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Translate text, detect languages, and list supported languages via LibreTranslate

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Tools

translaterequired: text, source, target

Translate text between languages using a LibreTranslate instance you supply — pass _apiKey for libretranslate.com or _endpoint for a self-hosted server. For translation with no key of your own, call m

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
textreqstringThe text to translate
sourcereqstringSource language code (e.g. "en" for English, "es" for Spanish)
targetreqstringTarget language code (e.g. "es" for Spanish, "fr" for French)
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detect_languagerequired: text

Detect the language of a text string. Returns an array of detected languages with confidence scores.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
textreqstringThe text whose language should be detected
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list_languages

List all languages supported by the translation API. Returns language codes and names.

No parameters required.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/translate/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/translate/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"translate","arguments":{"text": "hello world", "source": "en", "target": "en"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("translate", {"text":"example","source":"example","target":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("translate text, detect languages, and list supported languages via libretranslate");