Overview
baoyu-translate is an open-source frontend skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by JimLiu. Its author describes it as: “This skill should be used when the user asks to "translate", "翻译", "精翻", "translate article", "translate to Chinese", "translate to English", "改成中文", "改成英文", "convert to Chinese", "localize", "本地化", "refined translati…”. The project has 25k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills`.
What baoyu-translate does
Three-mode translation skill: **quick** for direct translation, **normal** for analysis-informed translation, **refined** for full publication-quality workflow with review and polish.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for baoyu-translate is organised into these sections:
- User Input Tools
- Script Directory
- Preferences (EXTEND.md)
- First-Time Setup (BLOCKING)
- Defaults
- Modes
- Workflow
- Step 1: Load Preferences
- Step 2: Materialize Source & Create Output Directory
- Step 3: Assess Content Length
- Step 4: Translate & Refine
- Step 5: Output
Installation
Add baoyu-translate to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
baoyu-translate is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in JimLiu/baoyu-skills, an established project with 25,129 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does baoyu-translate do?
- This skill should be used when the user asks to "translate", "翻译", "精翻", "translate article", "translate to Chinese", "translate to English", "改成中文", "改成英文", "convert to Chinese", "localize", "本地化", "refined translation", "精细翻译", "proofread translation", "快速翻译", "快翻", "这篇文章翻译一下", or provides a URL/file with translation intent. Supports three modes (quick/normal/refined) with custom glossary support.
- How do I install baoyu-translate?
- Run /plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills before installing.
- Is baoyu-translate free to use?
- Yes. baoyu-translate is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does baoyu-translate work with?
- baoyu-translate lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does baoyu-translate come from?
- baoyu-translate ships inside JimLiu/baoyu-skills, a repository that contains 23 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 25,129 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
