Lara Translate MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Lara Translate, enabling professional translation capabilities with support for language detection, context-aware translations, translation memories, and glossaries.

Lara leverages Translation Language Models (T-LMs) trained on billions of professionally translated segments, delivering domain-specific translations that capture cultural nuances and industry terminology that general-purpose LLMs often miss.

Quick Start

Pick your client below — no API keys needed, just log in through your browser.

Claude Desktop

Go to Settings > Connectors
Click Add Custom Connector
Enter the name: Lara
Enter the URL: https://mcp-v2.laratranslate.com/v1
Click Add, then click Connect
Log in with your Lara Translate credentials in the browser

Done — Lara Translate is now available in your conversations.

Cursor

Once Lara Translate is listed in the official Cursor plugin marketplace, install it from inside Cursor:

Open the plugin browser and search for Lara Translate.
Click Install.
The first time you use a Lara tool, your browser will open to authenticate.

In the meantime, or for manual installation, see the Client Setup Guide.

Claude Code

Once Lara Translate is listed in the official Claude Code plugin marketplace, install it from inside Claude Code:

Code

/plugin

Search for Lara Translate and install. The first time you use a Lara tool, your browser will open to authenticate.

In the meantime, or for manual installation, see the Client Setup Guide.

Other Clients

For step-by-step OAuth setup on VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, Cline, Continue, and more, see the Client Setup Guide.

If your client isn't listed, the general approach is to add the server URL (https://mcp-v2.laratranslate.com/v1) to your MCP config — the client will handle OAuth authentication automatically.

For a complete list of MCP-compatible clients, visit the official MCP clients page.

Verify It Works

After setup, test with a simple prompt:

Code

Translate with Lara "Hello world" to Spanish

Your client should invoke Lara Translate and return the translation.

Available Tools

Translation

Tool	Description
`translate`	Translate text between languages with support for context, instructions, translation memories, glossaries, and multiple styles (faithful/fluid/creative)

Language Detection

Tool	Description
`detect_language`	Detect the language of a given text or array of texts
`list_languages`	List all supported language codes

Translation Memories

Tool	Description
`list_memories`	List all translation memories in your account
`create_memory`	Create a new translation memory
`update_memory`	Update a translation memory's name
`delete_memory`	Delete a translation memory
`add_translation`	Add a translation unit (source + target pair) to a memory
`delete_translation`	Delete a translation unit from a memory
`import_tmx`	Import a TMX file into a memory
`check_import_status`	Check the status of a TMX import job

Glossaries

Tool	Description
`list_glossaries`	List all glossaries in your account
`get_glossary`	Get details of a specific glossary
`create_glossary`	Create a new glossary
`update_glossary`	Update a glossary's name
`delete_glossary`	Delete a glossary
`add_glossary_entry`	Add or replace a term entry in a glossary
`delete_glossary_entry`	Delete a term entry from a glossary
`import_glossary_csv`	Import entries from a CSV file into a glossary
`check_glossary_import_status`	Check the status of a glossary CSV import job
`export_glossary`	Export a glossary as CSV
`get_glossary_counts`	Get the number of entries in a glossary

Authentication

OAuth 2.0 (default)

This is the method used in the Quick Start above. You provide only the server URL in your client config — no API keys needed. Your client handles the OAuth flow automatically: it opens your browser, you log in with your Lara Translate credentials, and you're connected.

For per-client OAuth setup instructions, see the Client Setup Guide.

Access Key (alternative)

If you prefer to authenticate with API keys instead of browser login, you can pass your credentials directly in the client config. Get your Access Key ID and Secret from Lara Translate.

See the Access Key section in the Client Setup Guide for config examples.

Self-Hosting

Most users can connect to the hosted endpoint (https://mcp-v2.laratranslate.com/v1) using the Quick Start instructions above. The options below are for running the server yourself.

STDIO via NPX

Requires Node.js.

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lara-translate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@translated/lara-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

STDIO via Docker

Requires Docker.

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lara-translate": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
        "-e", "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET",
        "translatednet/lara-mcp:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Building from Source

Node.js

bash

git clone https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp.git
cd lara-mcp
pnpm install
pnpm run build

Then add to your MCP config:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lara-translate": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["<FULL_PATH_TO_PROJECT>/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Docker

bash

git clone https://github.com/translated/lara-mcp.git
cd lara-mcp
docker build -t lara-mcp .

Then add to your MCP config:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lara-translate": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
        "-e", "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET",
        "lara-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Support

For issues with Lara Translate API: visit Lara Translate Support
For issues with this MCP server: open an issue on GitHub