pi-lingo

Translation extension for Pi — toggle mode with three variants: Formal, Natural, Informal

Packages

Package details

extension

Install pi-lingo from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repo home report

$ pi install npm:pi-lingo

Package: pi-lingo
Version: 1.0.5
Published: May 29, 2026
Downloads: 578/mo · 16/wk
Author: scriptology
License: MIT
Types: extension
Size: 22.4 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 2 peers

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "extensions": [
    "./extensions/index.ts"
  ],
  "image": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scriptology/pi-lingo/main/pi-lingo-logo.png"
}

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README

Translation extension for Pi coding agent. Toggle translation mode and get three variants — Formal, Natural, and Informal — for any text you type.

Install

pi install npm:pi-lingo

Or add to your project's .pi/settings.json:

{
  "packages": ["npm:pi-lingo"]
}

What You Get

Commands

Command	Description
`/lingo`	Toggle translation mode on/off
`/lingo on`	Enable translation mode
`/lingo off`	Disable translation mode
`/lingo settings`	Open language settings
`/lingo-settings`	Configure target language (BCP 47)

Features

Toggle mode — Turn translation on/off mid-session without restarting Pi
Three variants — Every translation returns Formal, Natural, and Informal versions
BCP 47 language tags — Supports en, en-GB, es, zh-Hans, pt-BR, and any valid IETF language tag
Persistent config — Target language and mode state survive across sessions
Status indicator — Shows lingo:en (or your language) in the footer when active

Usage

Enable translation mode:

/lingo on

Type any text and Pi translates it automatically:

> Hola, ¿cómo estás?

*Formal*

Hello, how are you?

*Natural*

Hi, how's it going?

*Informal*

Hey, what's up?

Disable when you want normal Pi behavior:

/lingo off

Configure Language

/lingo-settings

Enter any valid BCP 47 tag, for example:

en — English (generic)
en-GB — British English
es — Spanish
de — German
zh-Hans — Simplified Chinese
fr-CA — Canadian French

Invalid tags are rejected with an error message.

Requirements

Pi coding agent v0.37+
An LLM provider configured in Pi

How It Works

When translation mode is active, the extension intercepts your input via Pi's input event and transforms it into a structured translation prompt. The LLM responds with three variants, which the extension reformats into clean markdown with italic headers.

The extension does not add tools to the LLM context — everything happens transparently through prompt transformation, so there is no extra token overhead when the mode is off.

License

MIT