Lokalise MCP. Manage i18n keys and translations from your chat.

Lokalise connects your AI agent straight to your translation backend. You manage your whole content pipeline—from setting up new keys to pushing out finished bundles—all through conversation. Your agent acts like a dedicated localization coordinator, letting you work right from your IDE or terminal.

To start managing translations, you first need the project details. Run list_projects and you'll pull an overview and name list of every single project in your account. If you need to set up a brand new locale, just call create_project to initialize it. To check the current status or get the full metadata for one specific job, use get_project.

This retrieves all the configuration details and linked languages for that particular localization effort.

When it comes to content strings—the keys themselves—you've got options. Use list_keys to pull a complete list of every translation key; you can filter that roster by platform or specific tags to narrow down what you need. If the project needs more room, call create_key and add a brand-new, unique translation key for translators to fill in.

You'll also want to know how many languages are supported right now; run list_languages to see every available language for that project scope. For existing keys, don't forget update_key; you can change the name or attributes of an old key without altering any translations already attached to it.

To actually populate content, use add_translation to input translated text strings for one or more keys; this tool lets you set status flags like 'review' or 'fuzzy' right when you enter the data. When dealing with big batches of content, you can push entire content bundles—like JSON or YAML files—into a project using upload_file.

If you need to see what strings have already been entered for any given key, run list_translations and it fetches that specific content. You'll find the full roster of keys listed by list_keys, which lets you see everything assigned to your project.

When the translation work is done, generating a final package is straightforward. Run download_file to create a zip archive containing all translated strings for selected languages and formats. Need to know who's working on this account? Use list_team_members; that pulls every user's name and their assigned role within the organization’s team structure.

You can also track payment status by using list_orders, which gives you a list of professional translation jobs associated with your account.