AGENTS/skills/doc-translator/SKILL.md

name, description, compatibility

name	description	compatibility
doc-translator	Translates external documentation websites to specified language(s) and publishes to Outline wiki. Use when: (1) Translating SaaS/product documentation into German or Czech, (2) Publishing translated docs to Outline wiki, (3) Re-hosting external images to Outline. Triggers: 'translate docs', 'translate documentation', 'translate to German', 'translate to Czech', 'publish to wiki', 'doc translation', 'TEEM translation'.	opencode

Doc Translator

Translate external documentation websites to German (DE) and/or Czech (CZ), then publish to the company Outline wiki at https://wiki.az-gruppe.com. All images are re-hosted on Outline. UI terms use TEEM format.

Core Workflow

1. Validate Input & Clarify

Before starting, confirm:

1. URL accessibility - Check with curl -sI <URL> for HTTP 200
2. Target language(s) - Always ask explicitly using the question tool:

question: "Which language(s) should I translate to?"
options: ["German (DE)", "Czech (CZ)", "Both (DE + CZ)"]

3. Scope - If URL is an index page with multiple sub-pages, ask:

question: "This page links to multiple sub-pages. What should I translate?"
options: ["This page only", "This page + all linked sub-pages", "Let me pick specific pages"]

4. Target collection - Use Outline_list_collections to show available collections, then ask which one to publish to

If URL fetch fails, use question to ask for an alternative URL or manual content paste.

2. Fetch & Parse Content

Use the webfetch tool to retrieve page content:

webfetch(url="<URL>", format="markdown")

From the result:

• Extract main content body (ignore navigation, footers, sidebars, cookie banners)
• Preserve document structure (headings, lists, tables, code blocks)
• Collect all image URLs into a list for Step 3
• Note any embedded videos or interactive elements (these cannot be translated)

For multi-page docs, repeat for each page.

3. Download Images

Download all images to a temporary directory:

mkdir -p /tmp/doc-images

# For each image URL:
curl -sL "IMAGE_URL" -o "/tmp/doc-images/$(basename IMAGE_URL)"

Track a mapping of: original_url -> local_filename -> outline_attachment_url

If an image download fails, log it and continue. Use a placeholder in the final document:

> **[Image unavailable]** Original: IMAGE_URL

4. Upload Images to Outline

mcp-outline cannot create attachments. Use direct API calls via bash.

Required env: OUTLINE_API_KEY

For each downloaded image:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

IMAGE_PATH="/tmp/doc-images/screenshot.png"
IMAGE_NAME="$(basename "$IMAGE_PATH")"
CONTENT_TYPE="image/png"  # Detect from extension: png->image/png, jpg/jpeg->image/jpeg, gif->image/gif, svg->image/svg+xml, webp->image/webp

# 1. Get file size (cross-platform)
FILESIZE=$(stat -f%z "$IMAGE_PATH" 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s "$IMAGE_PATH")

# 2. Create attachment record
RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST "https://wiki.az-gruppe.com/api/attachments.create" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OUTLINE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"name\": \"$IMAGE_NAME\",
    \"contentType\": \"$CONTENT_TYPE\",
    \"size\": $FILESIZE
  }")

# 3. Extract URLs from response
UPLOAD_URL=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.data.uploadUrl')
ATTACHMENT_URL=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.data.attachment.url')

# 4. Check for errors
if [ "$UPLOAD_URL" = "null" ] || [ -z "$UPLOAD_URL" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Failed to create attachment. Response: $RESPONSE" >&2
  exit 1
fi

# 5. Upload binary to signed URL
curl -s -X PUT "$UPLOAD_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: $CONTENT_TYPE" \
  --data-binary "@$IMAGE_PATH"

# 6. Output the attachment URL for use in markdown
echo "$ATTACHMENT_URL"

Replace image references in the translated markdown:

![description](ATTACHMENT_URL)

Content-Type detection by extension:

Extension	Content-Type
.png	image/png
.jpg, .jpeg	image/jpeg
.gif	image/gif
.svg	image/svg+xml
.webp	image/webp

5. Translate with TEEM Format

Translate the entire document into each target language. Apply TEEM format to UI elements.

TEEM Rules

Format: **English UI Term** (Translation)

Apply TEEM to:

• Button labels
• Menu items and navigation tabs
• Form field labels
• Dialog/modal titles
• Toolbar icons with text
• Status messages from the app

Translate normally (no TEEM):

• Your own explanatory text
• Document headings you create
• General descriptions and conceptual explanations
• Code blocks and technical identifiers

German Examples

Click **Settings** (Einstellungen) to open preferences.
Navigate to **Dashboard** (Übersicht) > **Reports** (Berichte).
Press the **Submit** (Absenden) button.
In the **File** (Datei) menu, select **Export** (Exportieren).

Czech Examples

Click **Settings** (Nastavení) to open preferences.
Navigate to **Dashboard** (Přehled) > **Reports** (Sestavy).
Press the **Submit** (Odeslat) button.
In the **File** (Soubor) menu, select **Export** (Exportovat).

Ambiguous UI Terms

If a UI term has multiple valid translations depending on context, use the question tool:

question: "The term 'Board' appears in the UI. Which translation fits this context?"
options: ["Pinnwand (pinboard/bulletin)", "Tafel (whiteboard)", "Gremium (committee)"]

6. Publish to Outline

Use mcp-outline tools to publish:

1. Find or create collection:

   • Outline_list_collections to find target collection
   • Outline_create_collection if needed

2. Create document:

   • Outline_create_document with translated markdown content
   • Set publish: true for immediate visibility
   • Use parent_document_id if nesting under an existing doc

3. For multi-language: Create one document per language, clearly titled:

   • [Product Name] - Dokumentation (DE)
   • [Product Name] - Dokumentace (CZ)

Error Handling

Issue	Action
URL fetch fails	Use question to ask for alternative URL or manual paste
Image download fails	Continue with placeholder, note in completion report
Outline API error (attachments)	Save markdown to /tmp/doc-translator-backup-TIMESTAMP.md, report error
Outline API error (document)	Save markdown to /tmp/doc-translator-backup-TIMESTAMP.md, report error
Ambiguous UI term	Use question to ask user for correct translation
Large document (>5000 words)	Ask user if splitting into multiple docs is preferred
Multi-page docs	Ask user about scope before proceeding
Rate limiting	Wait and retry with exponential backoff

If Outline publish fails, always save the translated markdown locally as backup before reporting the error.

Completion Report

After each translation, output:

Translation Complete

Documents Created:
- DE: [Document Title] - ID: [xxx] - URL: https://wiki.az-gruppe.com/doc/[slug]
- CZ: [Document Title] - ID: [xxx] - URL: https://wiki.az-gruppe.com/doc/[slug]

Images Processed: X of Y successfully uploaded

Items Needing Review:
- [Any sections with complex screenshots]
- [Any failed image uploads with original URLs]
- [Any unclear UI terms that were best-guessed]

Language Codes

Code	Language	Native Name
DE	German	Deutsch
CZ	Czech	Čeština

Environment Variables

Variable	Purpose
OUTLINE_API_KEY	Bearer token for wiki.az-gruppe.com API

Integration with Other Skills

Need	Skill	When
Wiki document management	outline	Managing existing translated docs
Browser-based content extraction	playwright / dev-browser	When webfetch cannot access content (login-required pages)