The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the HebrewCore by baba Hebrew listing page.
The Hebrew API from baba, the team behind the baba Hebrew translator app (which runs on it). Also known as HebrewCore by baba Hebrew. Translate between Hebrew, English and Russian with verified protected values, render mixed Hebrew and English lines correctly, detect code-switched languages, transliterate, and add verified nikud for text-to-speech.
https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp| Capability | Endpoint |
|---|---|
| Protected translation (he, en, ru): prices, doses, codes, dates, names and your terms kept exactly; every sentence verified | POST /v1/translate, POST /v1/translate/batch |
| Domain modes: general, clinical, finance, legal; listener and speaker gender | domain, listener_gender, speaker_gender |
| ICU MessageFormat plurals (Hebrew dual, Russian plural forms) | message_format: "icu" |
| Render-ready RTL/LTR display and direction runs | POST /v1/wrap, POST /v1/analyze |
| Language detection for code-switched text | POST /v1/detect |
| Transliteration, nikud (vowel points) and nikud removal | POST /v1/transliterate, POST /v1/nikud, POST /v1/strip-nikud |
| Account term list kept exactly in every translation | GET/POST /v1/terms, DELETE /v1/terms/{id} |
| Clinical API with streaming (enabled per account) | /v1/medical/* |
Sign up free at https://hc.itsbaba.com/console, save a card (the Free plan is never charged), and create an API key. Paid plans start at $49 a month: https://hc.itsbaba.com/pricing
More in examples/: curl, Node.js and Python.
HebrewCore is a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP) with 16 tools. Authenticate with your API key.
Claude Code
Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json) and VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json): see mcp/.
Tools: translate, translate_batch, analyze_direction, detect_language, wrap_for_display, transliterate, add_nikud, strip_nikud, list_languages, list_terms, add_terms, delete_term, clinical_translate, clinical_query, clinical_verify, health.
HebrewCore is built by baba Hebrew, the Hebrew translation and learning app. Questions: admin@itsbaba.com.
The examples in this repository are MIT licensed. The HebrewCore API is a commercial service; see https://hc.itsbaba.com/pricing.