always",
+  syndDialogNever:         "Never",
+
+  settingSyndDefaults:     "Default syndication targets",
+  settingSyndDefaultsNone: "None configured. Targets checked by default in the publish dialog.",
+  btnClearDefaults:        "Clear defaults",
+
+  // Settings — digital garden
+  settingGardenTags:       "Map #garden/* tags to gardenStage",
+  settingGardenTagsDesc:   "Obsidian tags like #garden/plant become a `garden-stage: plant` Micropub property. The blog renders these as growth stage badges at /garden/.",
+  settingGardenStages:     "Stages: plant 🌱 · cultivate 🌿 · question ❓ · repot 🪴 · revitalize ✨ · revisit 🔄",
+
+  // Settings — sign-in / sign-out
+  settingSiteUrl:          "Site URL",
+  settingSiteUrlDesc:      "Your site's home page. Clicking Sign in opens your blog's login page in the browser — the same flow iA Writer uses.",
+  settingSiteUrlPlaceholder: "https://example.com", // intentional: replaces personal domain in source
+  btnSignIn:               "Sign in",
+  btnOpeningBrowser:       "Opening browser…",
+  noticeEnterSiteUrl:      "Enter your site URL first.",
+  noticeSignedInAs:        "✅ Signed in as {me}",
+  noticeSignInFailed:      "Sign-in failed: {error}",
+  lblSignedIn:             "Signed in",
+  btnSignOut:              "Sign out",
+  manualTokenSummary:      "Or paste a token manually",
+  settingAccessToken:      "Access token",
+  settingAccessTokenDesc:  "Bearer token from your Indiekit admin panel.",
+  btnVerify:               "Verify",
+  noticeSetEndpointFirst:  "Set the Micropub endpoint and token first.",
+  noticeTokenValid:        "✅ Token is valid!",
+  noticeTokenCheckFailed:  "Token check failed: {error}",
+
+  // Syndication dialog
+  syndDialogTitle:         "Syndication targets",
+  syndDialogSubtitle:      "Choose where to cross-post this note.",
+  btnCancel:               "Cancel",
+  btnPublish:              "Publish",
+
+  // IndieAuth
+  errSignInTimeout:        "Sign-in timed out (5 min). Please try again.",
+};