Tolgee vs Shipi18n

A side-by-side look at the Tolgee and Shipi18n MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Tolgee logoTolgeeTranslation ServicesYour app's translations in Tolgee: search keys, create translations, trigger machine translation41FairAuth: not declaredShipi18n logoShipi18nTranslation Services · Local subprocess (stdio)Translation QA for locale files: keyless validators, semantic review and BYO-key translation44FairAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Tolgee for translation services work; choose Shipi18n for translation services as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Tolgee logoChoose Tolgee when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Translation Services domain.
Explore Tolgee

Shipi18n logoChoose Shipi18n when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Translation Services domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Explore Shipi18n

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecTolgee logoTolgeeShipi18n logoShipi18n
CategoryTranslation ServicesTranslation Services
Quality signal41/100 · Fair44/100 · Fair
Install commandNot confirmed yetConfirmed
Transport—Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars4,1390
Directory activity 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listedNot listed

Tools & capabilities

Tolgee tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Shipi18n tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Tolgee

No confirmed install command for Tolgee yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.

Shipi18n

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shipi18n": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shipi18n/cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Tolgee is categorized under Translation Services and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Shipi18n belongs to Translation Services and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Tolgee for translation services work and Shipi18n for translation services.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Tolgee has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.

Tolgee has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Shipi18n has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add tolgee and shipi18n as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Tolgee has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 4,139 GitHub stars. Shipi18n has 44/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.