Translation skill
A ready-to-run translation skill: how Okara’s Writer Agent localizes copy so it reads native — preserving meaning, tone, and terminology, not just words.
Download the skill instructions, see an example, or run it live inside the Writer Agent to translate and localize your content.
- Category
- Writer
- Agent
- Writer Agent
- Format
- translation.md
- Price
- Free to download
The skill file
--- name: translation description: Localize content so it reads as though written in the target language — preserving meaning and tone, adapting culturally, and keeping terminology consistent. owner: Okara Writer Agent --- # Translation Good translation is localization: the result should read as if it were written in the target language, not converted into it. That means carrying meaning and tone, adapting culture, and keeping terminology consistent — not swapping words.
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About this skill
What is the Translation?
The Translation skill is the instruction set Okara’s Writer Agent uses to localize content so it reads as if it were written in the target language, not translated into it. It goes past word-for-word conversion to preserve meaning and tone, adapt idioms and cultural references, keep terminology consistent with a glossary, and handle the details — dates, currency, formatting — that mark the difference between fluent and foreign.
It’s written as a SKILL.md, a plain-language instruction format that both people and AI agents can follow directly. Read it to understand the localization method, adapt it for your languages, or let the Writer Agent translate and localize your copy.
Downloading the instructions is free with an Okara account. Localizing content across languages while keeping terminology and voice consistent is part of the Writer Agent.
The failure mode this skill guards against is expensive precisely because it’s invisible to whoever approves it: a literal translation reads as fluent to the person who commissioned it and as foreign, or occasionally unintentionally funny, to the native speaker it was actually written for. Nobody writes back to complain that a translated page felt merely adequate — they just quietly conclude the company doesn’t take their market seriously, which is a harder impression to undo than the original line was to fix.
Example
See it in action
You ask: “Translate our tagline "Get more done, faster" into German — but it can’t sound clunky.”
Agent does: A literal translation ("Erledige mehr, schneller") is grammatical but flat and a bit awkward as a tagline. Localizing for impact, I’d suggest "Mehr schaffen. In weniger Zeit." — it keeps the promise, reads naturally to a German speaker, and holds the punchy two-part rhythm a tagline needs. I’d also confirm your preferred register (the formal "Sie" vs. the informal "du"), since that choice runs through all your copy. Want two more options and a short glossary so we translate key terms the same way every time?
Comparison
The skill vs. the alternatives
| Do it yourself | Hire a freelancer or agency | Translation skill (free) | Writer Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Your own time | $500–$5,000+ per project | Free with an Okara account | Included in the AI CMO plan |
| Time to first result | Hours to days, per attempt | Days to weeks, plus revision rounds | Minutes — download and follow it | Same day, runs automatically |
| Consistency over time | Depends on remembering to do it | Only as long as the retainer lasts | One-time; you re-run it yourself | Continuous, on a schedule |
| Who does the work | You, from scratch each time | Someone who has to learn your business first | You (or your agent), following the exact steps | Okara's Writer Agent, end to end |
How it works
From input to output
- 1
You share the text and target
Give the Writer Agent the copy, the source and target languages, and the audience.
- 2
Okara localizes, not literalizes
It preserves meaning and tone while adapting idioms and cultural references.
- 3
It keeps terminology consistent
A glossary locks key terms so they’re translated the same way everywhere.
- 4
You get native-reading copy
Localized text with formatting handled and QA notes, refined in the Writer Agent.
What's included
Everything it covers
Meaning-first translation
Translates intent and tone, not just words, so nothing reads mechanical.
Cultural adaptation
Adapts idioms, examples, and references so they land in the target culture.
Terminology glossary
Keeps key terms consistent across everything you translate.
Register & audience fit
Matches formality and voice to the target audience and locale.
Localization QA
Checks dates, numbers, currency, and formatting for the target locale.
Local search phrasing
Adapts keywords to how the target market actually searches.
Use cases
When to reach for it
- Localize a website or landing page so it reads native, not translated.
- Adapt a tagline or slogan that can’t survive a literal translation.
- Keep product and marketing terminology consistent across languages.
- Expand into a new market with culturally adapted copy.
- Build a translation glossary that keeps every future translation consistent.
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