Live Translate MCP vs Weblate MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Live Translate MCP and Weblate MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Live Translate MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Translation Services domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: translate_file, translate_speech, health_check.

Explore Live Translate MCP Details

Choose Weblate MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Translation Services domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: WEBLATE_API_URL, WEBLATE_API_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Live Translate MCP waxberry-dev Translation Services	Weblate MCP mmntm Translation Services
Summary	Real-time English ↔ Mandarin Chinese speech translation. Transcribes audio locally with Whisper, translates via Claude API, and synthesises speech locally with Piper TTS. Pass a WAV file path and Claude handles the rest.	Comprehensive Model Context Protocol server for Weblate translation management, enabling AI assistants to perform translation tasks, project management, and content discovery with smart format transformations.
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "waxberry-dev-live-translate-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "live-translate-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mmntm-weblate-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "-",
        "no"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WEBLATE_API_URL": "YOUR_WEBLATE_API_URL_HERE",
        "WEBLATE_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_WEBLATE_API_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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