{"id":"xliff-mcp-server","name":"xliff-mcp-server","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/xliff-mcp-server/","repo_url":"https://github.com/langlink-localization/xliff-mcp-server","category":"infrastructure","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","xliff","tmx","localization","translation-workflow","agent-tools","python"],"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server (Python) exposing tools to parse, validate, extract, and manipulate XLIFF and TMX localization files, including tag-preserving processing, replacement of XLIFF targets from translated content, and CSV/JSON exports. Also ships a skills/catalog workflow layer intended for agent-guided localization tasks.","use_cases":["Extract translation units from XLIFF files for review or machine translation","Extract translation units from TMX translation memory files","Validate XLIFF/TMX inputs before processing","Preserve inline formatting/tags in XLIFF while preparing content for AI translation","Replace XLIFF target segments using structured translation results (segNumber/unitId mapping)","Export XLIFF/TMX to CSV or JSON for downstream tooling"],"not_for":["Running as a secure hosted SaaS without additional deployment hardening (auth/rate limiting not described)","Handling extremely large files without confirmed streaming/memory safeguards (not documented)","Using as a general translation service (it processes files; translation generation is out of scope)"],"best_when":"You have local XLIFF/TMX content and want an agent-accessible, tool-based workflow to parse/validate/transform it (including tag-safe workflows).","avoid_when":"You need strong API-level security controls (auth, scopes, rate limiting) provided out of the box, or you require a hosted endpoint with documented SLAs.","alternatives":["Use a dedicated XLIFF/TMX library/tooling in your own pipeline (e.g., XLIFF/TMX parsers and validators) without MCP","Build your own MCP wrapper around existing localization libraries to expose exactly the tools you need","Use localization platforms/SDKs that provide file import/export and translation memory handling"],"af_score":58.2,"security_score":24.8,"reliability_score":21.2,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["pypi"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:37:54.256150+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication mechanism is described for the MCP server. The README shows local process invocation (e.g., Claude Desktop command/args), implying access is controlled externally by your environment rather than via server auth."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information is provided (likely open-source with self-hosted/local execution)."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":58.2,"security_score":24.8,"reliability_score":21.2,"mcp_server_quality":68.0,"documentation_accuracy":72.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":90.0,"rate_limit_clarity":5.0,"tls_enforcement":20.0,"auth_strength":10.0,"scope_granularity":0.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security characteristics are largely unknown from the provided content. TLS/auth are not discussed; if deployed remotely, transport security and access control must be handled by the host/container/network. The package is MIT-licensed and uses common Python libraries; specific dependency vulnerabilities/CVE posture is not provided. Since MCP runs as a local process (per README), secrets are likely not required, but input data handling and logging behavior are not documented.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":35.0,"breaking_changes_history":20.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Some tools perform replacements/exports, which may be non-idempotent depending on implementation; no idempotency guarantees are documented.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Replacement-style tools likely require correct segNumber/unitId alignment; mismatches may lead to partial or incorrect updates.","Tag-preserving workflows require that inline tags are handled exactly as expected by the XLIFF structure; malformed inputs can break processing.","No rate-limit or concurrency guidance is documented for MCP tool calls."]}}