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verbatra

by verbatraversion 0.4.6i★ 4 (Stars for the whole repo)iRuns on your computer
Registry nameio.github.verbatra/verbatra

How to install

What it does

Translation status, glossary, and editing tools for a verbatra i18n project, over stdio.

  • Connects Runs on your computer
  • Account or key Needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, DEEPL_API_KEY, GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY, OPENCODE_API_KEY, OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY, LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY
  • Category Docs, sheets & office work

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer · ✓ Commands checked Nov 14, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude, with some setup first

You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

  1. Install Node.js

    One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js

    Open the Node.js download page ↗

  2. Sign up and create a verbatra key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.

    Open the verbatra site ↗

  3. Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file

    SettingsDeveloperEdit Config

  4. Paste these settings and save the file

    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "verbatra": {
          "command": "npx",
          "args": [
            "-y",
            "@verbatra/mcp"
          ],
          "env": {
            "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "DEEPL_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "OPENCODE_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY": "your-value",
            "LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value"
          }
        }
      }
    }

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  5. Quit Claude and open it again

  6. Try it

    Use verbatra and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using verbatra or shows a verbatra tool in the answer, you are connected

2 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND Set to true to advertise the two provider-calling tools, the same as --allow-spend.
  • VERBATRA_MCP_REDACT_VALUES Set to true to replace translation values in every tool result with a marker, the same as --redact-values.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

ChatGPT cannot connect verbatra yet

verbatra runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect verbatra

  • You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
  • You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
  • You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
  • You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

B · Others in Docs, sheets & office work that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

  1. Install Node.js

    One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js

    Open the Node.js download page ↗

  2. Sign up and create a verbatra key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.

    Open the verbatra site ↗

  3. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  4. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --scope user verbatra --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-value --env OPENAI_API_KEY=your-value --env GEMINI_API_KEY=your-value --env DEEPL_API_KEY=your-value --env GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY=your-value --env OPENCODE_API_KEY=your-value --env OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY=your-value --env LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y @verbatra/mcp

    Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  5. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see verbatra listed as connected

  6. Try it

    Use verbatra and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using verbatra or shows a verbatra tool in the answer, you are connected

2 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND Set to true to advertise the two provider-calling tools, the same as --allow-spend.
  • VERBATRA_MCP_REDACT_VALUES Set to true to replace translation values in every tool result with a marker, the same as --redact-values.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor, with some setup first

You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

  1. Install Node.js

    One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js

    Open the Node.js download page ↗

  2. Sign up and create a verbatra key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.

    Open the verbatra site ↗

  3. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  4. Fill in your key

    In the verbatra settings, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, DEEPL_API_KEY, GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY, OPENCODE_API_KEY, OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY, LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY is empty; add your key and save

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  5. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  6. Try it

    Use verbatra and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using verbatra or shows a verbatra tool in the answer, you are connected

2 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND Set to true to advertise the two provider-calling tools, the same as --allow-spend.
  • VERBATRA_MCP_REDACT_VALUES Set to true to replace translation values in every tool result with a marker, the same as --redact-values.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code, with some setup first

You need a verbatra key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

  1. Install Node.js

    One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js

    Open the Node.js download page ↗

  2. Sign up and create a verbatra key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.

    Open the verbatra site ↗

  3. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  4. Fill in your key

    In the verbatra settings, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, DEEPL_API_KEY, GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY, OPENCODE_API_KEY, OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY, LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY is empty; add your key and save

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  5. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  6. Try it

    Use verbatra and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using verbatra or shows a verbatra tool in the answer, you are connected

2 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND Set to true to advertise the two provider-calling tools, the same as --allow-spend.
  • VERBATRA_MCP_REDACT_VALUES Set to true to replace translation values in every tool result with a marker, the same as --redact-values.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

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For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user verbatra --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-value --env OPENAI_API_KEY=your-value --env GEMINI_API_KEY=your-value --env DEEPL_API_KEY=your-value --env GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY=your-value --env OPENCODE_API_KEY=your-value --env OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY=your-value --env LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY=your-value -- npx -y @verbatra/mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verbatra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@verbatra/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DEEPL_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENCODE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verbatra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@verbatra/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DEEPL_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENCODE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "verbatra": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@verbatra/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "DEEPL_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENCODE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

  • VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND env
    Set to true to advertise the two provider-calling tools, the same as --allow-spend.
  • VERBATRA_MCP_REDACT_VALUES env
    Set to true to replace translation values in every tool result with a marker, the same as --redact-values.
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the anthropic provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • OPENAI_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the openai provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • GEMINI_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the gemini provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • DEEPL_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the deepl provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the google-translate provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • OPENCODE_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the opencode provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the openai-compatible provider, read only by the provider-calling tools.
  • LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY secret required env
    API key for the libretranslate provider, needed only when the server runs with --api-keys, read only by the provider-calling tools.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

GitHub starsi
4 (Stars for the whole repo)
This repo holds several MCP listings; its stars count once in rankings
Downloads per weeki
86/wk
Connection
Runs on your computer
Latest versioni
0.4.6
Published to registryi
Nov 12, 2026
Code last changedi
Nov 14, 2026
Maker
verbatra
Packages
npm: @verbatra/mcp
Registry status
Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Run on your computer in

ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 15, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account verbatra, which owns the repo

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed yesterday

  • ✓ Pass

    Has a licence

    Uses MIT

  • – Not applicable

    Endpoint responds

    This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead

  • … Not checked yet

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Discussion

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Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

  • More stars than 81% of the other 3929 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 89% of the other 3929 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3929 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is verbatra safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, DEEPL_API_KEY, GOOGLE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY, OPENCODE_API_KEY, OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY, LIBRETRANSLATE_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed yesterday, and the latest version (0.4.6) reached the registry 3 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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@verbatra/mcp

Stdio MCP server exposing verbatra's translation status, glossary, and editing capabilities as tools for any MCP client, without a browser.

Documentation | Connect a client | Changelog | Issues

Description

@verbatra/mcp starts a Model Context Protocol server over stdio, the standard local-process transport an MCP client uses to launch and talk to a tool server. It gives a terminal-hosted or headless agent the same translation-status, glossary, and editing capabilities Verbatra Studio exposes in the browser, without a browser, a port, or a served single-page app. It is a thin, SDK-backed surface over @verbatra/sdk, the same way @verbatra/cli is.

Installation

Most MCP clients spawn the server for you and need no local install at all: point the client at npx -y @verbatra/mcp and npx fetches it on demand. To pin it in your project instead:

npm install --save-dev @verbatra/mcp

Needs Node.js ^22.22.0 || >=24. The server is also reachable through verbatra mcp once both @verbatra/cli and @verbatra/mcp are installed.

Configuring an MCP client

Point your client at the verbatra-mcp binary, which the @verbatra/mcp package provides (the example runs it through npx). The shape below is the one most clients use; for an editor or desktop client, put it in that client's MCP server configuration file.

{

"mcpServers": { "verbatra": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@verbatra/mcp", "--cwd", "/path/to/your/project"], "env": {} } } }

In Claude Code, npx @verbatra/cli init --agent (or claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope project verbatra -- npx -y @verbatra/mcp) writes an equivalent entry to a committed .mcp.json. The verbatra plugin bundles the agent skills with its own copy of this server, so use it instead of the .mcp.json entry, never both: together they register the server twice. VS Code (GitHub Copilot's agent mode) reads .vscode/mcp.json, whose top-level key is servers rather than mcpServers. The exact file, key, and working-directory handling for every client is in Connect an MCP client.

That configuration is read-only plus local editing: no provider is called and no API key is needed. Add --allow-spend to args, and the environment variable your configured provider reads its key from, once you also want the two provider-calling tools. --config loads a specific config file instead of searching for one, and VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND is the environment equivalent of the flag, which the flag always wins over.

Tools

Every tool, listed in the order the server advertises them.

ToolWhat it does
project.snapshotRead the resolved project configuration: whether a usable config is loaded (configured), locales, format, path pattern, provider id, where the config came from, whether a glossary is configured
project.doctorCheck the project setup (config, format, provider, API key variable by name, network policy, source file) and get a fix for every failed check, with or without a usable config
status.checkPer target locale, how many keys are missing, stale, or up to date, and whether the locale is in sync
status.diffPer target locale, the exact keys the next translate run would add, re-translate, or orphan
glossary.getEvery glossary term with its translation for all locales, per-locale translations, forbidden renderings, case sensitivity, note and part of speech, the terms kept untranslated, the glossary version and where it comes from; with locale, also the terms that locale is held to
glossary.writeChange one glossary term (a translation for all locales or one locale, forbidden renderings, note, partOfSpeech, caseSensitive, or doNotTranslate) and return the glossary afterward
lock.stateThe lock file's version and its per-locale key counts, or exists: false before the first run
history.listRecent git commits that touched a locale file, with hash, author name (never the email), date, subject and touched paths
history.keyRevisionsThe commits in which one key changed in one target locale, with the value, a word diff, where the value came from, whether the source changed since, and the uncommitted value
key.integrityOne key's placeholder, inline markup, and ICU drift against the lock-file baseline, per locale
locale.integrityEvery translation that fails the placeholder, markup or ICU checks right now, per target locale
key.valueOne key's current source text, its source file description, and, if translated, its current text in one target locale with who wrote it
key.contextWhat key.value returns plus the glossary terms that apply, the key's maxLength, and a check of an optional draft
locale.valuesSource and target text of many keys, filtered by keys or a query, in pages of up to 1,000 entries
translation.editEntryWrite a manual translation for one key in one locale, accepted only if it passes the integrity gate
translation.estimateEstimate what translation.translatePending would send and cost, optionally for a subset of locales, without calling a provider
translation.retranslateEntryAsk the configured provider for a fresh translation of one key in one locale
translation.translatePendingTranslate every missing or stale key across the configured target locales, or a named subset, in one run, within an optional maxTokens ceiling
review.queueEvery machine-written translation nobody has approved yet, read from the committed files, with the last run's flags
report.provenancePer locale, how many values fall into each provenance bucket; with includeEntries, the keys, paged
review.approveRecord, on the user's instruction, that a named person approves one key's current translation
review.rejectRecord, on the user's instruction, that a named person rejects one key's current translation, removing it so it gets replaced
usage.summaryToken usage and budget status left behind by the last run, with incomplete when locales failed or stopped partway
usage.historyThe recent runs, newest first, with token usage, the cost frozen at the rates of that day and per-locale counts and coverage; counts only, never keys or texts

Security and spend

  • Spend is opt-in. translation.retranslateEntry and translation.translatePending are the two tools that call a provider. They are advertised only when the server is started with --allow-spend or VERBATRA_MCP_ALLOW_SPEND; without either, a client never sees them and calling one by name fails as an unknown tool. A config with provider: { id: "none" } never lists them, even with --allow-spend.
  • Values can stay home. --redact-values (or VERBATRA_MCP_REDACT_VALUES) replaces every source text, translation, description, and glossary term in a result with a marker such as [redacted length=12 hash=3f9a0c1d2e4b5a6c], and leaves out reviewer and author names. Key names, counts, statuses, and integrity verdicts stay. review.approve and review.reject then take only the marker's hash as expectedHash, locale.values refuses query, and key.context refuses draft. This keeps values out of results; it does not stop an agent that probes on purpose, and what a provider receives does not change.
  • Secrets are scrubbed. Every result and log line passes through a redaction pass first, so a value shaped like a provider API key, or the exact value of a configured provider variable, becomes [REDACTED] before it reaches the client or stderr.
  • Stdout is protocol only. Nothing but MCP messages is written to stdout; every log and diagnostic line goes to stderr.
  • Config changes need no restart. The server starts without a usable config (project.snapshot reports configured: false, project.doctor says what to fix) and reloads the config and its glossary file before each call. --allow-spend is fixed at startup, and a config change never widens it.

Every tool's input, and every closed-shape tool output, is a JSON Schema derived from the same zod schema the server validates the call against. See the verbatra mcp docs for the full tool reference, the exit-code contract, and worked examples.

Documentation

Related packages

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

MIT (c) Mario Kreitz