I18n Codelens MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 44 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Sep 2026.
Inspect, audit and safely edit i18n locale JSON files from AI agents.
What the code does
We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const absolute = path.isAbsolute(requested) ? requested : path.join(ctx.root, requested);
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add i18n-codelens-mcp -- npx -y i18n-codelens-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"i18n-codelens-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"i18n-codelens-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.i18n-codelens-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "i18n-codelens-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"i18n-codelens-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"i18n-codelens-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"i18n-codelens-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"i18n-codelens-mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
WORKSPACE_ROOT (Absolute path of the project whose locale files should be managed. Defaults to CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR or the working directory), I18N_GLOB (Glob for locale JSON files (default **/locales/**/*.json)), I18N_CODE_GLOB (Glob for source files scanned for t("key") references (default **/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx})).
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