translator

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 --from is omitted
• Supports 100+ languages via deep-translator
• For programmatic use, --format json returns structured output