Translation extension for Pi coding agent. Toggle translation mode and get three variants — Formal, Natural, and Informal — for any text you type.
pi install npm:pi-lingoOr add to your project's .pi/settings.json:
{
"packages": ["npm:pi-lingo"]
}| 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) |
- 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
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
/lingo-settings
Enter any valid BCP 47 tag, for example:
en— English (generic)en-GB— British Englishes— Spanishde— Germanzh-Hans— Simplified Chinesefr-CA— Canadian French
Invalid tags are rejected with an error message.
- Pi coding agent v0.37+
- An LLM provider configured in Pi
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.
MIT