# Baoyu Translate

Should be used when the user asks to "translate", "翻译", "精翻", "translate article"...

- Repository: https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills (27159 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-translate -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-translate -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-translate -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-translate -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills`

## Description

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.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Translator

Three-mode translation skill: **quick** for direct translation, **normal** for analysis-informed translation, **refined** for full publication-quality workflow with review and polish.

## User Input Tools

When this skill prompts the user, follow this tool-selection rule (priority order):

1. **Prefer built-in user-input tools** exposed by the current agent runtime, e.g., `AskUserQuestion`, `request_user_input`, `clarify`, `ask_user`, or any equivalent.
2. **Fallback**: if no such tool exists, emit a numbered plain-text message and ask the user to reply with the chosen number/answer for each question.
3. **Batching**: if the tool supports multiple questions per call, combine all applicable questions into a single call; if only single-question, ask them one at a time in priority order.

Concrete `AskUserQuestion` references below are examples, substitute the local equivalent in other runtimes.

## Script Directory

Scripts in `scripts/` subdirectory. `{baseDir}` = this SKILL.md's directory path. Resolve `${BUN_X}` runtime: if `bun` installed → `bun`; if `npx` available → `npx -y bun`; else suggest installing bun. Replace `{baseDir}` and `${BUN_X}` with actual values.

| Script | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `scripts/main.ts` | CLI entry point. Default action splits markdown into chunks; also supports explicit `chunk` subcommand |
| `scripts/chunk.ts` | Markdown chunking implementation used by `main.ts` and kept compatible for direct invocation |

## Preferences (EXTEND.md)

Check EXTEND.md in priority order, the first one found wins:

| Priority | Path | Scope |
|----------|------|-------|
| 1 | `.baoyu-skills/baoyu-translate/EXTEND.md` | Project |
| 2 | `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/baoyu-skills/baoyu-translate/EXTEND.md` | XDG |
| 3 | `$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-translate/EXTEND.md` | User home |

The rest: https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/baoyu-translate/SKILL.md