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Translation Workflow

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translation-workflow

Use when implementing translation workflows, managing translation memory, integrating machine translation, handling translation quality, and coordinating with translators. Includes TMS setup, translation memory management, and localization best practices. Based on localization industry standards.

Overview

PublisherOmar-Obando
Repositoryqwen-orchestrator
Skill nametranslation-workflow
Stars
53
Forks
13
Bundled files
Instructions only
LicenseMIT
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • Self-contained

    Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.

  • Open source

    Published by Omar-Obando on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Translation Workflow AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/Omar-Obando/qwen-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/translation-workflow
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Omar-Obando/qwen-orchestrator.git /tmp/qwen-orchestrator
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/qwen-orchestrator/skills/translation-workflow .claude/skills/translation-workflow
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Translation Workflow in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Translation Workflow on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Translation Workflow is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Translation Workflow Skill — Localization Engineer

Overview

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for implementing translation workflows and localization processes. It covers translation memory management, machine translation integration, translation quality, TMS setup, and localization best practices following localization industry standards.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

  • Implementing translation workflows
  • Setting up translation management systems (TMS)
  • Managing translation memory (TM)
  • Integrating machine translation (MT)
  • Ensuring translation quality
  • Coordinating with translators
  • Creating translation workflows
  • Managing translation assets
  • Implementing translation automation
  • Creating translation glossaries
  • Managing translation memory updates
  • Implementing translation quality checks
  • Coordinating translation projects
  • Managing translation costs
  • Implementing translation security
  • Creating translation documentation
  • Managing translation versioning
  • Implementing translation caching
  • Creating translation templates
  • Managing translation workflows
  • Implementing translation analytics
  • Coordinating translation teams
  • Managing translation localization
  • Implementing translation testing

Do NOT use this skill when:

  • Writing application business logic (use domain-driven skill)
  • Designing database schemas (use database-design skill)
  • Writing API endpoint specifications (use api-design skill)
  • Performing security audits (use security-auditor skill)
  • Writing SQL queries (use sql-best-practices skill)
  • Designing multi-page website layouts (use design-system skill)
  • Analyzing deployment configurations (use deployment skill)
  • Writing documentation (use documentation-best-practices skill)

Translation Workflow

Translation Process

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Translation Workflow                           │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  1. Content Extraction                                      │
│     └── Extract translatable content from source files      │
│     └── Identify translatable strings                       │
│     └── Create translation packages                         │
│                                                              │
│  2. Translation Memory Analysis                             │
│     └── Check translation memory for matches                │
│     └── Identify fuzzy matches                              │
│     └── Calculate translation costs                         │
│                                                              │
│  3. Machine Translation (Optional)                          │
│     └── Apply machine translation                           │
│     └── Post-edit machine translation                       │
│     └── Quality assurance                                   │
│                                                              │
│  4. Human Translation                                       │
│     └── Assign to translator                                │
│     └── Monitor progress                                    │
│     └── Quality review                                      │
│                                                              │
│  5. Quality Assurance                                       │
│     └── Automated QA checks                                 │
│     └── Proofreading                                        │
│     └── Terminology verification                            │
│                                                              │
│  6. Content Integration                                     │
│     └── Import translated content                           │
│     └── Update translation memory                           │
│     └── Update glossary                                     │
│                                                              │
│  7. Testing                                                 │
│     └── Functional testing                                  │
│     └── UI testing                                          │
│     └── Linguistic testing                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Translation Memory

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Translation Memory                             │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Benefits:                                                  │
│  - Cost savings (repeat translations)                       │
│  - Consistency (same phrases translated same way)           │
│  - Time savings (no need to retranslate)                    │
│  - Quality (consistent terminology)                         │
│                                                              │
│  TM Formats:                                                │
│  - TMX (Translation Memory Exchange)                        │
│  - XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format)         │
│  - SDL Trados TM                                            │
│  - MemoQ TM                                                 │
│                                                              │
│  TM Management:                                             │
│  - Regular updates                                          │
│  - Quality checks                                           │
│  - De-duplication                                           │
│  - Archiving                                                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Machine Translation

MT Integration

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Machine Translation Options                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Google Cloud Translation:                                  │
│  - Neural MT models                                         │
│  - AutoML for custom models                                 │
│  - API-based integration                                    │
│  - Cost: Pay per character                                  │
│                                                              │
│  Amazon Translate:                                          │
│  - Neural MT models                                         │
│  - Custom terminology support                               │
│  - API-based integration                                    │
│  - Cost: Pay per million characters                         │
│                                                              │
│  DeepL:                                                     │
│  - High-quality neural MT                                   │
│  - API-based integration                                    │
│  - Cost: Pay per character                                  │
│                                                              │
│  Microsoft Translator:                                      │
│  - Neural MT models                                         │
│  - Custom models                                            │
│  - API-based integration                                    │
│  - Cost: Pay per million characters                         │
│                                                              │
│  Open-source MT:                                            │
│  - MarianNMT                                                │
│  - OpenNMT                                                  │
│  - Fairseq                                                  │
│  - Self-hosted                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

MT Post-Editing

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              MT Post-Editing Levels                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Light Post-Editing:                                        │
│  - Fix critical errors                                      │
│  - Maintain MT output structure                             │
│  - Fast, lower cost                                         │
│  - Good for: Internal communication, drafts                 │
│                                                              │
│  Full Post-Editing:                                         │
│  - Ensure quality equivalent to human translation           │
│  - Maintain style and tone                                  │
│  - Thorough review                                          │
│  - Good for: Public communication, marketing                │
│                                                              │
│  Quality Assurance:                                         │
│  - Automated checks                                         │
│  - Human review                                             │
│  - Terminology verification                                 │
│  - Consistency checks                                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Translation Quality

Quality Assurance Checklist

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Translation QA Checklist                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Accuracy:                                                  │
│  [ ] Correct meaning                                        │
│  [ ] Correct terminology                                    │
│  [ ] Correct grammar                                        │
│  [ ] Correct punctuation                                    │
│                                                              │
│  Consistency:                                               │
│  [ ] Terminology consistent                                 │
│  [ ] Style consistent                                       │
│  [ ] Tone consistent                                        │
│  [ ] Formatting consistent                                  │
│                                                              │
│  Completeness:                                              │
│  [ ] All content translated                                 │
│  [ ] All placeholders preserved                             │
│  [ ] All formatting preserved                               │
│  [ ] All links preserved                                    │
│                                                              │
│  Localization:                                              │
│  [ ] Culturally appropriate                                 │
│  [ ] Local conventions followed                             │
│  [ ] Local examples used                                    │
│  [ ] Local regulations followed                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Translation Metrics

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Translation Metrics                            │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Translation Memory Match:                                  │
│  - 100% matches (exact matches)                             │
│  - 95-99% matches (fuzzy matches)                           │
│  - 85-94% matches (fuzzy matches)                           │
│  - 0-84% matches (new content)                              │
│                                                              │
│  Quality Metrics:                                           │
│  - Translation quality score                                │
│  - Post-editing effort                                      │
│  - Error rate                                               │
│  - Review time                                              │
│                                                              │
│  Cost Metrics:                                              │
│  - Cost per word                                            │
│  - Cost per character (MT)                                  │
│  - Total project cost                                       │
│  - Cost savings from TM                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Translation Tools

Popular Tools

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Translation Tools                              │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Trados Studio:                                             │
│  - Industry standard TMS                                    │
│  - Comprehensive TM features                                │
│  - Integration with other tools                             │
│  - Cost: Premium pricing                                    │
│                                                              │
│  MemoQ:                                                     │
│  - Popular TMS                                              │
│  - Cloud and on-premise                                     │
│  - Good collaboration features                              │
│  - Cost: Mid-range pricing                                  │
│                                                              │
│  Wordbee:                                                   │
│  - Cloud-based TMS                                          │
│  - Collaborative features                                   │
│  - API integration                                          │
│  - Cost: Subscription pricing                               │
│                                                              │
│  Matecat:                                                   │
│  - Web-based CAT tool                                       │
│  - Free and premium versions                                │
│  - Good for freelance translators                           │
│  - Cost: Freemium model                                     │
│                                                              │
│  Crowdin:                                                   │
│  - Cloud-based TMS                                          │
│  - Developer-focused                                        │
│  - Integration with development tools                       │
│  - Cost: Freemium model                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Real-World Impact

Before this skill:

  • Ad-hoc translation processes
  • Inconsistent translations
  • High costs
  • Poor quality
  • No translation memory

After this skill:

  • Streamlined translation workflows
  • Consistent translations
  • Cost savings
  • High quality
  • Effective translation memory

Cross-References

  • documentation-best-practices - For documentation translation
  • api-documentation - For API documentation translation
  • technical-seo - For localized SEO

References

Frequently asked questions

What does the Translation Workflow AI skill do?

Use when implementing translation workflows, managing translation memory, integrating machine translation, handling translation quality, and coordinating with translators. Includes TMS setup, translation memory management, and localization best practices. Based on localization industry standards.

Why use Translation Workflow on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Translation Workflow is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Translation Workflow in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/Omar-Obando/qwen-orchestrator/tree/main/skills/translation-workflow. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Translation Workflow?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Translation Workflow?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Translation Workflow with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Translation Workflow AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by Omar-Obando under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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