LibreTranslate API

LibreTranslate API MCP Connector for Claude

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Translate and detect text — audit languages via AI.

4 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire localization and language auditing workflow with the LibreTranslate API, the specialized source for free and open-source translation data. By connecting LibreTranslate to your agent, you transform complex translation searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly translate text between dozens of languages, audit language detection confidence, and query supported language metadata without you ever touching a translation portal. Whether you are conducting regional content research or managing multilingual documentation, your agent acts as a real-time linguistic consultant, ensuring your data is always expressive and precise.

What you can do

  • Translation Auditing — Submits high-resolution text for translation and maintain a clear view of semantic distribution across target languages.
  • Detection Oversight — Audit the primary language of any text string to understand the linguistic reach of your content instantly.
  • Language Discovery — Browse all supported languages in the global catalog to identify relevant stylistic markers for your localized projects.
  • Linguistic Intelligence — Retrieve unique language codes and names to assist in deep-dive archival classification.
  • Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your translation research workflow is always operational.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Optional: Enter your LibreTranslate API Key or custom instance URL
  3. Start managing your linguistic intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Writers & Editors — monitor translation trends and retrieve fresh linguistic metadata straight from your workflow.
  • Developers — verify language support and audit localized strings without manual searching.
  • Content Managers — perform rapid audits of language detection and identify relevant markers through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate linguistic data querying to orchestrate cross-functional localization teams smoothly.
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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

check_api_status

Check if the LibreTranslate service is operational

detect_language

Detect the language of a specific text string

list_supported_languages

List all languages supported by the LibreTranslate instance

translate_text

Translate text from one language to another using LibreTranslate

See how to talk to your AI agent using LibreTranslate API.

Translate 'Hello world' from English to Portuguese using LibreTranslate.

I've translated the text for you! 'Hello world' in Portuguese is identified as 'Olá mundo'. Would you like the full JSON response or a different target language audit?

Detect the language of the text 'C'est la vie'.

I've analyzed the text! It is identified as French (fr) with a confidence score of 99%. I can provide the full metadata list of supported languages if you'd like to confirm.

List all languages supported by LibreTranslate.

I've retrieved the language catalog! There are dozens of languages supported, including English, Spanish, French, and Chinese. I can help you translate text between any of these thematic markers.

No. LibreTranslate is open-source and many public instances allow free requests. However, some instances or the official site may require an API Key for higher limits.

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