diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
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+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import { Inter } from "next/font/google";
+import "./globals.css";
+
+import AntdGlobalProvider from "@/contexts/AntdGlobalProvider";
+import { AuthProvider } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
+import { LanguageProvider } from "@/contexts/LanguageContext";
+import ReactQueryProvider from "@/contexts/ReactQueryProvider";
+
+const inter = Inter({ subsets: ["latin"] });
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  title: "LiteLLM Dashboard",
+  description: "LiteLLM Proxy Admin UI",
+  icons: { icon: "/get_favicon" },
+};
+
+export default function RootLayout({
+  children,
+}: Readonly<{
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}>) {
+  return (
+    <html lang="en">
+      <body className={inter.className}>
+        <ReactQueryProvider>
+          <LanguageProvider>
+            <AntdGlobalProvider>
+              <AuthProvider>{children}</AuthProvider>
+            </AntdGlobalProvider>
+          </LanguageProvider>
+        </ReactQueryProvider>
+      </body>
+    </html>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/LanguageSwitcher.tsx b/src/components/LanguageSwitcher.tsx
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+"use client";
+
+import React from "react";
+import { Button } from "antd";
+import { useLanguage } from "@/contexts/LanguageContext";
+
+/**
+ * Inline language toggle used in navbar.
+ * Shows the opposite language (中文 ↔ English).
+ */
+export function LanguageSwitcher() {
+  const { locale, setLocale, t } = useLanguage();
+
+  const toggle = () => setLocale(locale === "en" ? "zh" : "en");
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      type="text"
+      size="small"
+      onClick={toggle}
+      className="text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900"
+      title={t("language.label")}
+    >
+      {t("language.switch_to")}
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wraps children in LanguageProvider.
+ * This should be placed above ConfigProvider in the component tree.
+ */
+export function LanguageProviderWrapper({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return <LanguageProvider>{children}</LanguageProvider>;
+}
+
+export { LanguageProvider };
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diff --git a/src/components/navbar.tsx b/src/components/navbar.tsx
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+import { useHealthReadinessDetails } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/healthReadiness/useHealthReadinessDetails";
+import { useDisableBouncingIcon } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useDisableBouncingIcon";
+import { useDisableShowPrompts } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useDisableShowPrompts";
+import { useWorker } from "@/hooks/useWorker";
+import { getProxyBaseUrl } from "@/components/networking";
+import { useTheme } from "@/contexts/ThemeContext";
+import { clearTokenCookies } from "@/utils/cookieUtils";
+import { clearStoredReturnUrl } from "@/utils/returnUrlUtils";
+import useProxySettings from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/proxySettings/useProxySettings";
+import { DownOutlined, MenuFoldOutlined, MenuUnfoldOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
+import { Tag } from "antd";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import React from "react";
+import { BlogDropdown } from "./Navbar/BlogDropdown/BlogDropdown";
+import { CommunityEngagementButtons } from "./Navbar/CommunityEngagementButtons/CommunityEngagementButtons";
+import { NAV_PRODUCT_LINK_CLASS } from "./Navbar/navProductLinkClass";
+import { NotificationsBell } from "./Navbar/NotificationsBell/NotificationsBell";
+import UserDropdown from "./Navbar/UserDropdown/UserDropdown";
+import { LanguageSwitcher } from "./LanguageSwitcher";
+import WorkerDropdown from "./Navbar/WorkerDropdown/WorkerDropdown";
+
+interface NavbarProps {
+  accessToken: string | null;
+  isPublicPage: boolean;
+  sidebarCollapsed?: boolean;
+  onToggleSidebar?: () => void;
+}
+
+const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
+  accessToken,
+  isPublicPage = false,
+  sidebarCollapsed = false,
+  onToggleSidebar,
+}) => {
+  const baseUrl = getProxyBaseUrl();
+  const proxySettings = useProxySettings(accessToken);
+  const { logoUrl } = useTheme();
+  const { data: healthData } = useHealthReadinessDetails(accessToken);
+  const version = healthData?.litellm_version;
+  const disableBouncingIcon = useDisableBouncingIcon();
+  const hideCommunityLinks = useDisableShowPrompts();
+  const { isControlPlane, selectedWorker } = useWorker();
+  const showWorkerSwitch = isControlPlane && selectedWorker !== null;
+
+  const imageUrl = logoUrl || `${baseUrl}/get_image`;
+
+  const handleLogout = () => {
+    clearTokenCookies();
+    localStorage.removeItem("litellm_selected_worker_id");
+    localStorage.removeItem("litellm_worker_url");
+    window.location.href = proxySettings.PROXY_LOGOUT_URL || "";
+  };
+
+  const handleWorkerSwitch = (workerId: string) => {
+    clearTokenCookies();
+    clearStoredReturnUrl();
+    localStorage.removeItem("litellm_selected_worker_id");
+    localStorage.removeItem("litellm_worker_url");
+    window.location.href = `/ui/login?worker=${encodeURIComponent(workerId)}`;
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <nav className="sticky top-0 z-10 border-b border-gray-200 bg-white">
+      <div className="w-full">
+        <div className="flex h-14 items-center px-4">
+          <div className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center">
+            {onToggleSidebar && (
+              <button
+                onClick={onToggleSidebar}
+                className="mr-2 flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-gray-600 transition-colors hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-900"
+                title={sidebarCollapsed ? "Expand sidebar" : "Collapse sidebar"}
+              >
+                <span className="text-lg">{sidebarCollapsed ? <MenuUnfoldOutlined /> : <MenuFoldOutlined />}</span>
+              </button>
+            )}
+
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Link href={baseUrl ? baseUrl : "/"} className="flex items-center">
+                <div className="relative">
+                  <div className="flex h-10 max-w-48 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden">
+                    <img
+                      src={imageUrl}
+                      alt="LiteLLM Brand"
+                      className="h-auto max-h-full w-auto max-w-full object-contain"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Link>
+              {version && (
+                <div className="relative">
+                  {!disableBouncingIcon && (
+                    <span
+                      className="absolute -left-2 -top-1 animate-bounce text-lg"
+                      style={{ animationDuration: "2s" }}
+                      title="Thanks for using LiteLLM!"
+                    >
+                      🌑
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  <Tag className="relative z-10 cursor-pointer text-xs font-medium">
+                    <a
+                      href="https://docs.litellm.ai/release_notes"
+                      target="_blank"
+                      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                      className="flex-shrink-0"
+                    >
+                      v{version}
+                    </a>
+                  </Tag>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="ml-auto flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center justify-end gap-4">
+            {showWorkerSwitch && (
+              <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center">
+                <WorkerDropdown onWorkerSwitch={handleWorkerSwitch} />
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            <nav
+              aria-label="Product documentation"
+              className={`flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2 ${showWorkerSwitch ? "border-l border-gray-200 pl-4" : ""}`}
+            >
+              <a
+                href="https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/"
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className={NAV_PRODUCT_LINK_CLASS}
+              >
+                Docs
+                {/* Layout parity with Blog chevron — intentional single-level link */}
+                <DownOutlined className="pointer-events-none text-[10px] opacity-0" aria-hidden />
+              </a>
+              <BlogDropdown />
+            </nav>
+
+            {/* Language switcher */}
+            <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center">
+              <LanguageSwitcher />
+            </div>
+
+            {!hideCommunityLinks && (
+              <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center border-l border-gray-200 pl-4">
+                <CommunityEngagementButtons />
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {!isPublicPage && (
+              <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center border-l border-gray-200 pl-4">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 px-1 py-0 transition-colors hover:bg-gray-100">
+                  <NotificationsBell />
+                  <span className="mx-0.5 h-6 w-px shrink-0 bg-gray-200" aria-hidden />
+                  <UserDropdown onLogout={handleLogout} />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+          {/* Dark mode toggle: keep disabled until the dashboard supports dark styles end-to-end. */}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Navbar;
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diff --git a/src/contexts/LanguageContext.tsx b/src/contexts/LanguageContext.tsx
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+"use client";
+
+import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { ConfigProvider } from "antd";
+import enUS from "antd/locale/en_US";
+import zhCN from "antd/locale/zh_CN";
+import { Locale, DEFAULT_LOCALE, LOCALE_STORAGE_KEY, t as translate } from "@/i18n";
+
+interface LanguageContextValue {
+  locale: Locale;
+  setLocale: (l: Locale) => void;
+  t: (key: string) => string;
+}
+
+const LanguageContext = createContext<LanguageContextValue>({
+  locale: DEFAULT_LOCALE,
+  setLocale: () => {},
+  t: (key) => key,
+});
+
+export function useLanguage() {
+  return useContext(LanguageContext);
+}
+
+const antdLocales: Record<Locale, any> = {
+  en: enUS,
+  zh: zhCN,
+};
+
+export function LanguageProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const [locale, setLocaleState] = useState<Locale>(DEFAULT_LOCALE);
+
+  // Hydrate from localStorage on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem(LOCALE_STORAGE_KEY);
+      if (stored === "zh" || stored === "en") {
+        setLocaleState(stored);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // localStorage not available
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const setLocale = useCallback((l: Locale) => {
+    setLocaleState(l);
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(LOCALE_STORAGE_KEY, l);
+    } catch {
+      // ignore
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const t = useCallback((key: string) => translate(key, locale), [locale]);
+
+  return (
+    <LanguageContext.Provider value={{ locale, setLocale, t }}>
+      <ConfigProvider locale={antdLocales[locale]}>{children}</ConfigProvider>
+    </LanguageContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/src/i18n/index.ts b/src/i18n/index.ts
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+/**
+ * LiteLLM i18n - Lightweight translation system
+ *
+ * Supports English (default) and Chinese (中文).
+ * Uses React Context for state + localStorage for persistence.
+ * Zero external dependencies.
+ */
+
+import en from "./locales/en.json";
+import zh from "./locales/zh.json";
+
+export type Locale = "en" | "zh";
+export type TranslationMap = Record<string, Record<string, string>>;
+
+const translations: Record<Locale, TranslationMap> = { en, zh };
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a dotted key like "nav.dashboard" against the current locale.
+ */
+export function t(key: string, locale: Locale = "en"): string {
+  const map = translations[locale] || translations.en;
+  const parts = key.split(".");
+  let current: any = map;
+  for (const part of parts) {
+    if (current == null) break;
+    current = current[part];
+  }
+  if (typeof current === "string") return current;
+
+  // Fallback to English
+  let fallback: any = translations.en;
+  for (const part of parts) {
+    if (fallback == null) break;
+    fallback = fallback[part];
+  }
+  if (typeof fallback === "string") return fallback;
+
+  // Ultimate fallback: return the key itself
+  return key;
+}
+
+/** All supported locales (used by the switcher) */
+export const SUPPORTED_LOCALES: { value: Locale; label: string }[] = [
+  { value: "en", label: "English" },
+  { value: "zh", label: "中文" },
+];
+
+/** LocalStorage key */
+export const LOCALE_STORAGE_KEY = "litellm_locale";
+
+/** Default locale */
+export const DEFAULT_LOCALE: Locale = "en";
+
+export { translations };
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diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/i18n/locales/en.json
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+{
+  "common": {
+    "save": "Save",
+    "cancel": "Cancel",
+    "delete": "Delete",
+    "edit": "Edit",
+    "create": "Create",
+    "search": "Search",
+    "refresh": "Refresh",
+    "loading": "Loading...",
+    "no_data": "No data",
+    "confirm": "Confirm",
+    "back": "Back",
+    "next": "Next",
+    "submit": "Submit",
+    "reset": "Reset",
+    "copy": "Copy",
+    "copied": "Copied!",
+    "close": "Close",
+    "export": "Export",
+    "import": "Import",
+    "more": "More",
+    "actions": "Actions",
+    "status": "Status",
+    "enabled": "Enabled",
+    "disabled": "Disabled",
+    "active": "Active",
+    "inactive": "Inactive",
+    "yes": "Yes",
+    "no": "No",
+    "on": "On",
+    "off": "Off",
+    "success": "Success",
+    "error": "Error",
+    "warning": "Warning",
+    "info": "Info"
+  },
+  "nav": {
+    "dashboard": "Dashboard",
+    "models": "Models & Endpoints",
+    "api_keys": "API Keys",
+    "users": "Users",
+    "teams": "Teams",
+    "logs": "Logs",
+    "usage": "Usage",
+    "spend": "Cost Tracking",
+    "settings": "Settings",
+    "admin": "Admin Panel",
+    "playground": "Playground",
+    "budgets": "Budgets",
+    "caching": "Caching",
+    "guardrails": "Guardrails",
+    "hooks": "Webhooks",
+    "model_hub": "Model Hub",
+    "router": "Router Settings",
+    "organizations": "Organizations",
+    "credentials": "Credentials",
+    "agents": "Agents",
+    "prompts": "Prompts",
+    "mcp": "MCP Servers",
+    "policies": "Policies",
+    "skills": "Skills",
+    "workflows": "Workflows",
+    "memory": "Memory",
+    "vector_stores": "Vector Stores",
+    "search_tools": "Search Tools",
+    "tag_management": "Tag Management",
+    "access_groups": "Access Groups",
+    "ui_theme": "UI Theme"
+  },
+  "models": {
+    "title": "Models & Endpoints",
+    "add_model": "Add Model",
+    "model_name": "Model Name",
+    "provider": "Provider",
+    "api_base": "API Base URL",
+    "api_key": "API Key",
+    "rpm": "RPM",
+    "tpm": "TPM",
+    "max_retries": "Max Retries",
+    "timeout": "Timeout (s)",
+    "custom_llm_provider": "Provider",
+    "litellm_params": "LiteLLM Parameters",
+    "model_info": "Model Info",
+    "deployment_name": "Deployment Name",
+    "no_models": "No models configured",
+    "delete_confirm": "Are you sure you want to delete this model?"
+  },
+  "keys": {
+    "title": "API Keys",
+    "create_key": "Create Key",
+    "key_name": "Key Name",
+    "key": "Key",
+    "models": "Models",
+    "max_budget": "Max Budget",
+    "budget_duration": "Budget Duration",
+    "expires_at": "Expires At",
+    "never": "Never",
+    "no_keys": "No API keys created",
+    "delete_confirm": "Are you sure you want to delete this key?"
+  },
+  "users": {
+    "title": "Users",
+    "create_user": "Create User",
+    "user_email": "Email",
+    "user_role": "Role",
+    "user_id": "User ID",
+    "no_users": "No users found"
+  },
+  "logs": {
+    "title": "Logs",
+    "request_id": "Request ID",
+    "model": "Model",
+    "status_code": "Status",
+    "tokens": "Tokens",
+    "cost": "Cost",
+    "duration": "Duration",
+    "timestamp": "Time"
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "title": "Settings",
+    "general": "General",
+    "proxy": "Proxy Settings",
+    "alerting": "Alerting"
+  },
+  "language": {
+    "switch_to": "中文",
+    "label": "Language"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
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+{
+  "common": {
+    "save": "保存",
+    "cancel": "取消",
+    "delete": "删除",
+    "edit": "编辑",
+    "create": "创建",
+    "search": "搜索",
+    "refresh": "刷新",
+    "loading": "加载中...",
+    "no_data": "暂无数据",
+    "confirm": "确认",
+    "back": "返回",
+    "next": "下一步",
+    "submit": "提交",
+    "reset": "重置",
+    "copy": "复制",
+    "copied": "已复制！",
+    "close": "关闭",
+    "export": "导出",
+    "import": "导入",
+    "more": "更多",
+    "actions": "操作",
+    "status": "状态",
+    "enabled": "已启用",
+    "disabled": "已禁用",
+    "active": "活跃",
+    "inactive": "不活跃",
+    "yes": "是",
+    "no": "否",
+    "on": "开",
+    "off": "关",
+    "success": "成功",
+    "error": "错误",
+    "warning": "警告",
+    "info": "提示"
+  },
+  "nav": {
+    "dashboard": "仪表盘",
+    "models": "模型与端点",
+    "api_keys": "API 密钥",
+    "users": "用户管理",
+    "teams": "团队管理",
+    "logs": "日志",
+    "usage": "用量统计",
+    "spend": "费用追踪",
+    "settings": "设置",
+    "admin": "管理面板",
+    "playground": "调试沙盒",
+    "budgets": "预算管理",
+    "caching": "缓存设置",
+    "guardrails": "安全护栏",
+    "hooks": "Webhooks",
+    "model_hub": "模型中心",
+    "router": "路由设置",
+    "organizations": "组织管理",
+    "credentials": "凭证管理",
+    "agents": "智能代理",
+    "prompts": "提示词",
+    "mcp": "MCP 服务",
+    "policies": "策略管理",
+    "skills": "技能管理",
+    "workflows": "工作流",
+    "memory": "记忆管理",
+    "vector_stores": "向量存储",
+    "search_tools": "搜索工具",
+    "tag_management": "标签管理",
+    "access_groups": "访问组",
+    "ui_theme": "界面主题"
+  },
+  "models": {
+    "title": "模型与端点",
+    "add_model": "添加模型",
+    "model_name": "模型名称",
+    "provider": "提供商",
+    "api_base": "API 地址",
+    "api_key": "API 密钥",
+    "rpm": "每分钟请求数",
+    "tpm": "每分钟 Token 数",
+    "max_retries": "最大重试次数",
+    "timeout": "超时 (秒)",
+    "custom_llm_provider": "提供商",
+    "litellm_params": "LiteLLM 参数",
+    "model_info": "模型信息",
+    "deployment_name": "部署名称",
+    "no_models": "未配置模型",
+    "delete_confirm": "确定要删除此模型吗？"
+  },
+  "keys": {
+    "title": "API 密钥",
+    "create_key": "创建密钥",
+    "key_name": "密钥名称",
+    "key": "密钥",
+    "models": "模型",
+    "max_budget": "最大预算",
+    "budget_duration": "预算周期",
+    "expires_at": "过期时间",
+    "never": "永不过期",
+    "no_keys": "暂无 API 密钥",
+    "delete_confirm": "确定要删除此密钥吗？"
+  },
+  "users": {
+    "title": "用户管理",
+    "create_user": "创建用户",
+    "user_email": "邮箱",
+    "user_role": "角色",
+    "user_id": "用户 ID",
+    "no_users": "暂无用户"
+  },
+  "logs": {
+    "title": "日志",
+    "request_id": "请求 ID",
+    "model": "模型",
+    "status_code": "状态码",
+    "tokens": "Token 数",
+    "cost": "费用",
+    "duration": "耗时",
+    "timestamp": "时间"
+  },
+  "settings": {
+    "title": "设置",
+    "general": "常规设置",
+    "proxy": "代理设置",
+    "alerting": "告警设置"
+  },
+  "language": {
+    "switch_to": "English",
+    "label": "语言"
+  }
+}
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