| name | translate |
| description | Translate text using Google Translate via browser automation. Use when user asks to translate text, open translation tool, or needs multilingual conversion. Supports any language pair with auto-detection. Opens Chrome DevTools MCP to interact with translate.google.com. |
Translate
Translate text using Google Translate browser automation.
Workflow
- Open Google Translate page (default: auto-detect → Chinese simplified)
- Input text into source field
- Retrieve translation result
Implementation
Step 1: Open Google Translate
mcp__chrome-devtools__new_page
url: https://translate.google.com/?hl=zh-cn&sl=auto&tl=zh-CN&op=translate
Step 2: Input Text
Take snapshot to find input field uid, then fill:
mcp__chrome-devtools__take_snapshot
mcp__chrome-devtools__fill
uid: [input combobox uid]
value: [text to translate]
Step 3: Get Result
Take snapshot to read translation:
mcp__chrome-devtools__take_snapshot
Translation appears in region "翻译结果" - extract StaticText elements.
Language Options
Modify URL params for different target languages:
tl=zh-CN → Chinese (Simplified)
tl=en → English
tl=ja → Japanese
tl=ko → Korean
tl=de → German
tl=fr → French
Source language sl=auto enables auto-detection.
Example Usage
User: "Translate this to Chinese: Hello world"
→ Open translate.google.com
→ Fill input with "Hello world"
→ Return: "你好世界"