Lara MCP Server

Lara API official MCP server

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What is the Lara MCP MCP server?

Connect Lara MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Lara API official MCP server. The lara mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Lara Translate, enabling professional translation capabilities with support for language detection, context-aware translations, translation memories, and glossaries.

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Cursor — Once Lara Translate is listed in the official Cursor plugin marketplace, install it from inside Cursor:
  • Translation — The Translation tool exposed by this server
  • Glossaries — The Glossaries tool exposed by this server

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID, LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET, YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID, YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET. 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.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • 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.

Where it fits

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Lara MCP's toolset — Cursor, Translation, Glossaries — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by translated; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorOnce Lara Translate is listed in the official Cursor plugin marketplace, install it from inside Cursor:
TranslationThe Translation tool exposed by this server.
GlossariesThe Glossaries tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Lara MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lara-translate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@translated/lara-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID>",
        "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "<YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
LARA_ACCESS_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_IDCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_SECRETCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Lara MCP to Cursor.
  • Use Lara MCP to Translation.
  • Use Lara MCP to Glossaries.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Lara MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Cursor, Translation, Glossaries) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Lara MCP directly.