Bluente Translate MCP Server

Open-source MCP server for Bluente translation APIs

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What is the Bluente Translate MCP server?

Open-source MCP server for Bluente translation APIs. That is what the bluente translate mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

bluente-translate-mcp-server is the official open-source MCP server for exposing Bluente translation capabilities to AI clients.

Bluente builds AI translation and business communication solutions for professional teams.

  • AI-powered translation for professional use cases
  • Original layout retention for document-centric workflows
  • Broad language and file-type support
  • Security-first handling for sensitive content

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:

  • bluente_get_supported_languages — bluente_upload_file
  • bluente_get_translation_status — bluente_translate_file
  • bluente_download_file — bluente_translate_document_workflow
  • bluente_translate_file — from and to are required when action="start" and optional when action="cancel"
  • bluente_translate_document_workflow — status_entry is configurable (pdf or word) for status polling

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: BLUENTE_API_KEY, BLUENTE_API_BASE_URL, BLUENTE_API_TIMEOUT_MS. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Bluente Translate's toolset — bluente_get_supported_languages, bluente_get_translation_status, bluente_download_file and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by bluente; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
bluente_get_supported_languagesbluente_upload_file
bluente_get_translation_statusbluente_translate_file
bluente_download_filebluente_translate_document_workflow
bluente_translate_filefrom and to are required when action="start" and optional when action="cancel".
bluente_translate_document_workflowstatus_entry is configurable (pdf or word) for status polling.

How to install the Bluente Translate MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bluente-translate": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/bluente-translate-mcp-server/src/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BLUENTE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "BLUENTE_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.bluente.com/api/20250924",
        "BLUENTE_API_TIMEOUT_MS": "90000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
BLUENTE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
BLUENTE_API_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
BLUENTE_API_TIMEOUT_MSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Bluente Translate to bluente get supported languages.
  • Use Bluente Translate to bluente get translation status.
  • Use Bluente Translate to bluente download file.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Bluente Translate to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (bluente_get_supported_languages, bluente_get_translation_status, bluente_download_file, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Bluente Translate directly.