Nativ MCP Server

Nativ MCP Server

mcp-name: io.github.Nativ-Technologies/nativ

AI-powered localization for any MCP-compatible tool — Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and more.

Nativ is a localization platform that uses AI to translate content while respecting your brand voice, translation memory, glossaries, and style guides. This MCP server brings Nativ's full localization engine into your AI coding workflow.

Why use Nativ via MCP?

• Translate in-context — localize strings, copy, and content directly from your editor without switching to a browser
• Translation Memory aware — every translation checks your TM first, ensuring consistency across your project
• Brand voice built-in — your team's tone, formality, and style guides are applied automatically
• Review and approve — add approved translations to TM from your editor, building quality over time
• Multi-format — JSON, CSV, Markdown, or freeform text — Nativ handles it all

Quick Start

1. Get a Nativ API Key

Sign up at dashboard.usenativ.com, go to Settings → API Keys, and create a key. It looks like nativ_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

2. Install

Add to your MCP configuration:

Claude Code / Claude Desktop (`~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json`)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nativ": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "nativ-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NATIV_API_KEY": "nativ_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (`.cursor/mcp.json` in your project or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` globally)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nativ": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "nativ-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NATIV_API_KEY": "nativ_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nativ": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "nativ-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NATIV_API_KEY": "nativ_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: npx auto-downloads the package on first run — no manual install needed. If uv isn't already on your machine, it will be installed automatically on first launch.

Alternative: use uvx directly

If you already have uv installed and prefer to skip the npm wrapper:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nativ": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["nativ-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NATIV_API_KEY": "nativ_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

macOS tip: If you get spawn uvx ENOENT in Cursor or Claude Desktop, GUI apps don't inherit your shell PATH. Use the full path (e.g. "command": "/Users/you/.local/bin/uvx") or wrap in a login shell: "command": "/bin/sh", "args": ["-lc", "uvx nativ-mcp"].

3. Use it

Ask your AI assistant things like:

• "Translate 'Welcome back!' to French and German"
• "Check our translation memory for existing translations of 'Sign up'"
• "What are our style guides for localization?"
• "Localize these i18n strings to all configured languages"
• "Review this German translation against our TM and brand voice"

Tools

Resources

Prompts

Examples

Translate a marketing headline

You: Translate "The future of luxury, deliv