NAB AL Tools MCP

Overview

The NAB AL Tools MCP Server exposes XLIFF translation management capabilities (the same core features used by the NAB AL Tools VS Code extension) as a standalone MCP server. It lets AI assistants and other MCP-compatible clients inspect, create, refresh and save XLF files used for AL localization workflows.

Publisher: nabsolutions / Johannes Wikman

Key Features

• Comprehensive XLF/XLIFF tooling: refresh, create language XLFs, search by keyword, get untranslated texts, and more
• Proper MCP annotations and Zod input validation for robust error handling
• Configurable: works with npx, global install, or local project install
• Supports pagination, batch saves and performant parsing for large translation files
• Designed to work locally (openWorldHint: false) and respects workspace boundaries

Installation & Usage

Recommended via npx (no install required):

npx -y @nabsolutions/nab-al-tools-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g @nabsolutions/nab-al-tools-mcp

MCP client example (npx):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nab-al-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@nabsolutions/nab-al-tools-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Notable Tools (summary)

• refreshXlf — synchronize generated .g.xlf with target XLF
• getTextsToTranslate — list untranslated units with pagination
• getTranslatedTextsMap — fetch existing translations grouped by source
• getTranslatedTextsByState — filter translations by state (needs-review, translated, final)
• saveTranslatedTexts — batch save translated units (up to configured limits)
• createLanguageXlf — generate new language XLFs (can optionally match base app translations)
• getTextsByKeyword — search XLF content by keyword or regex
• getGlossaryTerms — return builtin BC glossary pairs for consistent terminology

Requirements

• Node.js >= 20
• npm (if installing)

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/jwikman/nab-al-tools
• MCP readme (source): https://github.com/jwikman/nab-al-tools/blob/main/extension/MCP_SERVER.md