General Translation

General Translation is an end-to-end internationalization (i18n) and localization platform for developers, backed by a16z. It combines open-source i18n libraries for React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, and Python with an AI-powered translation API, a context platform (glossaries and translation instructions), and Locadex, an AI coding agent that internationalizes source code and opens pull requests. The public REST API (api2.gtx.dev, plus the runtime host runtime2.gtx.dev) uploads source files, queues and downloads translations, manages branches and tags, reads project and job status, and translates content at runtime. It is used by developer-first teams including Cursor, Windsurf, Ramp, Mintlify, and ClickHouse.

General Translation publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Branches API, Context API, Files API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Company, Internationalization, Localization, Translation, and Developer Tools.

The General Translation catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

General Translation’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, support, pricing, signup flow, and 28 more developer resources.

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60.8/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 82/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-23 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
7 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyInternationalizationLocalizationTranslationDeveloper ToolsArtificial Intelligencei18nSDKsMachine Translation

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-23 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 60.8/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 17.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 82/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

General Translation Branches API

Read and create project branches.

General Translation Context API

Generate translation context such as glossaries and instructions.

General Translation Files API

Upload, download, publish, move, and inspect project files.

General Translation Jobs API

Read background job status.

General Translation Project API

Read and update project information.

General Translation Tags API

Tag file versions.

General Translation Translation API

Translate content at runtime and queue files for translation.

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

general-translation-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

General Translation Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

General Translation Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

General Translation Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

General Translation Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

General Translation Agentic Access

21 operations · 16 acting

21 operations · 16 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 WellKnown
WellKnown

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Components
Components
 DataModel
DataModel
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Conformance
Conformance

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Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs
 CLI
CLI

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 Compliance
Compliance
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 RateLimits
RateLimits
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: general-translation
name: General Translation
description: General Translation is an end-to-end internationalization (i18n) and localization platform for developers, backed
  by a16z. It combines open-source i18n libraries for React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, and Python with an AI-powered
  translation API, a context platform (glossaries and translation instructions), and Locadex, an AI coding agent that internationalizes
  source code and opens pull requests. The public REST API (api2.gtx.dev, plus the runtime host runtime2.gtx.dev) uploads
  source files, queues and downloads translations, manages branches and tags, reads project and job status, and translates
  content at runtime. It is used by developer-first teams including Cursor, Windsurf, Ramp, Mintlify, and ClickHouse.
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/153253056?v=4
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/general-translation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: enriched
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Internationalization
- Localization
- Translation
- Developer Tools
- Artificial Intelligence
- i18n
- SDKs
- Machine Translation
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-branches-api
  name: General Translation Branches API
  description: Read and create project branches.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Branches
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-branches-api-openapi.yml
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-context-api
  name: General Translation Context API
  description: Generate translation context such as glossaries and instructions.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Context
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-context-api-openapi.yml
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-files-api
  name: General Translation Files API
  description: Upload, download, publish, move, and inspect project files.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-files-api-openapi.yml
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-jobs-api
  name: General Translation Jobs API
  description: Read background job status.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-jobs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-project-api
  name: General Translation Project API
  description: Read and update project information.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Project
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-project-api-openapi.yml
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-tags-api
  name: General Translation Tags API
  description: Tag file versions.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-tags-api-openapi.yml
- aid: general-translation:general-translation-translation-api
  name: General Translation Translation API
  description: Translate content at runtime and queue files for translation.
  humanURL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
  baseURL: https://api2.gtx.dev
  tags:
  - Translation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/general-translation-translation-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs
- type: Documentation
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/cli/quickstart
- type: Blog
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/discord
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/generaltranslation
- type: Pricing
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/dashboard
- type: Login
  url: https://dash.generaltranslation.com
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Website
  url: https://generaltranslation.com
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://gt-status.com
- type: Packages
  url: packages/general-translation-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/general-translation-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/general-translation-cli.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/general-translation-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/general-translation-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/general-translation-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/general-translation-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/general-translation-rate-limits.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/general-translation-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/general-translation-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/general-translation-changelog.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/general-translation-sandbox.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/general-translation-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/general-translation-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/general-translation-webhooks.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/general-translation-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/pricing
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/general-translation-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/general-translation-domain-security.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/general-translation-well-known.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence