Translate
Translate text using Claude subagents.
Usage
/tr <text to translate>
/tr --to <lang> <text to translate>
/tr --from <lang> <text to translate>
/tr --hq <text to translate>
/tr --fast <text to translate>Options
--hq: Force high-quality translation (sonnet model)--fast: Force standard translation (haiku model)--to <lang>: Specify target language (e.g.,zh,fr,ko)--from <lang>: Specify source language (e.g.,ja,en,zh)
Configuration
Users can configure defaults in translate.local.md:
- Project-level:
.claude/translate.local.md(takes precedence) - User-level:
~/.claude/translate.local.md
If both files exist, project-level settings take precedence.
---
default_quality: hq # or "fast" (default)
primary_language: ja # Language to detect (default: ja)
secondary_language: en # Default target when primary detected (default: en)
---Examples
/tr こんにちは
/tr Hello, how are you?
/tr Bonjour # French → Japanese (default)
/tr --to zh Hello, world!
/tr --from ja Konnichiwa
/tr --from en --to ja Hello
/tr --hq この文章を翻訳してください
/tr --fast --to fr Hello, world!Execution
- Check for settings file: Search for
translate.local.mdin the following locations: Settings file resolution: Parse YAML frontmatter for settings:
1. Project-level: .claude/translate.local.md 2. User-level: ~/.claude/translate.local.md - If both files exist, use project-level settings only (project-level takes precedence) - If only one file exists, use that file - If neither file exists, proceed with default settings - default_quality: If hq, default to sonnet model - primary_language: Language to detect (default: ja for Japanese) - secondary_language: Target when primary detected (default: en for English) - If file is missing or invalid, use defaults: fast quality, ja/en languages
- Parse options:
- If --hq is present → use tr-hq agent (sonnet) - If --fast is present → use tr agent (haiku) - If both --hq and --fast → --hq takes priority - If neither → use default from settings (or haiku if no settings)
- Construct prompt for agent: Build the prompt with settings and text
- Priority: --to/--from options override settings file, which overrides defaults - If custom languages are configured, prefix with: primary: <primary_language>, secondary: <secondary_language> - If --from <lang> is specified, include: --from <lang> - If --to <lang> is specified, include: --to <lang> - Append the user's text to translate
- Invoke agent: Use Task tool with the appropriate agent (
trortr-hq) - Return result: The agent returns only the translated text