Lara Translate vs i18n-expert
Lara Translate is an MCP server published by translated. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). i18n-expert is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by daymade. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Lara Translate |  i18n-expert |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:0424253c6b8f Forks (GitHub): 23 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 103 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 100 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace daymade/claude-code-skills | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 228 Stars (GitHub): 1 482 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Lara Translate | i18n-expert |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 100 (worse) | 1 482 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 103 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 23 (worse) | 228 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/lara) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 22 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/translated/lara-mcp | github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-15 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Lara Translate
Connect to Lara Translate API, enabling powerful translation capabilities with support for language detection and context-aware translations.
i18n-expert
Complete internationalization/localization setup and auditing for UI codebases. Configure i18n frameworks, replace hard-coded strings with translation keys, ensure locale parity between en-US and zh-CN, and validate pluralization and formatting. Use when setting up i18n for React/Next.js/Vue apps, auditing existing implementations, replacing hard-coded strings, ensuring proper error code mapping, or validating pluralization and date/time/number formatting across locales
How to run each
Lara Translate As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=<YOUR_LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET>" --transport stdio lara -- docker run -i --rm -e LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET mcp/laraRequires: LARA_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET (secret)
i18n-expert As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add daymade/claude-code-skills
/plugin install i18n-expert@daymade-skillsCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of i18n-expert publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of i18n-expert publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Lara Translate · What it can do: i18n-expert · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.