docs-i18n-translate

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Translate ComfyUI Mintlify docs from English MDX to ja/zh/ko using translate-i18n.ts. Incremental hash sync, chunked long pages, changelog update_blocks, glossary terms. Use when translating docs, updating zh/ja/ko changelog or pages, running pnpm translate, translationSourceHash, glossary sync, docs.json i18n, or fixing truncated translations.

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Docs i18n Translation

Translate Mintlify docs (not CMS). English is source of truth; ja / zh / ko are generated under {lang}/ and snippets/{lang}/.

Separate from CMS: pnpm cms:prepare writes gitignored .github/scripts/cms/staging/ for Strapi. See skill cms-changelog-sync.

Architecture

index.mdx, changelog/index.mdx, …   ← English (edit here)
        │
        ▼  pnpm translate            ← MDX only (does NOT touch docs.json)
{ja,zh,ko}/…                        ← translated MDX (commit to git)
snippets/{ja,zh,ko}/…
        │
        ▼  only if EN nav changed
pnpm translate:sync-docs-json       ← mirror nav paths in docs.json (opt-in)

Incremental: each file stores translationSourceHash in frontmatter. Unchanged English → skip.

Environment (`.env.local`)

Variable	Purpose
`TRANSLATE_API_KEY`	Primary API key
`TRANSLATE_API_BASE_URL`	OpenAI-compatible endpoint
`TRANSLATE_API_MODEL`	e.g. `deepseek-v4-pro`, `qwen-mt-plus`
`TRANSLATE_CONCURRENCY`	Parallel requests (default 5)
`FRONTEND_LOCALES_PATH`	Optional; ComfyUI frontend locales for glossary sync

Requires Bun.

Commands

Command	Action
`pnpm translate`	Pending pages + snippets, all languages
`pnpm translate:dry-run`	Preview pending work
`pnpm translate:force`	Re-translate everything
`pnpm translate -- --lang zh,ja`	Specific languages
`pnpm translate -- path/to/page.mdx`	Specific file(s)
`pnpm translate:snippets`	Snippets only
`pnpm translate -- --pages-only`	Skip snippets
`pnpm translate:check-truncation`	Scan for truncated output
`pnpm translate:repair-fences`	Append missing closing ``` (no API)
`pnpm translate:repair-truncated -- --lang ko`	Re-translate flagged files
`pnpm translate:sync-hash`	Refresh hashes after manual zh/ja/ko edits (no API)
`pnpm translate -- --with-docs-json`	Translate then sync `docs.json` nav (opt-in)
`pnpm translate:sync-docs-json`	Sync `docs.json` nav paths only (labels preserved)
`pnpm translate:sync-docs-json -- --translate-nav-labels`	Also translate new EN nav labels
`pnpm glossary:sync`	Rebuild glossary from ComfyUI frontend
`pnpm glossary:sync:dry-run`	Preview glossary sync

Logs (gitignored): .github/i18n-logs/translate/

Standard workflow

After editing English MDX

pnpm translate:dry-run                    # see pending
pnpm translate -- changelog/index.mdx   # or specific paths
pnpm translate:check-truncation         # if long page / changelog

Small English edits (manual translation)

When only a line or paragraph changed:

# 1. Edit English + update zh/ja/ko by hand (or ask Cursor to patch matching sections)
# 2. Sync hashes so translate skips the file
pnpm translate:sync-hash -- path/to/page.mdx
pnpm translate:sync-hash -- --verify path/to/page.mdx   # optional sanity check

For larger or new sections, use pnpm translate -- path/to/page.mdx (chunked pages only re-translate changed ## sections when auto_chunk applies).

Changelog (`changelog/index.mdx`)

Strategy: update_blocks (configured in translation-config.json)
Only new or changed <Update label="vX"> blocks are translated (by label + translationBlockHashes)
Dates in description are localized automatically (ja/zh/ko formats)
Block hashes stored in translationBlockHashes frontmatter

Omit from English changelog when triaging ComfyUI commits — these are ComfyUI-WIKI sync PRs, not core product features:

Skip	Typical pattern
Embedded docs	`update embedded docs to v…`, `comfyui-embedded-docs` bump
Workflow templates	`update workflow templates to v…`, `comfyui-workflow-templates` bump
Model blueprints	`Add new model blueprints`, template-library starter workflows

Do not add bullets for dependency-only version bumps. See also cms-changelog-sync for CMS popup rules.

pnpm translate -- changelog/index.mdx
pnpm translate -- changelog/index.mdx --lang zh

Long pages (truncation risk)

Strategy	When	Config
`heading_sections`	Long reference pages	`chunked_files` or `auto_chunk` (≥3k chars, ≥2 `##`)
`update_blocks`	Changelog	`chunked_files` entry for `changelog/index.mdx`

Oversized individual ## blocks (e.g. many Mintlify Tabs) are sub-chunked when they exceed auto_chunk.max_block_chars (default 6000): Tabs → ### → fence-safe size splits. Invalid/truncated blocks stay pending (hash not updated).

Checkpoints per block — safe to resume after interrupt.

pnpm translate -- tutorials/partner-nodes/pricing.mdx --lang ko
pnpm translate:check-truncation -- --lang ko
pnpm translate:repair-truncated -- --lang ko

Terminology (glossary)

Three layers — see .github/scripts/i18n/README.md for detail:

Layer	File / config	Effect
`preserve_terms`	`translation-config.json`	Keep English (LoRA, checkpoint, …)
`glossary/frontend/{lang}.json`	Machine-synced	Mirror ComfyUI frontend
`glossary/overrides/{lang}.json`	Hand-edited	Corrections; wins over frontend

pnpm glossary:sync              # after frontend locale updates
# Edit overrides/{lang}.json for term decisions
# Edit preserve_terms for English-only terms

Never hand-edit glossary/frontend/ — run glossary:sync.

Skipped paths

translation-config.json → skip_paths: e.g. built-in-nodes (not auto-translated).

Agent checklist

When user updates English docs and needs translations:

Identify changed files (or run pnpm translate:dry-run)
For small edits: hand-update translations, then pnpm translate:sync-hash -- <path>
For larger edits: run pnpm translate for affected paths — not cms:prepare unless CMS/Strapi
For changelog, translate docs zh/changelog/ etc., not CMS staging
After long pages, run pnpm translate:check-truncation
Commit translated MDX + updated translationSourceHash / translationBlockHashes
Do not commit .github/i18n-logs/
Do not expect pnpm translate to edit docs.json; if EN nav structure changed, run pnpm translate:sync-docs-json (or --with-docs-json) separately
Optional quality pass: skill docs-i18n-review

Key files

Path	Role
`.github/scripts/i18n/translate-i18n.ts`	Entry point
`.github/scripts/i18n/chunked-translate.ts`	Block splitting/reassembly
`.github/scripts/i18n/sync-hash-i18n.ts`	Hash-only sync after manual edits
`.github/scripts/i18n/translation-config.json`	Languages, skip paths, chunked files
`.github/scripts/i18n/glossary.mjs`	Term injection
`.github/scripts/i18n/README.md`	Full reference
`.github/workflows/i18n-sync-check.yml`	PR reminder for missing translations

Troubleshooting

Issue	Fix
File skipped	English hash unchanged — use `pnpm translate:force` or edit EN source
Manual translation done	`pnpm translate:sync-hash -- <path>` to refresh hashes
Truncated translation	`translate:repair-truncated` or add to `chunked_files`
Missing closing ``` only	`translate:repair-fences` (structural); re-translate if code inside block was cut
Wrong term	`glossary/overrides/{lang}.json` or `preserve_terms`
PR i18n comment	Run `pnpm translate` for listed files
Changelog date still English	Re-run translate for that block; dates derived from EN

Docs vs CMS translation

	Docs (`pnpm translate`)	CMS (`pnpm cms:prepare`)
Output	`{lang}/changelog/index.mdx`	`staging/{lang}/…` (gitignored)
English source	Full docs changelog	LLM-simplified staging EN
Purpose	Mintlify site	Strapi in-app popup
Commit	Yes	No (staging gitignored)