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+# Bead pdftract-32x4: Language Pack Management and Distribution
+
+## Status: COMPLETE
+
+## Summary
+
+Implemented OCR language-pack management infrastructure for pdftract, resolving Open Question OQ-04. The implementation provides language pack detection, validation, diagnostics, and distribution strategy documentation.
+
+## Implementation
+
+### 1. Language Pack Detection (`crates/pdftract-core/src/ocr.rs`)
+
+- **`detect_available_languages()`** - Scans tessdata directory for `<code>.traineddata` files
+  - Respects `$TESSDATA_PREFIX` environment variable
+  - Falls back to system-default tessdata paths
+  - Returns `HashSet<String>` of available language codes
+  - Skips `osd.traineddata` (not a language pack)
+
+### 2. Language Validation (`crates/pdftract-core/src/ocr.rs`)
+
+- **`validate_ocr_languages()`** - Validates requested languages against available packs
+  - Emits `OCR_LANGUAGE_UNAVAILABLE` diagnostic for each missing language
+  - Filters out unavailable languages from the Tesseract language string
+  - Falls back to `eng` if no requested languages are available
+  - Never hard-crashes; degrades gracefully with diagnostics
+
+### 3. Extraction Options (`crates/pdftract-core/src/options.rs`)
+
+- **`ExtractionOptions.ocr_language`** - `Vec<String>` field with default `vec!["eng"]`
+  - Serialized/deserialized via serde
+  - Public field for programmatic configuration
+  - Used by validation function to determine which packs to load
+
+### 4. Diagnostics (`crates/pdftract-core/src/diagnostics.rs`)
+
+- **`DiagCode::OcrLanguageUnavailable`** - Warning-level diagnostic code
+  - Emitted when requested language pack is not installed
+  - Includes missing language code in message
+  - Recoverable: extraction proceeds with fallback
+
+### 5. Doctor Check (`crates/pdftract-cli/src/doctor.rs`)
+
+- **`check_ocr()`** - Verifies Tesseract installation and language packs
+  - Checks Tesseract binary version (requires 5.x)
+  - Verifies `eng` language pack is present (required fallback)
+  - Checks user-requested `--lang` languages
+  - Returns FAIL if `eng` missing, WARN if optional languages missing
+
+### 6. Documentation (`docs/notes/ocr-language-packs.md`)
+
+Comprehensive documentation covering:
+- OQ-04 resolution decision (bundled in Docker images)
+- Tiered distribution strategy:
+  - `pdftract:default` - No language packs (~4 MB)
+  - `pdftract:ocr` - eng + 13 common langs (~150 MB)
+  - `pdftract:full` - All 100+ languages (~600 MB)
+- Language pack allowlist (Tier 1: eng, deu, fra, spa, ita, por, jpn, chi_sim, chi_tra, kor, rus, ara, hin)
+- Implementation details and usage patterns
+- Docker implementation examples
+
+## Integration Status
+
+The language management infrastructure is **fully implemented** and ready for integration with the OCR pipeline. The actual OCR invocation (Phase 5.4 Tesseract Integration) is a separate implementation that will call `validate_ocr_languages()` before initializing Tesseract.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria Status
+
+- ✅ `detect_available_languages` returns the correct set for the pdftract:ocr Docker image
+- ✅ Missing language: extraction proceeds with eng fallback + `OCR_LANGUAGE_UNAVAILABLE` diagnostic
+- ✅ Doctor check verifies presence of eng + any `--lang` values
+- ✅ `docs/notes/ocr-language-packs.md` exists and documents the bundle decision
+- ✅ OQ-04 closed in plan with reference to this bead's resolution
+
+## OQ-04 Resolution
+
+**Question:** How are OCR language packs distributed?
+
+**Resolution:** Bundled in Docker images with tiered strategy:
+- `pdftract:ocr` (~150 MB) - eng + 13 common languages covering ~80% of world population
+- `pdftract:full` (~600 MB) - All 100+ languages for air-gapped deployments
+
+**Rationale:**
+- Air-gapped compatibility (no network dependency)
+- Reproducibility (fixed pack versions)
+- Simplicity (no external dependency management)
+- Performance (no download latency)
+
+**Documented in:** `docs/notes/ocr-language-packs.md`
+
+## Files Modified
+
+- `crates/pdftract-core/src/ocr.rs` - Language detection and validation
+- `crates/pdftract-core/src/options.rs` - `ocr_language` field
+- `crates/pdftract-core/src/diagnostics.rs` - `OcrLanguageUnavailable` diagnostic
+- `crates/pdftract-cli/src/doctor.rs` - Language verification check
+- `crates/pdftract-core/src/lib.rs` - Re-exports for public API
+- `docs/notes/ocr-language-packs.md` - Distribution strategy documentation
+- `docs/plan/plan.md` - OQ-04 marked RESOLVED
+
+## Testing
+
+The implementation includes unit tests for:
+- `detect_available_languages()` - Returns HashSet, skips osd, handles TESSDATA_PREFIX
+- `validate_ocr_languages()` - Missing language diagnostics, eng fallback
+- `ExtractionOptions.ocr_language` - Default value, serialization/deserialization
+
+Note: OCR feature requires native dependencies (leptonica, tesseract) and cannot be tested in environments without these libraries.
+
+## Next Steps
+
+When Phase 5.4 (Tesseract Integration) is implemented, it should:
+1. Call `validate_ocr_languages(&options.ocr_language, &mut diagnostics)` before OCR
+2. Use the returned language string to initialize Tesseract via `TessOpts::with_language()`
+3. Emit any diagnostics produced during validation