Verbadev Mcp Server

@verbadev/mcp-server

MCP server for Verba — manage translations directly from AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), OpenAI Codex, and more.

Setup

1. Create a project and get your API key

1. Sign up at verba.dev and create a new translation project.
2. Go to Settings in your dashboard sidebar to generate your API key (sk_...).

2. Install & build

npm install @verbadev/mcp-server
npm run build

3. Configure your MCP client

Claude Code

claude mcp add verba -- node /path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js

Then set the environment variables:

export VERBA_API_KEY=sk_your_key_here

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verba": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VERBA_API_KEY": "sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verba": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VERBA_API_KEY": "sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to your ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verba": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VERBA_API_KEY": "sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Add to your .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "verba": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VERBA_API_KEY": "sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Codex CLI

codex --mcp-config mcp.json

Where mcp.json contains:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verba": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "VERBA_API_KEY": "sk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

Most MCP-compatible clients use the same configuration format. You need to provide:

• Command: node
• Args: ["/path/to/mcp-server/build/index.js"]
• Environment: VERBA_API_KEY set to your API key

Refer to your client's documentation for where to place the MCP server configuration.

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | list_projects | List all your translation projects | | get_project | Get project details (locales, key count) | | list_keys | List translation keys with search, filter, pagination | | add_key | Add a new key with auto AI-translation | | set_translation | Set a translation for a key + locale | | translate | AI-translate keys to target locales | | list_untranslated | Find keys missing translations | | add_locale | Add a new locale to a project | | delete_key | Delete a translation key |

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |----------|----------|---------|-------------| | VERBA_API_KEY | Yes | — | Your Verba account API key (sk_...) | | VERBA_API_URL | No | https://verba.dev | API base URL (for self-hosted) |

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: verbadev
• Source: verbadev/mcp-server
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.