feat: locale-aware command templates, debounced auto-sync, entity pickers

- Locale-aware templates: CommandTemplateSlot now has a locale column,
  allowing each slot to have per-language variants (EN/RU). Templates
  are resolved at runtime from the Telegram user's language_code.

- Merged system configs: "Default Commands (EN)" and "(RU)" merged
  into a single "Default Commands" config with locale-aware slots.
  Migration handles existing data automatically.

- Configurable command descriptions: hardcoded COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS
  replaced with desc_* template slots (desc_status, desc_help, etc.)
  that users can customize per locale. setMyCommands registers all
  locales explicitly.

- Removed locale from CommandConfig: no longer needed since locale
  is derived from the Telegram user's language at runtime.

- Debounced command auto-sync: after command config/tracker changes,
  affected bots are marked dirty and synced after a 30s debounce
  window. Manual "Sync with Telegram" button still works.

- Entity pickers in LinkedTargetsSection: replaced 6 plain <select>
  elements with EntitySelect components (search, icons, keyboard nav).
  Added onselect callback and size="sm" props to EntitySelect.

frontend/src/lib/components/EntitySelect.svelte

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 		allowNone = false,
 		noneLabel = '—',
 		disabled = false,
+		size = 'default',
+		onselect,
 	}: {
 		items: EntityItem[];
 		value: string | number | null;
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 		allowNone?: boolean;
 		noneLabel?: string;
 		disabled?: boolean;
+		size?: 'sm' | 'default';
+		onselect?: (value: string | number | null) => void;
 	} = $props();
 
 	let open = $state(false);
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@
 
 	function selectItem(item: EntityItem) {
 		value = item.value || null;
+		onselect?.(value);
 		closePalette();
 	}
 
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <!-- Trigger button -->
-<button type="button" class="es-trigger" onclick={openPalette}
+<button type="button" class="es-trigger" class:es-sm={size === 'sm'} onclick={openPalette}
 	style="opacity: {disabled ? 0.5 : 1}; cursor: {disabled ? 'default' : 'pointer'};">
 	{#if selected}
 		{#if selected.icon}
@@ -174,6 +179,11 @@
 		text-align: left;
 		cursor: pointer;
 	}
+	.es-trigger.es-sm {
+		padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+		font-size: 0.75rem;
+		gap: 0.375rem;
+	}
 	.es-trigger:hover {
 		border-color: var(--color-primary);
 	}

frontend/src/lib/types.ts

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export interface CommandTemplateConfig {
 	name: string;
 	description: string;
 	icon: string;
-	slots: Record<string, string>;
+	slots: Record<string, Record<string, string>>;
 	created_at: string;
 }
 

frontend/src/routes/command-configs/+page.svelte

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	import IconButton from '$lib/components/IconButton.svelte';
 	import CrossLink from '$lib/components/CrossLink.svelte';
 	import IconGridSelect from '$lib/components/IconGridSelect.svelte';
-	import { providerTypeItems, localeItems, responseModeItems } from '$lib/grid-items';
+	import { providerTypeItems, responseModeItems } from '$lib/grid-items';
 	import EntitySelect from '$lib/components/EntitySelect.svelte';
 	import { snackSuccess, snackError } from '$lib/stores/snackbar.svelte';
 	import { highlightFromUrl } from '$lib/highlight';
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 		icon: '',
 		provider_type: 'immich',
 		enabled_commands: ['help', 'status', 'albums', 'events', 'latest', 'random', 'favorites', 'summary', 'memory'] as string[],
-		locale: 'en',
 		response_mode: 'media',
 		default_count: 5,
 		rate_limits: { search: 30, default: 10 },
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@
 			icon: cfg.icon || '',
 			provider_type: cfg.provider_type || 'immich',
 			enabled_commands: [...(cfg.enabled_commands || [])],
-			locale: cfg.locale || 'en',
 			response_mode: cfg.response_mode || 'media',
 			default_count: cfg.default_count ?? 5,
 			rate_limits: { search: cfg.rate_limits?.search ?? 30, default: cfg.rate_limits?.default ?? 10 },
@@ -192,11 +190,7 @@
 				<EntitySelect items={templateItems} bind:value={form.command_template_config_id} placeholder={t('commandConfig.responseTemplate')} />
 			</div>
 
-			<div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-4 gap-3">
+			<div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
-				<div>
-					<label class="block text-xs mb-1">{t('commandConfig.locale')}</label>
-					<IconGridSelect items={localeItems()} bind:value={form.locale} columns={2} />
-				</div>
 				<div>
 					<label class="block text-xs mb-1">{t('commandConfig.responseMode')}</label>
 					<IconGridSelect items={responseModeItems(t)} bind:value={form.response_mode} columns={2} />
@@ -244,7 +238,6 @@
 							<span class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-500 font-mono">
 								{(cfg.enabled_commands || []).length} {t('commandConfig.commands')}
 							</span>
-							<span class="text-xs text-[var(--color-muted-foreground)]">{cfg.locale?.toUpperCase()}</span>
 						</div>
 						<div class="flex items-center gap-2 mt-0.5">
 							<span class="text-xs text-[var(--color-muted-foreground)]">

frontend/src/routes/command-template-configs/+page.svelte

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		name: string;
 		description: string;
 		icon: string;
-		slots: Record<string, string>;
+		slots: Record<string, Record<string, string>>;
 		created_at: string;
 	}
 
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 		description: string;
 	}
 
+	const LOCALES = ['en', 'ru'] as const;
+
 	let configs = $state<CmdTemplateConfig[]>([]);
 	let loaded = $state(false);
 	let showForm = $state(false);
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
 	let validateTimers: Record<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>> = {};
 	let varsRef = $state<Record<string, any>>({});
 	let showVarsFor = $state<string | null>(null);
+	let activeLocale = $state<string>('en');
 
 	// Provider capabilities
 	let allCapabilities = $state<Record<string, any>>({});
@@ -61,10 +64,21 @@
 		name: '',
 		description: '',
 		icon: '',
-		slots: {} as Record<string, string>,
+		slots: {} as Record<string, Record<string, string>>,
 	});
 	let form = $state(defaultForm());
 
+	/** Get slot template for current locale, with fallback. */
+	function getSlotValue(slotName: string): string {
+		return form.slots[slotName]?.[activeLocale] || '';
+	}
+
+	/** Set slot template for current locale. */
+	function setSlotValue(slotName: string, value: string) {
+		if (!form.slots[slotName]) form.slots[slotName] = {};
+		form.slots[slotName][activeLocale] = value;
+	}
+
 	onMount(load);
 
 	async function load() {
@@ -122,7 +136,7 @@
 
 	function refreshAllPreviews() {
 		for (const slot of commandSlots) {
-			const template = form.slots[slot.name] || '';
+			const template = getSlotValue(slot.name);
 			if (template) validateSlot(slot.name, template, true);
 		}
 	}
@@ -131,20 +145,27 @@
 		form = defaultForm();
 		editing = null;
 		showForm = true;
+		activeLocale = 'en';
 		slotPreview = {};
 		slotErrors = {};
 	}
 
 	function edit(c: CmdTemplateConfig) {
+		// Deep copy nested slots
+		const slotsCopy: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {};
+		for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(c.slots)) {
+			slotsCopy[k] = { ...v };
+		}
 		form = {
 			provider_type: c.provider_type,
 			name: c.name,
 			description: c.description || '',
 			icon: c.icon || '',
-			slots: { ...c.slots },
+			slots: slotsCopy,
 		};
 		editing = c.id;
 		showForm = true;
+		activeLocale = 'en';
 		slotPreview = {};
 		slotErrors = {};
 		setTimeout(() => refreshAllPreviews(), 100);
@@ -170,15 +191,20 @@
 	}
 
 	function clone(c: CmdTemplateConfig) {
+		const slotsCopy: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {};
+		for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(c.slots)) {
+			slotsCopy[k] = { ...v };
+		}
 		form = {
 			provider_type: c.provider_type,
 			name: `${c.name} (Copy)`,
 			description: c.description || '',
 			icon: c.icon || '',
-			slots: { ...c.slots },
+			slots: slotsCopy,
 		};
 		editing = null;
 		showForm = true;
+		activeLocale = 'en';
 		slotPreview = {};
 		slotErrors = {};
 		setTimeout(() => refreshAllPreviews(), 100);
@@ -245,8 +271,20 @@
 
 		<fieldset class="border border-[var(--color-border)] rounded-md p-3">
 			<legend class="text-sm font-medium px-1">{t('cmdTemplateConfig.commandResponses')}</legend>
-			<p class="text-xs text-[var(--color-muted-foreground)] mb-3">{t('cmdTemplateConfig.commandResponsesHint')}</p>
+			<p class="text-xs text-[var(--color-muted-foreground)] mb-2">{t('cmdTemplateConfig.commandResponsesHint')}</p>
-			<div class="space-y-3 mt-2">
+
+			<!-- Locale tabs -->
+			<div class="flex gap-1 mb-3 border-b border-[var(--color-border)]">
+				{#each LOCALES as loc}
+					<button type="button"
+						class="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium rounded-t-md transition-colors {activeLocale === loc ? 'bg-[var(--color-primary)] text-[var(--color-primary-foreground)]' : 'text-[var(--color-muted-foreground)] hover:bg-[var(--color-muted)]'}"
+						onclick={() => { activeLocale = loc; refreshAllPreviews(); }}>
+						{loc.toUpperCase()}
+					</button>
+				{/each}
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="space-y-3">
 				{#each commandSlots as slot}
 					<div>
 						<div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-1">
@@ -257,8 +295,8 @@
 							{/if}
 						</div>
 						<JinjaEditor
-							value={form.slots[slot.name] || ''}
+							value={getSlotValue(slot.name)}
-							onchange={(v: string) => { form.slots[slot.name] = v; validateSlot(slot.name, v); }}
+							onchange={(v: string) => { setSlotValue(slot.name, v); validateSlot(slot.name, v); }}
 							rows={3}
 							errorLine={slotErrorLines[slot.name] || null}
 						/>

frontend/src/routes/notification-trackers/LinkedTargetsSection.svelte

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	import { t } from '$lib/i18n';
 	import MdiIcon from '$lib/components/MdiIcon.svelte';
 	import IconButton from '$lib/components/IconButton.svelte';
+	import EntitySelect from '$lib/components/EntitySelect.svelte';
+	import type { EntityItem } from '$lib/components/EntitySelect.svelte';
 	import type { Tracker, NotificationTarget, TrackingConfig, TemplateConfig } from '$lib/types';
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -44,6 +46,23 @@
 		onchangeNewTrackingConfig,
 		onchangeNewTemplateConfig,
 	}: Props = $props();
+
+	function toItems(configs: any[]): EntityItem[] {
+		return configsForTracker(configs).map(c => ({
+			value: c.id,
+			label: c.name,
+			icon: c.icon || '',
+		}));
+	}
+
+	const trackingConfigItems = $derived(toItems(trackingConfigs));
+	const templateConfigItems = $derived(toItems(templateConfigs));
+	const targetItems = $derived<EntityItem[]>(unlinkedTargets.map(tgt => ({
+		value: tgt.id,
+		label: tgt.name,
+		icon: tgt.icon || (tgt.type === 'telegram' ? 'mdiSend' : 'mdiWebhook'),
+		desc: tgt.type,
+	})));
 </script>
 
 <div class="mt-3 border-t border-[var(--color-border)] pt-3 space-y-2" in:slide>
@@ -61,18 +80,16 @@
 					{/if}
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap justify-end">
-					<select value={tt.tracking_config_id || 0}
+					<div class="min-w-[140px]">
-						onchange={(e: Event) => onupdateLink(tt, 'tracking_config_id', Number((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value) || null)}
+						<EntitySelect items={trackingConfigItems} value={tt.tracking_config_id}
-						class="text-xs px-2 py-1 border border-[var(--color-border)] rounded-md bg-[var(--color-background)]">
+							placeholder={'— ' + t('trackingConfig.title') + ' —'} size="sm" allowNone noneLabel={'— ' + t('trackingConfig.title') + ' —'}
-						<option value={0}>— {t('trackingConfig.title')} —</option>
+							onselect={(v) => onupdateLink(tt, 'tracking_config_id', Number(v) || null)} />
-						{#each configsForTracker(trackingConfigs) as tc}<option value={tc.id}>{tc.name}</option>{/each}
+					</div>
-					</select>
+					<div class="min-w-[140px]">
-					<select value={tt.template_config_id || 0}
+						<EntitySelect items={templateConfigItems} value={tt.template_config_id}
-						onchange={(e: Event) => onupdateLink(tt, 'template_config_id', Number((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value) || null)}
+							placeholder={'— ' + t('templateConfig.title') + ' —'} size="sm" allowNone noneLabel={'— ' + t('templateConfig.title') + ' —'}
-						class="text-xs px-2 py-1 border border-[var(--color-border)] rounded-md bg-[var(--color-background)]">
+							onselect={(v) => onupdateLink(tt, 'template_config_id', Number(v) || null)} />
-						<option value={0}>— {t('templateConfig.title')} —</option>
+					</div>
-						{#each configsForTracker(templateConfigs) as tc}<option value={tc.id}>{tc.name}</option>{/each}
-					</select>
 					<div class="relative">
 						<IconButton icon="mdiDotsVertical" size={14} title={t('common.test')}
 							onclick={(e: MouseEvent) => onopenTestMenu(tt.id, e)}
@@ -91,24 +108,21 @@
 	<!-- Add target link -->
 	{#if unlinkedTargets.length > 0}
 		<div class="flex items-center gap-2 mt-2">
-			<select value={newLinkTargetId}
+			<div class="flex-1 min-w-[140px]">
-				onchange={(e: Event) => onchangeNewTarget(Number((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value))}
+				<EntitySelect items={targetItems} value={newLinkTargetId || null}
-				class="text-xs px-2 py-1 border border-[var(--color-border)] rounded-md bg-[var(--color-background)] flex-1">
+					placeholder={'— ' + t('notificationTracker.addTarget') + ' —'} size="sm"
-				<option value={0}>— {t('notificationTracker.addTarget')} —</option>
+					onselect={(v) => onchangeNewTarget(Number(v) || 0)} />
-				{#each unlinkedTargets as tgt}<option value={tgt.id}>{tgt.name} ({tgt.type})</option>{/each}
+			</div>
-			</select>
+			<div class="min-w-[140px]">
-			<select value={newLinkTrackingConfigId}
+				<EntitySelect items={trackingConfigItems} value={newLinkTrackingConfigId || null}
-				onchange={(e: Event) => onchangeNewTrackingConfig(Number((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value))}
+					placeholder={'— ' + t('trackingConfig.title') + ' —'} size="sm" allowNone noneLabel={'— ' + t('trackingConfig.title') + ' —'}
-				class="text-xs px-2 py-1 border border-[var(--color-border)] rounded-md bg-[var(--color-background)]">
+					onselect={(v) => onchangeNewTrackingConfig(Number(v) || 0)} />
-				<option value={0}>— {t('trackingConfig.title')} —</option>
+			</div>
-				{#each configsForTracker(trackingConfigs) as tc}<option value={tc.id}>{tc.name}</option>{/each}
+			<div class="min-w-[140px]">
-			</select>
+				<EntitySelect items={templateConfigItems} value={newLinkTemplateConfigId || null}
-			<select value={newLinkTemplateConfigId}
+					placeholder={'— ' + t('templateConfig.title') + ' —'} size="sm" allowNone noneLabel={'— ' + t('templateConfig.title') + ' —'}
-				onchange={(e: Event) => onchangeNewTemplateConfig(Number((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value))}
+					onselect={(v) => onchangeNewTemplateConfig(Number(v) || 0)} />
-				class="text-xs px-2 py-1 border border-[var(--color-border)] rounded-md bg-[var(--color-background)]">
+			</div>
-				<option value={0}>— {t('templateConfig.title')} —</option>
-				{#each configsForTracker(templateConfigs) as tc}<option value={tc.id}>{tc.name}</option>{/each}
-			</select>
 			<button onclick={onaddLink}
 				disabled={!newLinkTargetId || addingTarget}
 				class="text-xs px-3 py-1 bg-[var(--color-primary)] text-[var(--color-primary-foreground)] rounded hover:opacity-90 disabled:opacity-50">

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/providers/capabilities.py

@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ IMMICH_CAPABILITIES = ProviderCapabilities(
         {"name": "memory", "description": "/memory On This Day photos"},
         {"name": "rate_limited", "description": "Rate limit warning message"},
         {"name": "no_results", "description": "Empty results fallback"},
+        {"name": "desc_status", "description": "Menu description for /status"},
+        {"name": "desc_albums", "description": "Menu description for /albums"},
+        {"name": "desc_events", "description": "Menu description for /events"},
+        {"name": "desc_summary", "description": "Menu description for /summary"},
+        {"name": "desc_latest", "description": "Menu description for /latest"},
+        {"name": "desc_memory", "description": "Menu description for /memory"},
+        {"name": "desc_random", "description": "Menu description for /random"},
+        {"name": "desc_search", "description": "Menu description for /search"},
+        {"name": "desc_find", "description": "Menu description for /find"},
+        {"name": "desc_person", "description": "Menu description for /person"},
+        {"name": "desc_place", "description": "Menu description for /place"},
+        {"name": "desc_favorites", "description": "Menu description for /favorites"},
+        {"name": "desc_people", "description": "Menu description for /people"},
+        {"name": "desc_help", "description": "Menu description for /help"},
     ],
     events=[
         {"name": "assets_added", "description": "New assets detected in album"},

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_albums.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+List tracked albums

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_events.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show recent events

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_favorites.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show favorites

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_find.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Search by filename

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_help.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show available commands

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_latest.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show latest photos

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_memory.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+On This Day memories

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_people.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+List detected people

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_person.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Find photos of person

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_place.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Find photos by location

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_random.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Send random photo

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_search.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Smart search (AI)

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_status.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Show tracker status

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/en/desc_summary.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Send album summary now

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/loader.py

@@ -7,13 +7,24 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _DEFAULTS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
 
-# All command template slot names (file stem = slot name)
+# Response template slot names (file stem = slot name)
 COMMAND_SLOT_NAMES = [
     "start", "help", "status", "albums", "events", "people",
     "search", "latest", "favorites", "random", "summary", "memory",
     "rate_limited", "no_results",
 ]
 
+# Description slots for Telegram command menu (desc_{cmd} -> short text)
+COMMAND_DESC_SLOT_NAMES = [
+    "desc_status", "desc_albums", "desc_events", "desc_summary",
+    "desc_latest", "desc_memory", "desc_random", "desc_search",
+    "desc_find", "desc_person", "desc_place", "desc_favorites",
+    "desc_people", "desc_help",
+]
+
+# All slot names (response + description)
+ALL_SLOT_NAMES = COMMAND_SLOT_NAMES + COMMAND_DESC_SLOT_NAMES
+
 
 def load_default_command_templates(locale: str = "en") -> dict[str, str]:
     """Load default command template strings for a locale.
@@ -26,7 +37,7 @@ def load_default_command_templates(locale: str = "en") -> dict[str, str]:
         return {}
 
     templates: dict[str, str] = {}
-    for slot_name in COMMAND_SLOT_NAMES:
+    for slot_name in ALL_SLOT_NAMES:
         filepath = locale_dir / f"{slot_name}.jinja2"
         if filepath.exists():
             templates[slot_name] = filepath.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_albums.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Список отслеживаемых альбомов

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_events.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Показать последние события

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_favorites.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Показать избранное

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_find.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Поиск по имени файла

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_help.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Показать доступные команды

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_latest.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Показать последние фото

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_memory.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Воспоминания за этот день

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_people.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Список людей

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_person.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Найти фото человека

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_place.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Найти фото по месту

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_random.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Отправить случайное фото

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_search.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Умный поиск (AI)

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_status.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Показать статус трекеров

packages/core/src/notify_bridge_core/templates/command_defaults/ru/desc_summary.jinja2

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Отправить сводку альбомов

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/api/command_configs.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class CommandConfigCreate(BaseModel):
     name: str
     icon: str = ""
     enabled_commands: list[str] = []
-    locale: str = "en"
     response_mode: str = "media"
     default_count: int = 5
     rate_limits: dict[str, Any] = {}
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ class CommandConfigUpdate(BaseModel):
     name: str | None = None
     icon: str | None = None
     enabled_commands: list[str] | None = None
-    locale: str | None = None
     response_mode: str | None = None
     default_count: int | None = None
     rate_limits: dict[str, Any] | None = None
@@ -70,11 +68,8 @@ async def create_command_config(
     data = body.model_dump()
     # Auto-assign system default template if none specified
     if not data.get("command_template_config_id"):
-        locale = data.get("locale", "en")
         provider_type = data.get("provider_type", "immich")
-        default_tpl = await _find_system_default_template(
+        default_tpl = await _find_system_default_template(session, provider_type)
-            session, provider_type, locale
-        )
         if default_tpl:
             data["command_template_config_id"] = default_tpl.id
 
@@ -114,6 +109,11 @@ async def update_command_config(
     session.add(config)
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(config)
+
+    # Mark affected bots dirty for debounced auto-sync
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_config
+    await mark_dirty_for_config(config.id)
+
     return _config_response(config)
 
 
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ async def delete_command_config(
     from .delete_protection import check_command_config, raise_if_used
     config = await _get_user_config(session, config_id, user.id)
     raise_if_used(await check_command_config(session, config.id), config.name)
+
+    # Mark affected bots dirty before deleting
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_config
+    await mark_dirty_for_config(config.id)
+
     await session.delete(config)
     await session.commit()
 
@@ -142,7 +147,6 @@ def _config_response(c: CommandConfig) -> dict:
         "name": c.name,
         "icon": c.icon,
         "enabled_commands": c.enabled_commands or [],
-        "locale": c.locale,
         "response_mode": c.response_mode,
         "default_count": c.default_count,
         "rate_limits": c.rate_limits or {},
@@ -161,11 +165,9 @@ async def _get_user_config(
 
 
 async def _find_system_default_template(
-    session: AsyncSession, provider_type: str, locale: str
+    session: AsyncSession, provider_type: str,
 ) -> CommandTemplateConfig | None:
-    """Find a system default (user_id=0) command template matching provider + locale."""
+    """Find a system default (user_id=0) command template matching provider."""
-    # Try exact locale match first (e.g. "Default Commands (EN)" for locale "en")
-    locale_upper = locale.upper()
     result = await session.exec(
         select(CommandTemplateConfig).where(
             CommandTemplateConfig.user_id == 0,
@@ -173,13 +175,4 @@ async def _find_system_default_template(
         )
     )
     templates = result.all()
-    # Match by locale column first, fall back to name suffix
-    locale_lower = locale_upper.lower()
-    for tpl in templates:
-        if tpl.locale == locale_lower:
-            return tpl
-    for tpl in templates:
-        if f"({locale_upper})" in tpl.name:
-            return tpl
-    # Fallback: return first system template for this provider
     return templates[0] if templates else None

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/api/command_template_configs.py

@@ -29,33 +29,40 @@ class CommandTemplateConfigCreate(BaseModel):
     name: str
     description: str | None = None
     icon: str | None = None
-    slots: dict[str, str] = {}  # slot_name -> template text
+    slots: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}  # slot_name -> {locale -> template}
 
 
 class CommandTemplateConfigUpdate(BaseModel):
     name: str | None = None
     description: str | None = None
     icon: str | None = None
-    slots: dict[str, str] | None = None
+    slots: dict[str, dict[str, str]] | None = None
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helpers
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-async def _load_slots(session: AsyncSession, config_id: int) -> dict[str, str]:
+async def _load_slots(session: AsyncSession, config_id: int) -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
+    """Load slots as {slot_name: {locale: template}}."""
     result = await session.exec(
         select(CommandTemplateSlot).where(CommandTemplateSlot.config_id == config_id)
     )
-    return {s.slot_name: s.template for s in result.all()}
+    nested: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
+    for s in result.all():
+        nested.setdefault(s.slot_name, {})[s.locale] = s.template
+    return nested
 
 
-async def _save_slots(session: AsyncSession, config_id: int, slots: dict[str, str]) -> None:
+async def _save_slots(session: AsyncSession, config_id: int, slots: dict[str, dict[str, str]]) -> None:
-    for slot_name, template_text in slots.items():
+    """Save slots from {slot_name: {locale: template}} format."""
+    for slot_name, locale_map in slots.items():
+        for locale, template_text in locale_map.items():
             result = await session.exec(
                 select(CommandTemplateSlot).where(
                     CommandTemplateSlot.config_id == config_id,
                     CommandTemplateSlot.slot_name == slot_name,
+                    CommandTemplateSlot.locale == locale,
                 )
             )
             existing = result.first()
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ async def _save_slots(session: AsyncSession, config_id: int, slots: dict[str, st
                 session.add(CommandTemplateSlot(
                     config_id=config_id,
                     slot_name=slot_name,
+                    locale=locale,
                     template=template_text,
                 ))
 

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/api/command_trackers.py

@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ async def create_command_tracker(
     session.add(tracker)
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(tracker)
+
+    # Mark affected bots dirty for debounced auto-sync
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_tracker
+    await mark_dirty_for_tracker(tracker.id)
+
     return await _tracker_response(session, tracker)
 
 
@@ -130,6 +135,11 @@ async def update_command_tracker(
     session.add(tracker)
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(tracker)
+
+    # Mark affected bots dirty for debounced auto-sync
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_tracker
+    await mark_dirty_for_tracker(tracker.id)
+
     return await _tracker_response(session, tracker)
 
 
@@ -142,6 +152,10 @@ async def delete_command_tracker(
     """Delete a command tracker and cascade delete its listeners."""
     tracker = await _get_user_tracker(session, tracker_id, user.id)
 
+    # Mark affected bots dirty before deleting (chain breaks after deletion)
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_tracker
+    await mark_dirty_for_tracker(tracker.id)
+
     # Delete associated listeners, collecting bot IDs for polling cleanup
     result = await session.exec(
         select(CommandTrackerListener).where(
@@ -177,6 +191,10 @@ async def enable_command_tracker(
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(tracker)
 
+    # Mark affected bots dirty for debounced auto-sync
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_tracker
+    await mark_dirty_for_tracker(tracker.id)
+
     # Start polling for any telegram bot listeners
     lr = await session.exec(
         select(CommandTrackerListener).where(
@@ -204,6 +222,10 @@ async def disable_command_tracker(
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(tracker)
 
+    # Mark affected bots dirty for debounced auto-sync
+    from ..services.command_sync import mark_dirty_for_tracker
+    await mark_dirty_for_tracker(tracker.id)
+
     # Stop polling for any telegram bot listeners that are no longer needed
     lr = await session.exec(
         select(CommandTrackerListener).where(
@@ -286,6 +308,10 @@ async def add_listener(
         from ..services.telegram_poller import start_bot_if_needed
         await start_bot_if_needed(body.listener_id)
 
+        # Mark bot dirty for debounced auto-sync
+        from ..services.command_sync import mark_bot_dirty
+        mark_bot_dirty(body.listener_id)
+
     return _listener_response(listener)
 
 
@@ -313,6 +339,10 @@ async def remove_listener(
         from ..services.telegram_poller import stop_bot_if_unused
         await stop_bot_if_unused(removed_id)
 
+        # Mark bot dirty for debounced auto-sync
+        from ..services.command_sync import mark_bot_dirty
+        mark_bot_dirty(removed_id)
+
 
 # --- Helpers ---
 

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/commands/handler.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from ..database.models import (
     TrackingConfig,
 )
 from .parser import parse_command
-from .registry import COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS, get_rate_category
+from .registry import get_rate_category
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -53,13 +53,22 @@ def _check_rate_limit(bot_id: int, chat_id: str, cmd: str, limits: dict[str, int
     return None
 
 
+def _resolve_template(
+    templates: dict[str, dict[str, str]], slot_name: str, locale: str,
+) -> str | None:
+    """Pick a template string for slot+locale, falling back to 'en'."""
+    locale_map = templates.get(slot_name, {})
+    return locale_map.get(locale) or locale_map.get("en")
+
+
 def _render_cmd_template(
-    templates: dict[str, str], slot_name: str, context: dict[str, Any]
+    templates: dict[str, dict[str, str]], slot_name: str, locale: str,
+    context: dict[str, Any],
 ) -> str:
-    """Render a command template. Returns rendered string or error placeholder."""
+    """Render a locale-aware command template. Falls back to 'en'."""
-    template_str = templates.get(slot_name)
+    template_str = _resolve_template(templates, slot_name, locale)
     if not template_str:
-        _LOGGER.warning("No command template found for slot '%s'", slot_name)
+        _LOGGER.warning("No command template found for slot '%s' locale '%s'", slot_name, locale)
         return f"[No template: {slot_name}]"
     try:
         from jinja2.sandbox import SandboxedEnvironment
@@ -73,10 +82,11 @@ def _render_cmd_template(
 
 async def _resolve_command_context(
     bot: TelegramBot,
-) -> tuple[list[tuple[CommandTracker, CommandConfig, ServiceProvider]], dict[str, str]]:
+) -> tuple[list[tuple[CommandTracker, CommandConfig, ServiceProvider]], dict[str, dict[str, str]]]:
     """Resolve all enabled command trackers, configs, and providers for a bot.
 
     Returns (context_tuples, cmd_template_slots).
+    cmd_template_slots is {slot_name: {locale: template}}.
     """
     engine = get_engine()
     async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
@@ -106,7 +116,7 @@ async def _resolve_command_context(
             tuples.append((tracker, config, provider))
 
         # Load command template slots from the first config that has one
-        cmd_template_slots: dict[str, str] = {}
+        cmd_template_slots: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {}
         for _, config, _ in tuples:
             if config.command_template_config_id:
                 slot_result = await session.exec(
@@ -114,7 +124,8 @@ async def _resolve_command_context(
                         CommandTemplateSlot.config_id == config.command_template_config_id
                     )
                 )
-                cmd_template_slots = {s.slot_name: s.template for s in slot_result.all()}
+                for s in slot_result.all():
+                    cmd_template_slots.setdefault(s.slot_name, {})[s.locale] = s.template
                 if cmd_template_slots:
                     break
 
@@ -123,13 +134,13 @@ async def _resolve_command_context(
 
 def _merge_command_context(
     ctx: list[tuple[CommandTracker, CommandConfig, ServiceProvider]],
-) -> tuple[list[str], str, str, int, dict[str, Any]]:
+) -> tuple[list[str], str, int, dict[str, Any]]:
     """Merge enabled_commands from all configs and pick defaults from first config.
 
-    Returns (enabled_commands, locale, response_mode, default_count, rate_limits).
+    Returns (enabled_commands, response_mode, default_count, rate_limits).
     """
     if not ctx:
-        return [], "en", "media", 5, {}
+        return [], "media", 5, {}
 
     # Union of all enabled commands across configs
     enabled: set[str] = set()
@@ -138,29 +149,40 @@ def _merge_command_context(
 
     # Use first config's settings as defaults
     first_config = ctx[0][1]
-    locale = first_config.locale or "en"
     response_mode = first_config.response_mode or "media"
     default_count = first_config.default_count or 5
     rate_limits = first_config.rate_limits or {}
 
-    return sorted(enabled), locale, response_mode, default_count, rate_limits
+    return sorted(enabled), response_mode, default_count, rate_limits
 
 
 async def handle_command(
     bot: TelegramBot,
     chat_id: str,
     text: str,
+    language_code: str = "",
 ) -> str | list[dict[str, Any]] | None:
-    """Handle a bot command. Returns text response, media list, or None."""
+    """Handle a bot command. Returns text response, media list, or None.
+
+    language_code is the Telegram user's language (from message.from.language_code).
+    Used to pick the right locale for template rendering.
+    """
     cmd, args, count_override = parse_command(text)
     if not cmd:
         return None
 
     ctx_tuples, cmd_templates = await _resolve_command_context(bot)
-    enabled, locale, response_mode, default_count, rate_limits = _merge_command_context(ctx_tuples)
+    enabled, response_mode, default_count, rate_limits = _merge_command_context(ctx_tuples)
+
+    # Derive locale from Telegram user language, falling back to "en"
+    locale = language_code[:2].lower() if language_code else "en"
+    # Only use locale if we actually have templates for it, otherwise fall back
+    # (_render_cmd_template handles per-slot fallback, but let's normalize)
+    if locale not in ("en", "ru"):
+        locale = "en"
 
     if cmd == "start":
-        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "start", {"locale": locale, "bot_name": bot.name})
+        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "start", locale, {"bot_name": bot.name})
 
     if cmd not in enabled and cmd != "start":
         return None  # Silently ignore disabled commands
@@ -168,7 +190,7 @@ async def handle_command(
     # Rate limit check
     wait = _check_rate_limit(bot.id, chat_id, cmd, rate_limits)
     if wait is not None:
-        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "rate_limited", {"wait": wait, "locale": locale})
+        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "rate_limited", locale, {"wait": wait})
 
     count = min(count_override or default_count, 20)
 
@@ -179,7 +201,7 @@ async def handle_command(
 
     # Dispatch — each handler returns template context dict
     if cmd == "help":
-        ctx = _cmd_help(enabled, locale)
+        ctx = _cmd_help(enabled, locale, cmd_templates)
     elif cmd == "status":
         ctx = await _cmd_status(bot, providers_map, locale)
     elif cmd == "albums":
@@ -194,14 +216,15 @@ async def handle_command(
     else:
         return None
 
-    return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, cmd, {**ctx, "locale": locale})
+    return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, cmd, locale, {**ctx})
 
 
-def _cmd_help(enabled: list[str], locale: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+def _cmd_help(
+    enabled: list[str], locale: str, templates: dict[str, dict[str, str]],
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
     commands = []
     for cmd in enabled:
-        desc = COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS.get(cmd, {})
+        desc_text = _resolve_template(templates, f"desc_{cmd}", locale) or cmd
-        desc_text = desc.get(locale, desc.get("en", ""))
         commands.append({"name": cmd, "description": desc_text})
     return {"commands": commands}
 
@@ -330,11 +353,11 @@ async def _cmd_people(providers_map: dict[int, ServiceProvider], locale: str) ->
 async def _cmd_immich(
     bot: TelegramBot, cmd: str, args: str, count: int, locale: str,
     response_mode: str, providers_map: dict[int, ServiceProvider],
-    cmd_templates: dict[str, str],
+    cmd_templates: dict[str, dict[str, str]],
 ) -> str | list[dict[str, Any]]:
     """Handle commands that need Immich API access and may return media."""
     if not providers_map:
-        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": cmd, "query": args, "locale": locale})
+        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": cmd, "query": args})
 
     # Get notification trackers for album data
     provider_ids = set(providers_map.keys())
@@ -351,7 +374,7 @@ async def _cmd_immich(
             provider = p
             break
     if not provider:
-        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": cmd, "query": args, "locale": locale})
+        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": cmd, "query": args})
 
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as http:
         immich = make_immich_provider(http, provider)
@@ -359,19 +382,19 @@ async def _cmd_immich(
 
         if cmd == "search":
             if not args:
-                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": cmd, "query": "", "locale": locale})
+                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": cmd, "query": ""})
             assets = await client.search_smart(args, album_ids=all_album_ids, limit=count)
             return _format_assets(assets, cmd, args, locale, response_mode, client, cmd_templates)
 
         if cmd == "find":
             if not args:
-                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": cmd, "query": "", "locale": locale})
+                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": cmd, "query": ""})
             assets = await client.search_metadata(args, album_ids=all_album_ids, limit=count)
             return _format_assets(assets, cmd, args, locale, response_mode, client, cmd_templates)
 
         if cmd == "person":
             if not args:
-                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": "person", "query": "", "locale": locale})
+                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": "person", "query": ""})
             people = await client.get_people()
             person_id = None
             for pid, pname in people.items():
@@ -379,13 +402,13 @@ async def _cmd_immich(
                     person_id = pid
                     break
             if not person_id:
-                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": "person", "query": args, "locale": locale})
+                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": "person", "query": args})
             assets = await client.search_by_person(person_id, limit=count)
             return _format_assets(assets, cmd, args, locale, response_mode, client, cmd_templates)
 
         if cmd == "place":
             if not args:
-                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": "place", "query": "", "locale": locale})
+                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": "place", "query": ""})
             assets = await client.search_smart(
                 f"photos taken in {args}", album_ids=all_album_ids, limit=count
             )
@@ -452,7 +475,7 @@ async def _cmd_immich(
                         albums_data.append({"name": album.name, "asset_count": album.asset_count, "id": album_id})
                 except Exception:
                     pass
-            return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "summary", {"albums": albums_data, "locale": locale})
+            return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "summary", locale, {"albums": albums_data})
 
         if cmd == "memory":
             # Check if any linked tracking config uses native memories
@@ -502,7 +525,7 @@ async def _cmd_immich(
 
             memory_assets = memory_assets[:count]
             if not memory_assets:
-                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": "memory", "query": "", "locale": locale})
+                return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": "memory", "query": ""})
             return _format_assets(memory_assets, cmd, "", locale, response_mode, client, cmd_templates)
 
     return None
@@ -511,11 +534,11 @@ async def _cmd_immich(
 def _format_assets(
     assets: list[dict[str, Any]], cmd: str, query: str,
     locale: str, response_mode: str, client: Any,
-    cmd_templates: dict[str, str],
+    cmd_templates: dict[str, dict[str, str]],
 ) -> str | list[dict[str, Any]]:
     """Format asset results as text or media payload."""
     if not assets:
-        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", {"command": cmd, "query": query, "locale": locale})
+        return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, "no_results", locale, {"command": cmd, "query": query})
 
     if response_mode == "media":
         media_items = []
@@ -536,8 +559,8 @@ def _format_assets(
     # Text mode — render via template
     slot_map = {"find": "search", "person": "search", "place": "search"}
     slot_name = slot_map.get(cmd, cmd)
-    return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, slot_name, {
+    return _render_cmd_template(cmd_templates, slot_name, locale, {
-        "assets": assets, "query": query, "command": cmd, "count": len(assets), "locale": locale,
+        "assets": assets, "query": query, "command": cmd, "count": len(assets),
     })
 
 
@@ -635,37 +658,49 @@ async def send_media_group(
 
 
 async def register_commands_with_telegram(bot: TelegramBot) -> bool:
-    """Register enabled commands with Telegram BotFather API."""
+    """Register enabled commands with Telegram BotFather API.
-    ctx_tuples, _ = await _resolve_command_context(bot)
-    enabled, locale, _, _, _ = _merge_command_context(ctx_tuples)
 
-    commands = []
+    Registers all supported locales explicitly with language_code,
-    for cmd in enabled:
+    plus English as the default fallback (no language_code).
-        desc = COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS.get(cmd, {})
+    Descriptions are read from desc_* template slots.
-        commands.append({
+    """
-            "command": cmd,
+    ctx_tuples, templates = await _resolve_command_context(bot)
-            "description": desc.get(locale, desc.get("en", cmd)),
+    enabled, _, _, _ = _merge_command_context(ctx_tuples)
-        })
 
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as http:
         url = f"{TELEGRAM_API_BASE_URL}{bot.token}/setMyCommands"
-        payload: dict[str, Any] = {"commands": commands}
+        success = False
+
+        for locale in ("en", "ru"):
+            commands = []
+            for cmd in enabled:
+                desc = _resolve_template(templates, f"desc_{cmd}", locale) or cmd
+                commands.append({"command": cmd, "description": desc})
+
+            # Register with explicit language_code
+            payload: dict[str, Any] = {"commands": commands, "language_code": locale}
             try:
                 async with http.post(url, json=payload) as resp:
                     result = await resp.json()
                     if result.get("ok"):
-                    _LOGGER.info("Registered %d commands for bot @%s", len(commands), bot.bot_username)
+                        success = True
-                    # Also register for the other locale
+                    else:
-                    other_locale = "ru" if locale == "en" else "en"
+                        _LOGGER.warning("Failed to register commands for locale '%s': %s", locale, result.get("description"))
-                    other_commands = [
-                        {"command": c, "description": COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS.get(c, {}).get(other_locale, c)}
-                        for c in enabled
-                    ]
-                    async with http.post(url, json={"commands": other_commands, "language_code": other_locale}) as r2:
-                        pass
-                    return True
-                _LOGGER.warning("Failed to register commands: %s", result.get("description"))
-                return False
             except aiohttp.ClientError as err:
-            _LOGGER.error("Failed to register commands: %s", err)
+                _LOGGER.error("Failed to register commands for locale '%s': %s", locale, err)
-            return False
+
+        # Also register English as the default (no language_code) for unsupported langs
+        en_commands = []
+        for cmd in enabled:
+            desc = _resolve_template(templates, f"desc_{cmd}", "en") or cmd
+            en_commands.append({"command": cmd, "description": desc})
+        try:
+            async with http.post(url, json={"commands": en_commands}) as resp:
+                result = await resp.json()
+                if result.get("ok"):
+                    _LOGGER.info("Registered %d commands for bot @%s (all locales)", len(en_commands), bot.bot_username)
+                    success = True
+        except aiohttp.ClientError as err:
+            _LOGGER.error("Failed to register default commands: %s", err)
+
+        return success

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/commands/registry.py

@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
-"""Command definitions — descriptions, categories, and rate limit grouping."""
+"""Command definitions — categories, rate limit grouping, and defaults."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-# Command descriptions for Telegram menu (EN / RU)
-COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
-    "status":    {"en": "Show tracker status", "ru": "Показать статус трекеров"},
-    "albums":    {"en": "List tracked albums", "ru": "Список отслеживаемых альбомов"},
-    "events":    {"en": "Show recent events", "ru": "Показать последние события"},
-    "summary":   {"en": "Send album summary now", "ru": "Отправить сводку альбомов"},
-    "latest":    {"en": "Show latest photos", "ru": "Показать последние фото"},
-    "memory":    {"en": "On This Day memories", "ru": "Воспоминания за этот день"},
-    "random":    {"en": "Send random photo", "ru": "Отправить случайное фото"},
-    "search":    {"en": "Smart search (AI)", "ru": "Умный поиск (AI)"},
-    "find":      {"en": "Search by filename", "ru": "Поиск по имени файла"},
-    "person":    {"en": "Find photos of person", "ru": "Найти фото человека"},
-    "place":     {"en": "Find photos by location", "ru": "Найти фото по месту"},
-    "favorites": {"en": "Show favorites", "ru": "Показать избранное"},
-    "people":    {"en": "List detected people", "ru": "Список людей"},
-    "help":      {"en": "Show available commands", "ru": "Показать доступные команды"},
-}
-
-ALL_COMMANDS = list(COMMAND_DESCRIPTIONS.keys())
-
 # Map commands to rate limit categories
 _RATE_CATEGORY: dict[str, str] = {
     "search": "search", "find": "search", "person": "search",
@@ -35,7 +15,6 @@ def get_rate_category(cmd: str) -> str:
 
 DEFAULT_COMMANDS_CONFIG = {
     "enabled": ["help", "status", "albums", "events", "latest", "random", "favorites", "summary", "memory"],
-    "locale": "en",
     "response_mode": "media",
     "default_count": 5,
     "rate_limits": {"search": 30, "default": 10},

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/commands/webhook.py

@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ async def telegram_webhook(
 
     # Handle commands
     if text.startswith("/"):
-        cmd_response = await handle_command(bot, chat_id, text)
+        language_code = message.get("from", {}).get("language_code", "")
+        cmd_response = await handle_command(bot, chat_id, text, language_code=language_code)
         if cmd_response is not None:
             if isinstance(cmd_response, list):
                 await send_media_group(bot.token, chat_id, cmd_response)

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/migrations.py

@@ -850,3 +850,95 @@ async def migrate_template_locale(engine: AsyncEngine) -> None:
             await conn.execute(text(
                 f"UPDATE {table} SET locale = 'en' WHERE user_id = 0 AND locale = ''"
             ))
+
+
+async def migrate_command_slot_locale(engine: AsyncEngine) -> None:
+    """Add locale column to command_template_slot and merge system EN/RU configs.
+
+    1. Recreate command_template_slot with locale column and new unique constraint
+    2. Backfill locale from parent config's locale (or 'en')
+    3. Merge "Default Commands (RU)" slots into "Default Commands (EN)" with locale='ru'
+    4. Rename merged config, update references, delete orphan RU config
+    """
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        if not await _has_table(conn, "command_template_slot"):
+            return
+
+        # Skip if locale column already exists (idempotent)
+        if await _has_column(conn, "command_template_slot", "locale"):
+            return
+
+        logger.info("Adding locale column to command_template_slot and merging system configs")
+
+        # Step 1: Recreate table with locale column and new unique constraint
+        await conn.execute(text(
+            "CREATE TABLE command_template_slot_new ("
+            "  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,"
+            "  config_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES command_template_config(id),"
+            "  slot_name TEXT NOT NULL,"
+            "  locale TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'en',"
+            "  template TEXT DEFAULT '',"
+            "  UNIQUE(config_id, slot_name, locale)"
+            ")"
+        ))
+
+        # Step 2: Copy existing data, deriving locale from parent config
+        await conn.execute(text(
+            "INSERT INTO command_template_slot_new (id, config_id, slot_name, locale, template) "
+            "SELECT s.id, s.config_id, s.slot_name, "
+            "  CASE WHEN c.locale != '' THEN c.locale ELSE 'en' END, "
+            "  s.template "
+            "FROM command_template_slot s "
+            "LEFT JOIN command_template_config c ON s.config_id = c.id"
+        ))
+
+        await conn.execute(text("DROP TABLE command_template_slot"))
+        await conn.execute(text(
+            "ALTER TABLE command_template_slot_new RENAME TO command_template_slot"
+        ))
+
+        # Step 3: Merge system EN/RU configs into one
+        # Find the system EN and RU config IDs
+        en_row = (await conn.execute(text(
+            "SELECT id FROM command_template_config "
+            "WHERE user_id = 0 AND (locale = 'en' OR name LIKE '%(EN)%') "
+            "LIMIT 1"
+        ))).fetchone()
+        ru_row = (await conn.execute(text(
+            "SELECT id FROM command_template_config "
+            "WHERE user_id = 0 AND (locale = 'ru' OR name LIKE '%(RU)%') "
+            "LIMIT 1"
+        ))).fetchone()
+
+        if en_row and ru_row and en_row[0] != ru_row[0]:
+            en_id, ru_id = en_row[0], ru_row[0]
+
+            # Move RU slots to the EN config (they already have locale='ru')
+            await conn.execute(text(
+                "UPDATE command_template_slot SET config_id = :en_id "
+                "WHERE config_id = :ru_id"
+            ), {"en_id": en_id, "ru_id": ru_id})
+
+            # Update any command_config references from RU to EN
+            if await _has_table(conn, "command_config"):
+                await conn.execute(text(
+                    "UPDATE command_config SET command_template_config_id = :en_id "
+                    "WHERE command_template_config_id = :ru_id"
+                ), {"en_id": en_id, "ru_id": ru_id})
+
+            # Delete the orphan RU config
+            await conn.execute(text(
+                "DELETE FROM command_template_config WHERE id = :ru_id"
+            ), {"ru_id": ru_id})
+
+            # Rename the merged config
+            await conn.execute(text(
+                "UPDATE command_template_config SET name = 'Default Commands', "
+                "description = 'Default Immich command templates', locale = '' "
+                "WHERE id = :en_id"
+            ), {"en_id": en_id})
+
+            logger.info(
+                "Merged system command template configs (EN=%d, RU=%d) into single config %d",
+                en_id, ru_id, en_id,
+            )

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/database/models.py

@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ class CommandConfig(SQLModel, table=True):
     name: str
     icon: str = Field(default="")
     enabled_commands: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, sa_column=Column(JSON))
-    locale: str = Field(default="en")
     response_mode: str = Field(default="media")  # "media" or "text"
     default_count: int = Field(default=5)
     rate_limits: dict[str, Any] = Field(default_factory=dict, sa_column=Column(JSON))
@@ -336,19 +335,22 @@ class CommandTemplateConfig(SQLModel, table=True):
 
 
 class CommandTemplateSlot(SQLModel, table=True):
-    """One Jinja2 template for a specific command response slot.
+    """One Jinja2 template for a specific command response slot and locale.
 
     Slot names match command names (e.g. 'status', 'help', 'albums').
+    Description slots use 'desc_' prefix (e.g. 'desc_status', 'desc_help').
+    Each (config, slot, locale) triple holds a separate template.
     """
 
     __tablename__ = "command_template_slot"
     __table_args__ = (
-        UniqueConstraint("config_id", "slot_name", name="uq_command_template_slot"),
+        UniqueConstraint("config_id", "slot_name", "locale", name="uq_cmd_slot_locale"),
     )
 
     id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
     config_id: int = Field(foreign_key="command_template_config.id", index=True)
     slot_name: str
+    locale: str = Field(default="en")
     template: str = Field(default="", sa_column=Column(Text, default=""))
 
 

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/main.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     await init_db()
     # Run data migrations (idempotent)
     from .database.engine import get_engine
-    from .database.migrations import migrate_schema, migrate_tracker_targets, migrate_entity_refactor, migrate_template_slots, migrate_target_receivers, migrate_template_locale, migrate_receivers_from_config
+    from .database.migrations import migrate_schema, migrate_tracker_targets, migrate_entity_refactor, migrate_template_slots, migrate_target_receivers, migrate_template_locale, migrate_receivers_from_config, migrate_command_slot_locale
     engine = get_engine()
     await migrate_schema(engine)
     await migrate_tracker_targets(engine)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     await migrate_target_receivers(engine)
     await migrate_template_locale(engine)
     await migrate_receivers_from_config(engine)
+    await migrate_command_slot_locale(engine)
     await _seed_default_templates()
     await _seed_default_command_templates()
     # Configure webhook secret from DB setting (falls back to env var)
@@ -196,7 +197,11 @@ async def _seed_default_templates():
 
 
 async def _seed_default_command_templates():
-    """Seed or update default command response templates on startup."""
+    """Seed or update default command response templates on startup.
+
+    Creates a single 'Default Commands' config with locale-aware slots
+    (each slot has an EN and RU version stored as separate rows).
+    """
     from sqlmodel import func, select
     from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
     from .database.engine import get_engine
@@ -205,39 +210,27 @@ async def _seed_default_command_templates():
 
     engine = get_engine()
     async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
-        result = await session.exec(select(func.count()).select_from(CommandTemplateConfig))
+        # Find or create the system-owned config
-        count = result.one()
-
-        if count == 0:
-            # First startup — seed EN and RU defaults
-            for locale in ("en", "ru"):
-                slots = load_default_command_templates(locale)
-                if not slots:
-                    continue
-                name = f"Default Commands ({locale.upper()})"
-                config = CommandTemplateConfig(
-                    user_id=0,
-                    provider_type="immich",
-                    name=name,
-                    description=f"Default Immich command templates ({locale.upper()})",
-                    locale=locale,
-                )
-                session.add(config)
-                await session.flush()
-                for slot_name, template_text in slots.items():
-                    session.add(CommandTemplateSlot(
-                        config_id=config.id,
-                        slot_name=slot_name,
-                        template=template_text,
-                    ))
-        else:
-            # Update existing system-owned command templates from files
         result = await session.exec(
             select(CommandTemplateConfig).where(CommandTemplateConfig.user_id == 0)
         )
         system_configs = result.all()
-            for config in system_configs:
+
-                locale = config.locale if config.locale else ("ru" if "(RU)" in config.name else "en")
+        if not system_configs:
+            # First startup — create single merged config
+            config = CommandTemplateConfig(
+                user_id=0,
+                provider_type="immich",
+                name="Default Commands",
+                description="Default Immich command templates",
+            )
+            session.add(config)
+            await session.flush()
+        else:
+            config = system_configs[0]
+
+        # Upsert slots for each locale
+        for locale in ("en", "ru"):
             slots = load_default_command_templates(locale)
             if not slots:
                 continue
@@ -246,6 +239,7 @@ async def _seed_default_command_templates():
                     select(CommandTemplateSlot).where(
                         CommandTemplateSlot.config_id == config.id,
                         CommandTemplateSlot.slot_name == slot_name,
+                        CommandTemplateSlot.locale == locale,
                     )
                 )
                 existing = slot_result.first()
@@ -256,6 +250,7 @@ async def _seed_default_command_templates():
                     session.add(CommandTemplateSlot(
                         config_id=config.id,
                         slot_name=slot_name,
+                        locale=locale,
                         template=template_text,
                     ))
 

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/services/command_sync.py

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"""Debounced auto-sync of Telegram bot commands.
+
+When a CommandConfig, CommandTracker, or CommandTrackerListener changes,
+the affected bot(s) are marked dirty. A periodic scheduler job checks
+for bots that have been dirty longer than the debounce window and syncs
+their commands with the Telegram API.
+
+The manual "Sync with Telegram" button remains available and is unaffected.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import time
+
+from sqlmodel import select
+from sqlmodel.ext.asyncio.session import AsyncSession
+
+from ..database.engine import get_engine
+from ..database.models import CommandConfig, CommandTracker, CommandTrackerListener, TelegramBot
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# bot_id -> timestamp when it was first marked dirty
+_dirty_bots: dict[int, float] = {}
+
+# Seconds to wait after the last dirty mark before syncing
+DEBOUNCE_SECONDS = 30
+
+
+def mark_bot_dirty(bot_id: int) -> None:
+    """Mark a bot as needing a command sync with Telegram."""
+    if bot_id not in _dirty_bots:
+        _dirty_bots[bot_id] = time.time()
+        _LOGGER.debug("Marked bot %d dirty for command sync", bot_id)
+    else:
+        # Reset the debounce timer on each new change
+        _dirty_bots[bot_id] = time.time()
+
+
+async def mark_dirty_for_config(config_id: int) -> None:
+    """Find all bots linked to a CommandConfig and mark them dirty.
+
+    Chain: CommandConfig -> CommandTracker -> CommandTrackerListener -> TelegramBot
+    """
+    engine = get_engine()
+    async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
+        # Find trackers using this config
+        result = await session.exec(
+            select(CommandTracker.id).where(CommandTracker.command_config_id == config_id)
+        )
+        tracker_ids = list(result.all())
+        if not tracker_ids:
+            return
+
+        # Find telegram bot listeners for those trackers
+        result = await session.exec(
+            select(CommandTrackerListener.listener_id).where(
+                CommandTrackerListener.command_tracker_id.in_(tracker_ids),
+                CommandTrackerListener.listener_type == "telegram_bot",
+            )
+        )
+        for bot_id in result.all():
+            mark_bot_dirty(bot_id)
+
+
+async def mark_dirty_for_tracker(tracker_id: int) -> None:
+    """Find all bots linked to a CommandTracker and mark them dirty."""
+    engine = get_engine()
+    async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
+        result = await session.exec(
+            select(CommandTrackerListener.listener_id).where(
+                CommandTrackerListener.command_tracker_id == tracker_id,
+                CommandTrackerListener.listener_type == "telegram_bot",
+            )
+        )
+        for bot_id in result.all():
+            mark_bot_dirty(bot_id)
+
+
+async def _flush_dirty_bots() -> None:
+    """Check for bots that have been dirty past the debounce window and sync them."""
+    if not _dirty_bots:
+        return
+
+    now = time.time()
+    ready = [bid for bid, ts in _dirty_bots.items() if now - ts >= DEBOUNCE_SECONDS]
+    if not ready:
+        return
+
+    from ..commands.handler import register_commands_with_telegram
+
+    engine = get_engine()
+    for bot_id in ready:
+        _dirty_bots.pop(bot_id, None)
+        try:
+            async with AsyncSession(engine) as session:
+                bot = await session.get(TelegramBot, bot_id)
+                if not bot:
+                    continue
+            success = await register_commands_with_telegram(bot)
+            if success:
+                _LOGGER.info("Auto-synced commands for bot %d (@%s)", bot_id, bot.bot_username)
+            else:
+                _LOGGER.warning("Auto-sync failed for bot %d", bot_id)
+        except Exception:
+            _LOGGER.error("Error auto-syncing commands for bot %d", bot_id, exc_info=True)
+
+
+def start_sync_scheduler() -> None:
+    """Register the periodic flush job with APScheduler."""
+    from .scheduler import get_scheduler
+
+    scheduler = get_scheduler()
+    job_id = "command_sync_flush"
+    if scheduler.get_job(job_id):
+        return
+    scheduler.add_job(
+        _flush_dirty_bots,
+        "interval",
+        seconds=10,
+        id=job_id,
+        replace_existing=True,
+        max_instances=1,
+    )
+    _LOGGER.info("Command auto-sync scheduler started (debounce=%ds)", DEBOUNCE_SECONDS)

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/services/scheduler.py

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ async def start_scheduler() -> None:
     from .telegram_poller import start_command_listener_polling
     await start_command_listener_polling()
 
+    # Start debounced command auto-sync scheduler
+    from .command_sync import start_sync_scheduler
+    start_sync_scheduler()
+
 
 async def _load_tracker_jobs() -> None:
     """Load enabled trackers and schedule polling jobs."""

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/services/telegram_poller.py

@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ async def _poll_bot(bot_id: int) -> None:
         # Dispatch commands
         if text and text.startswith("/"):
             try:
-                cmd_response = await handle_command(bot_obj, chat_id, text)
+                language_code = message.get("from", {}).get("language_code", "")
+                cmd_response = await handle_command(bot_obj, chat_id, text, language_code=language_code)
                 if cmd_response is not None:
                     if isinstance(cmd_response, list):
                         await send_media_group(bot_token, chat_id, cmd_response)