#Agents refuse to talk English to me even though it is a clear rule for the agents

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dawn oasis
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I write in both English and Danish to the Agent and want it to answer in the same language as I write - but they default to Danish even when I write English

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vast cryptBOT
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This is usually prompt precedence / session momentum, not a special Danish setting.

I’d put the rule in the agent’s workspace AGENTS.md near the top, because that file is loaded every session as operating instructions:

## Language
Always answer in the same language as the user’s latest message.
- If the latest user message is English, answer in English.
- If the latest user message is Danish, answer in Danish.
- Do not use my name, location, previous chats, or profile language to infer the reply language.
- If the message mixes languages, use the language used for the actual request, or ask briefly.

Then start a fresh session/thread (/new or a new chat) to avoid the existing conversation having “latched” into Danish.

Also check USER.md, MEMORY.md, and SOUL.md for anything like “prefers Danish” / “answer in Danish” — those files are injected too, so they can quietly override your intent.