By name: translator description: > Translate text between 100+ languages with automatic source detection. Use when: the user asks to translate text, detect a language, or work with multilingual content. NOT for: translating code/documentation in bulk, summarization, or rewriting text in the same language. dependencies: deep-translator metadata: emoji: "🔤"
Translator
When to Use
- Translate text to or from any supported language
- Detect the source language of text
- Work with multilingual content (e.g., "how do you say X in Y?")
- Translate phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
When NOT to Use
- Bulk translation of code or large docs — consider dedicated tools
- Summarization or paraphrasing
- Rewriting text in the same language
- When the user explicitly wants a different translation service
Setup
Install dependency: pip install deep-translator
Usage/Commands
python {skill_path}/translate.py "text to translate" --to TARGET_LANG [options]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--to LANG |
Target language (required): code or name, e.g. zh-CN, french, ja |
--from LANG |
Source language (default: auto) |
--format json |
Output as JSON |
Common codes: en, zh-CN, zh-TW, ja, ko, fr, de, es, pt, ru, ar, hi, it
Full names also work: chinese (simplified), japanese, french, etc.
Notes
- Source language is auto-detected when
--fromis omitted - Supports 100+ languages via
deep-translator - For programmatic use,
--format jsonreturns structured output