baba HebrewCore: the Hebrew API by baba

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.

Website: https://hc.itsbaba.com
Docs: https://hc.itsbaba.com/docs · API reference: https://hc.itsbaba.com/reference
OpenAPI: https://hc.itsbaba.com/openapi.json · llms.txt: https://hc.itsbaba.com/llms.txt
MCP server: https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp
Status: https://hc-status.itsbaba.com · Pricing: https://hc.itsbaba.com/pricing
Made by baba Hebrew

What it does

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/*`

Quick start

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

Terminal

curl https://hc.itsbaba.com/v1/translate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HEBREWCORE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"text":"Your order #A-10234 ships on 04/03/2026 for $129.99.","source_lang":"en","target_lang":"he","protect":true,"listener_gender":"female","quality":"fast"}'

More in examples/: curl, Node.js and Python.

Use it from AI agents (MCP)

HebrewCore is a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP) with 16 tools. Authenticate with your API key.

Claude Code

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hebrewcore https://hc.itsbaba.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer hc_live_..."

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.

About

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.