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Getting Started

NtGitG edited this page Jun 12, 2026 · 2 revisions

Getting Started

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.8.9
  • Forge 11.15.1.2318
  • Java 8
  • One OpenAI or Claude API key

Install

  1. Download a MineGlot release .jar.
  2. Copy the jar to %APPDATA%/.minecraft/mods.
  3. Launch Minecraft with the Forge 1.8.9 profile.

Open MineGlot

MineGlot adds an entry point to the Minecraft game menu.

MineGlot button in the game menu

Open MineGlot to access the main client menu.

MineGlot main menu

First Setup

  1. Open API key and add your OpenAI or Claude key.
  2. Open Model and choose your provider/model.
  3. Open Language and choose the language you want to translate into.
  4. Open Default language and choose the language you read incoming chat in.
  5. Optional: open Target players and select online players to auto-translate.
  6. Test with /translate Bonjour or /trs Bonjour.
API key Model
API key screen Model screen
Translation language Default language
Language screen Default language screen

Tip: if nothing happens, verify the API key, provider, model, and selected languages.

Build From Source

.\gradlew.bat clean build

Jar output: build/libs/

Quick compile:

.\gradlew.bat compileJava -x test --no-daemon

Run tests:

.\gradlew.bat test --no-daemon

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