Phrase MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Phrase Strings, the translation management platform. This server enables AI assistants to interact with your Phrase projects, manage translation keys, and handle translations programmatically.

Features

• Project Management: List, view, and create Phrase projects

• Translation Keys: Create, read, update, and delete translation keys

• Translations: Manage translations across multiple locales

• Locale Management: Configure and manage project locales

• Search & Filter: Query keys and translations with flexible filters

Related MCP server: DeepL MCP Server

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher

• uv package manager

• A Phrase account with API access

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/phrase-mcp-server.git
cd phrase-mcp-server

2. Install dependencies using uv:

uv sync

3. Create a .env file with your Phrase API token:

cp .env.example .env

4. Edit .env and add your Phrase API token:

PHRASE_API_TOKEN=your_phrase_api_token_here

You can generate an API token in your Phrase account at: https://app.phrase.com/settings/oauth_access_tokens

Usage

Running the Server

The server uses stdio for communication with MCP clients:

uv run python -m phrase_mcp_server

Configuring with Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "phrase": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/phrase-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "phrase_mcp_server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PHRASE_API_TOKEN": "your_phrase_api_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/phrase-mcp-server with the actual path to your project directory.

Available Tools

The server provides the following tools:

Projects

• list_projects - List all projects in your account

• get_project - Get details about a specific project

• create_project - Create a new project

Translation Keys

• list_keys - List translation keys in a project

• get_key - Get details about a specific key

• create_key - Create a new translation key

• update_key - Update an existing key

• delete_key - Delete a translation key

Translations

• list_translations - List translations (optionally filter by locale)

• get_translation - Get a specific translation

• create_translation - Create a new translation

• update_translation - Update an existing translation

Locales

• list_locales - List all locales in a project

• get_locale - Get details about a specific locale

• create_locale - Create a new locale

Example Usage

Once configured, you can ask Claude to interact with your Phrase projects:

"Show me all my Phrase projects"

"Create a new translation key 'welcome_message' in project XYZ with description 'Welcome screen greeting'"

"List all English translations in the mobile app project"

"Update the German translation for key 'app.title' to 'Meine Anwendung'"

Development

Project Structure

phrase-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   └── phrase_mcp_server/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── __main__.py
│       ├── server.py      # Main MCP server implementation
│       └── client.py      # Phrase API client
├── pyproject.toml
├── .env.example
└── README.md

Running Tests

uv run pytest

Code Quality

The project uses modern Python practices:

• Type hints throughout

• Async/await for I/O operations

• Comprehensive error handling

API Reference

This server uses the Phrase Strings API v2. For detailed information about API endpoints and parameters, refer to the official Phrase API documentation.

Legal & Open Source

This is an unofficial community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Phrase. The server:

• Uses Phrase's official public API

• Requires users to provide their own API credentials

• Does not redistribute any Phrase proprietary content

• Provides only an interface to access Phrase services

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Disclaimer

This software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. Users are responsible for complying with Phrase's Terms of Service and API usage policies.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Support

For issues related to:

• This MCP server: Open an issue on GitHub

• Phrase API: Contact Phrase Support

• MCP Protocol: See Model Context Protocol docs

Changelog

0.1.0 (2026-01-14)

• Initial release

• Support for projects, keys, translations, and locales

• Full CRUD operations for all resource types

• Search and filtering capabilities