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Agent skill

Xlf Translate

by exelearning in exelearning/exelearning

Fill empty non-English XLF targets only when explicitly asked to translate selected locales/ranges; preserve reviewed strings and mark machine drafts with ~.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Xlf Translate

skills CLI
$ npx skills add exelearning/exelearning --skill xlf-translate -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install exelearning/exelearning xlf-translate --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/exelearning/exelearning.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/xlf-translate .claude/skills/xlf-translate && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
xlf-translate
GitHub stars
146
Token cost
~328 tokens
SKILL.md length
148 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Fill empty non-English XLF targets only when explicitly asked to translate selected locales/ranges; preserve reviewed strings and mark machine drafts with ~.

  • Tasks that involve Translation
  • Calls make

What it does

Xlf Translate is an agent skill from exelearning/exelearning. Fill empty non-English XLF targets only when explicitly asked to translate selected locales/ranges; preserve reviewed strings and mark machine drafts with ~.

Its SKILL.md is about 330 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/procedure.md`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Translation. It works with PowerShell. The repository describes itself as: eXeLearning is an AGPL-licensed free/libre tool to create and publish open educational resources. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Translation

Example prompts

  • “/xlf-translate”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 319b5d2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • make

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Xlf Translate loads about 328 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 148 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~43
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~328
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from exelearning/exelearning at commit 319b5d2, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© exelearning). 148 words, ~328 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/xlf-translate/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
xlf-translate
description
Fill empty non-English XLF targets only when explicitly asked to translate selected locales/ranges; preserve reviewed strings and mark machine drafts with ~.

Requested XLF translation

This task is separate from code localization. Do not activate it for adding _()/c_() strings. Use locales and line range already provided by the user; ask only for missing scope. Discover locale files on disk and exclude messages.en.xlf. Never run make translations.

Read the detailed procedure before translating. Preserve terminology, locale distinctions, placeholders, source/IDs and nonempty targets; prefix new machine drafts with ~. Keep unchanged bytes, newline style and encoding intact. Report existing translation defects instead of silently expanding the edit scope. Verify the actual changed target count and UTF-8 bytes/XML validity.

The procedure's inline PowerShell route is for Windows PowerShell 5.1 encoding safety. On other hosts, use an available UTF-8-safe text tool with the same bounded, source-anchored replacements and byte/diff checks; do not install PowerShell solely to translate. Never reserialize the entire XML document. Revert only this run's substitutions on encoding failure, preserving pre-existing work.

© exelearning, AGPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/xlf-translate of exelearning/exelearning.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/procedure.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 319b5d2

Compare with similar skills

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Sync Translationssymfony/symfony31k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Translation Diff ImportDevolutions/UniGetUI26k—~750Automated safety check: PassMIT
Translation Diff TranslateDevolutions/UniGetUI26k—~934Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Xlf Translate

What does Xlf Translate do?

Fill empty non-English XLF targets only when explicitly asked to translate selected locales/ranges; preserve reviewed strings and mark machine drafts with ~. Xlf Translate is an agent skill from exelearning/exelearning. Fill empty non-English XLF targets only when explicitly asked to translate selected locales/ranges; preserve reviewed strings and mark machine drafts with ~.

When should I use Xlf Translate?

Xlf Translate fits situations like: tasks that involve Translation.

How do I install Xlf Translate in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add exelearning/exelearning --skill xlf-translate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/xlf-translate in exelearning/exelearning) into .claude/skills/xlf-translate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Xlf Translate in Codex?

Run `npx skills add exelearning/exelearning --skill xlf-translate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/xlf-translate in exelearning/exelearning) into .agents/skills/xlf-translate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Xlf Translate in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add exelearning/exelearning --skill xlf-translate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/xlf-translate, .gemini/skills/xlf-translate, .github/skills/xlf-translate and .opencode/skills/xlf-translate in your project.

What does Xlf Translate need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Xlf Translate needs the command-line tools its instructions call (make).

Does Xlf Translate access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Xlf Translate safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Xlf Translate use?

Xlf Translate is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Xlf Translate use?

About 328 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Xlf Translate?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Xlf Translate: Translation Review (Devolutions/UniGetUI, 26k stars), Translation Diff Export (Devolutions/UniGetUI, 26k stars), Sync Translations (symfony/symfony, 31k stars) and Translation Diff Import (Devolutions/UniGetUI, 26k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Xlf Translate?

exelearning (a GitHub organization) maintains it in exelearning/exelearning, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: exelearning/exelearning on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.