How do I install the Translation skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add richawo/translation in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Translation skill do?

Translate text, Markdown, plain-text files, or SRT subtitles with the local Yaps Accurate Translation engine. Use for private on-device translation. Do not use for live speech or generating a transcript from media. It is listed under Docs & Writing on SkillMD.

Is Translation safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Translation?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Translation free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Translation?

richawo (@richawo) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Translation by richawo — Agent Skill

Name: Translation
Author: richawo

File contents

Yaps Translation

Use the existing Yaps MCP translation tools. Do not invent CLI commands, silently substitute model-written translation, or send the content to a hosted translator when Yaps fails.

Use translate_languages to check installed engines and supported languages when needed.
Use translate_text for text supplied in the conversation. Set to to the target language code and supply from only when the source language is known. Leave engine: auto unless the user requests a specific supported engine.
Use translate_file for a local .md, .txt, or .srt file, with a separate destination. SRT translation preserves cue timestamps. Do not overwrite the source or existing translations.

Preserve meaning, names, and intended formatting. Return the translated text or a link to the new file and identify the target language. Report unsupported language pairs accurately.

Reachability

Call yaps_status when a tool reports a problem. If it returns local_yaps_unreachable, cli_missing, or equivalent, the current session cannot see the Yaps engine. Do not claim Yaps is uninstalled. Offer Download Yaps, ask the user to open Yaps, and retry from a local session on the same computer. Only use yaps_enable_feature to install a model after the user requests it.

Frequently asked questions

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