diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09650194..6c6f289b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ Things we are currently working on:
   - [x] ~~Plan & implement the base plugin system ([PR #322](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/322))~~
   - [x] ~~Start the plugin system ([PR #372](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/372))~~
   - [x] ~~Added hot-reload support for plugins ([PR #377](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/377), [PR #391](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/391))~~
-  - [ ] Add support for other languages (I18N) to AI Studio (~~[PR #381](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/381), [PR #400](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/400), [PR #404](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/404), [PR #429](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/429), [PR #446](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/446), [PR #451](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/451), [PR #455](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/455), [PR #458](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/458), [PR #462](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/462), [PR #469](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/469))~~
+  - [x] Add support for other languages (I18N) to AI Studio (~~[PR #381](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/381), [PR #400](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/400), [PR #404](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/404), [PR #429](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/429), [PR #446](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/446), [PR #451](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/451), [PR #455](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/455), [PR #458](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/458), [PR #462](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/462), [PR #469](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/469), [PR #486](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/486))~~
   - [x] ~~Add an I18N assistant to translate all AI Studio texts to a certain language & culture ([PR #422](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/422))~~
-  - [ ] Provide MindWork AI Studio in German (~~[PR #430](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/430), [PR #446](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/446), [PR #451](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/451), [PR #455](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/455), [PR #458](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/458), [PR #462](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/462), [PR #469](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/469)~~)
+  - [x] Provide MindWork AI Studio in German (~~[PR #430](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/430), [PR #446](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/446), [PR #451](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/451), [PR #455](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/455), [PR #458](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/458), [PR #462](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/462), [PR #469](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/469), [PR #486](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio/pull/486)~~)
   - [ ] Add configuration plugins, which allow pre-defining some LLM providers in organizations
   - [ ] Add an app store for plugins, showcasing community-contributed plugins from public GitHub and GitLab repositories. This will enable AI Studio users to discover, install, and update plugins directly within the platform.
   - [ ] Add assistant plugins
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor
index 29a0fc8f..1cf19ec4 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor	
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@inherits MSGComponentBase
+
 <MudStack Row="@true" Spacing="3" Class="mb-3" StretchItems="StretchItems.None" AlignItems="AlignItems.Center">
     <MudTextField
         T="string"
@@ -12,6 +14,6 @@
     />
     
     <MudButton StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FolderOpen" Variant="Variant.Outlined" Color="Color.Primary" Disabled="this.Disabled" OnClick="@this.OpenDirectoryDialog">
-        Choose Directory
+        @T("Choose Directory")
     </MudButton>
 </MudStack>
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diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor.cs
index a4ebbf8b..47d7802d 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectDirectory.razor.cs	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Components;
 
-public partial class SelectDirectory : ComponentBase
+public partial class SelectDirectory : MSGComponentBase
 {
     [Parameter]
     public string Directory { get; set; } = string.Empty;
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor
index 34842360..de3971e5 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor	
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@inherits MSGComponentBase
+
 <MudStack Row="@true" Spacing="3" Class="mb-3" StretchItems="StretchItems.None" AlignItems="AlignItems.Center">
     <MudTextField
         T="string"
@@ -12,6 +14,6 @@
     />
     
     <MudButton StartIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.FolderOpen" Variant="Variant.Outlined" Color="Color.Primary" Disabled="this.Disabled" OnClick="@this.OpenFileDialog">
-        Choose File
+        @T("Choose File")
     </MudButton>
 </MudStack>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor.cs
index 70395ed9..aafb0f1a 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/SelectFile.razor.cs	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 
 namespace AIStudio.Components;
 
-public partial class SelectFile : ComponentBase
+public partial class SelectFile : MSGComponentBase
 {
     [Parameter]
     public string File { get; set; } = string.Empty;
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentContentCleaner.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentContentCleaner.razor
index 8da6ff3e..b59f1ca8 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentContentCleaner.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentContentCleaner.razor	
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 <ExpansionPanel HeaderIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.TextFields" HeaderText="Agent: Text Content Cleaner Options">
     <MudPaper Class="pa-3 mb-8 border-dashed border rounded-lg">
         <MudText Typo="Typo.body1" Class="mb-3">
-            Use Case: this agent is used to clean up text content. It extracts the main content, removes advertisements and other irrelevant things,
-            and attempts to convert relative links into absolute links so that they can be used.
+            @T("Use Case: this agent is used to clean up text content. It extracts the main content, removes advertisements and other irrelevant things, and attempts to convert relative links into absolute links so that they can be used.")
         </MudText>
-        <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="Preselect text content cleaner options?" LabelOn="Options are preselected" LabelOff="No options are preselected" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectAgentOptions)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectAgentOptions = updatedState)" OptionHelp="When enabled, you can preselect some agent options. This is might be useful when you prefer an LLM."/>
+        <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="@T("Preselect text content cleaner options?")" LabelOn="@T("Options are preselected")" LabelOff="@T("No options are preselected")" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectAgentOptions)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectAgentOptions = updatedState)" OptionHelp="@T("When enabled, you can preselect some agent options. This is might be useful when you prefer an LLM.")"/>
         <ConfigurationProviderSelection Data="@this.AvailableLLMProvidersFunc()" Disabled="@(() => !this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectAgentOptions)" SelectedValue="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectedAgentProvider)" SelectionUpdate="@(selectedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.TextContentCleaner.PreselectedAgentProvider = selectedValue)"/>
     </MudPaper>
 </ExpansionPanel>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentDataSourceSelection.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentDataSourceSelection.razor
index f3c1df20..5077aace 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentDataSourceSelection.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentDataSourceSelection.razor	
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @inherits SettingsPanelBase
 
-<ExpansionPanel HeaderIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.SelectAll" HeaderText="Agent: Data Source Selection Options">
+<ExpansionPanel HeaderIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.SelectAll" HeaderText="@T("Agent: Data Source Selection Options")">
     <MudPaper Class="pa-3 mb-8 border-dashed border rounded-lg">
         <MudText Typo="Typo.body1" Class="mb-3">
-            Use Case: this agent is used to select the appropriate data sources for the current prompt.
+            @T("Use Case: this agent is used to select the appropriate data sources for the current prompt.")
         </MudText>
-        <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="Preselect data source selection options?" LabelOn="Options are preselected" LabelOff="No options are preselected" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectAgentOptions)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectAgentOptions = updatedState)" OptionHelp="When enabled, you can preselect some agent options. This is might be useful when you prefer an LLM."/>
+        <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="@T("Preselect data source selection options?")" LabelOn="@T("Options are preselected")" LabelOff="@T("No options are preselected")" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectAgentOptions)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectAgentOptions = updatedState)" OptionHelp="@T("When enabled, you can preselect some agent options. This is might be useful when you prefer an LLM.")"/>
         <ConfigurationProviderSelection Data="@this.AvailableLLMProvidersFunc()" Disabled="@(() => !this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectAgentOptions)" SelectedValue="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectedAgentProvider)" SelectionUpdate="@(selectedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentDataSourceSelection.PreselectedAgentProvider = selectedValue)"/>
     </MudPaper>
 </ExpansionPanel>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentRetrievalContextValidation.razor b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentRetrievalContextValidation.razor
index 7de4ea81..f6989939 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentRetrievalContextValidation.razor	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Settings/SettingsPanelAgentRetrievalContextValidation.razor	
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 @inherits SettingsPanelBase
 
-<ExpansionPanel HeaderIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Assessment" HeaderText="Agent: Retrieval Context Validation Options">
+<ExpansionPanel HeaderIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Assessment" HeaderText="@T("Agent: Retrieval Context Validation Options")">
     <MudText Typo="Typo.body1" Class="mb-3">
-        Use Case: this agent is used to validate any retrieval context of any retrieval process. Perhaps there are many of these
-        retrieval contexts and you want to validate them all. Therefore, you might want to use a cheap and fast LLM for this
-        job. When using a local or self-hosted LLM, look for a small (e.g. 3B) and fast model.
+        @T("Use Case: this agent is used to validate any retrieval context of any retrieval process. Perhaps there are many of these retrieval contexts and you want to validate them all. Therefore, you might want to use a cheap and fast LLM for this job. When using a local or self-hosted LLM, look for a small (e.g. 3B) and fast model.")
     </MudText>
-    <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="Enable the retrieval context validation agent?" LabelOn="The validation agent is enabled" LabelOff="No validation is performed" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation = updatedState)" OptionHelp="When enabled, the retrieval context validation agent will check each retrieval context of any retrieval process, whether a context makes sense for the given prompt."/>
+    <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="@T("Enable the retrieval context validation agent?")" LabelOn="@T("The validation agent is enabled")" LabelOff="@T("No validation is performed")" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation = updatedState)" OptionHelp="@T("When enabled, the retrieval context validation agent will check each retrieval context of any retrieval process, whether a context makes sense for the given prompt.")"/>
     @if (this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.EnableRetrievalContextValidation)
     {
         <MudPaper Class="pa-3 mb-8 border-dashed border rounded-lg">
-            <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="Preselect retrieval context validation options?" LabelOn="Options are preselected" LabelOff="No options are preselected" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectAgentOptions)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectAgentOptions = updatedState)" OptionHelp="When enabled, you can preselect some agent options. This is might be useful when you prefer an LLM."/>
-            <ConfigurationSlider T="int" OptionDescription="How many validation agents should work simultaneously?" Min="1" Max="100" Step="1" Unit="agents" Value="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.NumParallelValidations)" ValueUpdate="@(updatedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.NumParallelValidations = updatedValue)" OptionHelp="More active agents also mean that a corresponding number of requests are made simultaneously. Some providers limit the number of requests per minute. When you are unsure, choose a low setting between 1 to 6 agents."/>
+            <ConfigurationOption OptionDescription="@T("Preselect retrieval context validation options?")" LabelOn="@T("Options are preselected")" LabelOff="@T("No options are preselected")" State="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectAgentOptions)" StateUpdate="@(updatedState => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectAgentOptions = updatedState)" OptionHelp="@T("When enabled, you can preselect some agent options. This is might be useful when you prefer an LLM.")"/>
+            <ConfigurationSlider T="int" OptionDescription="@T("How many validation agents should work simultaneously?")" Min="1" Max="100" Step="1" Unit="@T("agents")" Value="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.NumParallelValidations)" ValueUpdate="@(updatedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.NumParallelValidations = updatedValue)" OptionHelp="@T("More active agents also mean that a corresponding number of requests are made simultaneously. Some providers limit the number of requests per minute. When you are unsure, choose a low setting between 1 to 6 agents.")"/>
             <ConfigurationProviderSelection Data="@this.AvailableLLMProvidersFunc()" Disabled="@(() => !this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectAgentOptions)" SelectedValue="@(() => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectedAgentProvider)" SelectionUpdate="@(selectedValue => this.SettingsManager.ConfigurationData.AgentRetrievalContextValidation.PreselectedAgentProvider = selectedValue)"/>
         </MudPaper>
     }