# io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n (npm · @shipi18n/mcp)

Translation QA for locale files: keyless validators, semantic review and BYO-key translation

- Trust score: 88/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +7
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-21

## Components

- npm · `@shipi18n/mcp`: 88/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/shipi18n-shipi18n/shipi18n-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/shipi18n-shipi18n/shipi18n-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@shipi18n/mcp`
- Version: `2.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-21.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 31 of 114 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 100/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to Shipi18n/shipi18n).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).
  - Actively maintained (last published 7 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 79/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 801 tokens (~100/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 98/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 93% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n MCP server?

io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @shipi18n/mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add shipi18n-shipi18n -- npx -y @shipi18n/mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shipi18n-shipi18n": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shipi18n/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "shipi18n-shipi18n": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shipi18n/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add shipi18n-shipi18n -- npx -y @shipi18n/mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "shipi18n-shipi18n": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@shipi18n/mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add shipi18n-shipi18n --command npx --arg -y --arg @shipi18n/mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  shipi18n-shipi18n:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@shipi18n/mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "shipi18n-shipi18n": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@shipi18n/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add shipi18n-shipi18n -t stdio -c npx -a -y @shipi18n/mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shipi18n-shipi18n": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shipi18n/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-21 (score 88, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-18 (score 87, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-16 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-15 (score 85, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-09-08 (score 81, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-09-07 (score 66)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (8)

### `check_locales` (~116 tokens)

Check locale files

Validate translated locale files against the source language: missing/orphaned keys, dropped or invented placeholders, collapsed plurals, empty values, untranslated copy. Deterministic — no API key and no model call required.

Input parameters:

- `glossaryPath` (string): Path to a glossary JSON file
- `ignoreKeys` (string): Comma-separated '*' globs of keys to silence
- `path` (string, required): Path to the locale tree, .arb directory, or .xcstrings file
- `source` (string): Source language code

### `check_glossary` (~88 tokens)

Check glossary compliance

Enforce do-not-translate terms and locked per-language translations across a locale tree. Deterministic string matching — no API key and no model call required.

Input parameters:

- `glossaryPath` (string, required): Path to a glossary JSON file
- `path` (string, required): Path to the locale tree, .arb directory, or .xcstrings file
- `source` (string): Source language code

### `diff_locales` (~85 tokens)

Diff locales against the source

Answer "what needs translating?": per language, the keys missing from the translation and the keys present that no longer exist in the source. No API key required.

Input parameters:

- `lang` (string): Limit to one language
- `path` (string, required): Path to the locale tree, .arb directory, or .xcstrings file
- `source` (string): Source language code

### `review_locales` (~108 tokens)

Get translation pairs for semantic review

Return source/translation pairs plus review criteria so YOU can judge translation quality with your own reasoning. The server performs no model call and needs no API key. Structurally broken keys are excluded — run check_locales for those.

Input parameters:

- `lang` (string, required): Language to review
- `limit` (integer): Maximum pairs to return
- `path` (string, required): Path to the locale tree, .arb directory, or .xcstrings file
- `source` (string): Source language code

### `list_languages` (~33 tokens)

List Languages

List the language codes and names Shipi18n recognizes (any BCP-47 code works; these have friendly names).

### `check_placeholders` (~47 tokens)

Check Placeholders

Verify a translated string preserves all placeholders from the source (no LLM call).

Input parameters:

- `source` (string, required): The source string
- `translation` (string, required): The translated string to check

### `translate_json` (~166 tokens)

Translate JSON

Translate an i18n locale JSON object to one or more target languages, preserving structure and placeholders. Requires your own LLM key (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY/OPENAI_API_KEY). For key-free work use the validation tools. Legacy: the MCP client's model via sampling.

Input parameters:

- `content` (string, required): The source locale as a JSON string, e.g. {"greeting":"Hello {{name}}"}
- `from` (string): Source language code (default: en)
- `model` (string): Override the provider default model
- `provider` (string): Force a provider: anthropic or openai. Omit to auto-detect from the environment.
- `to` (string, required): Target language code(s), comma-separated, e.g. "es,fr,de"

### `translate_file` (~158 tokens)

Translate File

Read a JSON locale file from disk, translate it into one or more languages, and write <lang>.json files. Set incremental=true to reuse existing output files and only translate new/missing keys.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string): Source language code (default: en)
- `incremental` (boolean): Reuse existing <lang>.json and only translate new keys
- `model` (string)
- `outDir` (string): Output directory (default: same directory as the source file)
- `path` (string, required): Path to the source locale JSON file, e.g. locales/en.json
- `provider` (string)
- `to` (string, required): Target language code(s), comma-separated, e.g. "es,fr,de"

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/shipi18n-shipi18n/shipi18n-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-21: 88
- 2026-09-20: 87
- 2026-09-19: 87
- 2026-09-18: 87
- 2026-09-17: 86
- 2026-09-16: 86
- 2026-09-15: 85
- 2026-09-14: 81
- 2026-09-13: 81
- 2026-09-12: 81
- 2026-09-11: 81
- 2026-09-10: 81
- 2026-09-09: 81
- 2026-09-08: 81
- 2026-09-07: 66

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n MCP server?

io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n. Translation QA for locale files: keyless validators, semantic review and BYO-key translation. This page covers its npm package (@shipi18n/mcp).

### Is the io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n MCP server safe to use?

io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n scores 88 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 21 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n MCP server expose?

io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n exposes 8 tools: check_locales, check_glossary, diff_locales, review_locales, list_languages, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 801 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n MCP server still maintained?

io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 21 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n MCP server under?

io.github.Shipi18n/shipi18n declares the Apache-2.0 licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shipi18n/mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@shipi18n/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/Shipi18n/shipi18n
- Website: https://shipi18n.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/shipi18n-shipi18n/shipi18n-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/shipi18n-shipi18n/shipi18n-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/shipi18n-shipi18n/shipi18n-mcp