diff --git a/desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties b/desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties
index dd84bcdde..8001bad58 100644
--- a/desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties
+++ b/desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties
@@ -938,6 +938,18 @@ provider.other.description=Connect any provider that supports the OpenAI-compati
 provider.template.apikey.required=Required
 provider.template.apikey.optional=Not required
 provider.template.get.apikey=Get API key →
+
+# OpenAI-Compatible provider template onboarding copy
+provider.template.cloudflare_ai.tagline=Run AI models on Cloudflare's global edge network with Workers AI.
+provider.template.cloudflare_ai.help=💡 To use Cloudflare AI:\n\n1. Find your Account ID in your Cloudflare dashboard\n2. Replace {ACCOUNT_ID} in the Base URL with it\n3. Create an API token with 'Workers AI' permission at:\n   dash.cloudflare.com/profile/api-tokens
+provider.template.groq.tagline=Ultra-fast inference for open-source models — Llama, Mixtral, Gemma and more.
+provider.template.groq.help=💡 To use Groq:\n\n1. Get your free API key at: console.groq.com/keys\n2. Enter a model name, e.g. llama-3.1-8b-instant\n3. Click Next to browse all available models
+provider.template.nvidia_nim.tagline=Run optimized AI models on NVIDIA's cloud GPU infrastructure.
+provider.template.nvidia_nim.help=💡 To use NVIDIA NIM:\n\n1. Get your API key at: build.nvidia.com\n2. Enter a model name, e.g. meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct\n3. Click Next to browse all available models
+provider.template.openrouter.tagline=Access 300+ models — GPT-4o, Claude, Llama, Gemini, Mistral and more via one API.
+provider.template.openrouter.help=💡 To use OpenRouter:\n\n1. Get your free API key at: openrouter.ai/keys\n2. Click Next to browse 300+ available models\n3. Many models have a free tier — no credit card needed
+provider.template.together_ai.tagline=Fast, affordable inference for 100+ open-source models.
+provider.template.together_ai.help=💡 To use Together AI:\n\n1. Get your API key at: api.together.ai/settings/api-keys\n2. Click Next to browse available models,\n   e.g. meta-llama/Llama-3-8b-chat-hf
 provider.configure.new.title=Configure {0}
 provider.edit.title=Edit "{0}"
 provider.add.new=Add Provider
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/desktop/settings/ProviderSelectionDialog.kt b/desktop/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/desktop/settings/ProviderSelectionDialog.kt
index ff65e2595..07ce36f73 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/desktop/settings/ProviderSelectionDialog.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/desktop/settings/ProviderSelectionDialog.kt
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ private fun providerPickerDetail(
                     style = AppTextStyles.sectionTitle,
                 )
                 Text(
-                    text = entry.template.tagline,
+                    text = stringResource(entry.template.taglineKey),
                     style = AppTextStyles.bodySecondary,
                 )
 
diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/providers/openaicompatible/OpenAiCompatibleTemplate.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/providers/openaicompatible/OpenAiCompatibleTemplate.kt
index afcfc5e9b..92c5dda5f 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/providers/openaicompatible/OpenAiCompatibleTemplate.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/providers/openaicompatible/OpenAiCompatibleTemplate.kt
@@ -31,14 +31,22 @@ enum class OpenAiCompatibleTemplate(
     val helpText: String,
     /** API mode pre-selected when the user connects via this template. */
     val apiMode: OpenAiApiMode = OpenAiApiMode.CHAT_COMPLETIONS,
-    /**
-     * HTTP protocol version for connections to this provider.
-     * All predefined cloud providers default to [HttpVersion.HTTP_2] — they run on modern
-     * infrastructure that supports multiplexing. Override to [HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1] only for
-     * providers known to have HTTP/2 issues.
-     */
+    /** HTTP protocol version for connections to this provider. */
     val httpVersion: HttpVersion = HttpVersion.HTTP_2,
 ) {
+    /**
+     * Resource key prefix for this template's localized onboarding copy.
+     * Keys follow the pattern `provider.template.<name_lowercase>.tagline` / `.help`.
+     * The enum name (e.g. `CLOUDFLARE_AI`) is lowercased to `cloudflare_ai`.
+     */
+    val i18nKey: String get() = "provider.template.${name.lowercase()}"
+
+    /** Resource key for the localized one-sentence value proposition. */
+    val taglineKey: String get() = "$i18nKey.tagline"
+
+    /** Resource key for the localized multi-line setup help text. */
+    val helpKey: String get() = "$i18nKey.help"
+
     CLOUDFLARE_AI(
         displayName = "Cloudflare AI",
         initials = "CF",