Translation Skill

Overview

Translator works by using machine translation to convert text from one language to another. Models used are trained on large datasets to provide accurate translations.

The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as TranslationSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

Tool call

{
  "name": "TranslationSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "text": "Hello, how are you today?",
    "target": "es"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about Hello, how are you today? in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for TranslationSkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.

Connecting

One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vervekit": {
      "url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Per-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.

Arguments

These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Argument	Type	Description
`text`Required	string	The text to translate length 0–50000
`target`Required	string	The language code to translate the text to (e.g., fr, es, de) length 0–10
`source`Optional	string	The language code of the text to translate (e.g., en). If left blank, language will be auto-detected

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

Result

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "sourceLang": "en",
    "targetLang": "es",
    "translatedText": "¡Qué emoción que mañana hará sol! ¡Qué ganas!"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`sourceLang`	string	`en`	The detected or specified source language code
`targetLang`	string	`es`	The target language code for translation output
`translatedText`	string	`¡Qué emoción que mañana hará sol! ¡Qué ganas!`	The translated text in the target language

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

Status	What it means
`400` / `422`	The arguments did not validate. The message names the offending one.
`401`	The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server.
`403`	Blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Never a bad identity.
`404`	This skill is not part of VerveKit. Check the catalog.
`429`	Out of credits, or a brief rate limit. The message tells them apart.

A call costs 40 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

Language Learning: Use the Translator API to translate text for language learning. Use the data to learn new words, phrases, and expressions
Global Communication: Translate text by using the Translator API for global communication. Use the data to communicate with people from different countries and cultures
Content Localization: Use the Translator API to translate text for content localization. Use the data to adapt content, reach new audiences, and expand markets
Travel & Tourism: Translate text by using the Translator API for travel and tourism. Use the data to navigate, communicate, and explore new destinations

Other ways to use Translation Skill

Set up Translation Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

Call it as a REST APIOne HTTPS endpoint and an x-api-key header, with SDKs for Node, Python and .NET.APIVerve →Reference →

Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.VerveSheets →Reference →