name: translate
description: "Translate text between languages. Use this skill when the user asks to translate text, convert text to another language, say something in another language, or get a translation. Supports 100+ languages with no API key required."
tags: [translate, translation, language, i18n, multilingual, utility]
version: 0.1.0
Skill: translate
When to Use
Use this skill when the user asks to:
- Translate text to/from another language
- Say something in a different language
- Convert text between languages
- Get a translation of a phrase or document
- Detect the language of text
Input Parameters
| Parameter |
Required |
Description |
Example |
text |
Yes |
The text to translate |
Hello, how are you? |
to |
Yes |
Target language code or name |
es, french, zh |
from |
No |
Source language (auto-detected if omitted) |
en |
Common Language Codes
| Code |
Language |
Code |
Language |
en |
English |
fr |
French |
es |
Spanish |
de |
German |
pt |
Portuguese |
it |
Italian |
zh |
Chinese |
ja |
Japanese |
ko |
Korean |
ar |
Arabic |
ru |
Russian |
hi |
Hindi |
nl |
Dutch |
sv |
Swedish |
Procedure
- Extract the text and target language from the user's request
- Run the bundled script:
python3 skills/translate/scripts/translate.py "Hello, how are you?" --to es
With source language:python3 skills/translate/scripts/translate.py "Bonjour" --from fr --to en
- The script auto-installs
deep-translator if needed
- Report the translation to the user
Bundled Scripts
| Script |
Type |
Description |
scripts/translate.py |
Python |
Translate text between languages |
Script Usage
# Translate to Spanish (auto-detect source)
python3 scripts/translate.py "Hello, how are you?" --to es
# Translate from French to English
python3 scripts/translate.py "Bonjour le monde" --from fr --to en
# Translate to Japanese
python3 scripts/translate.py "Good morning" --to ja
Example
translate "hello world" to spanish
how do you say "thank you" in japanese
translate this to french: "the meeting is at 3pm"
what does "bonjour" mean in english
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