slang-coder

Translate selected English text to Hindi in Romanized script directly inside Cursor (or VS Code), powered by Sarvam AI.

Install in Cursor (from VSX/Open VSX)

1. Open Cursor.
2. Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X on macOS / Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows/Linux).
3. Search for slang-coder.
4. Click Install.

If you have a .vsix package instead, open the Extensions view menu (...) and choose Install from VSIX....

First-time setup

On your first translation, the extension asks for your Sarvam AI API subscription key.

• The key is stored securely in the editor's secret storage.
• You normally enter it once and reuse it for future translations.

Get an API key at sarvam.ai.

How to use

1. Open any editable file in Cursor.
2. Select the English text you want to translate.
3. Run Slangcoder: Translate using either:
   • Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
   • Keybinding: Alt+T (only when text is selected)
4. The selected text is replaced inline with Romanized Hindi output.

Translation behavior

• Source language: English (en-IN)
• Target language: Hindi (hi-IN)
• Script output: Roman (Romanized Hindi, not Devanagari)
• Numerals: International (0-9)
• Provider: Sarvam AI Translate API

Notes and limitations

• You must select text before running the command.
• Alt+T is only active when text is selected and the editor is not in diff mode.
• The extension translates the full selection as one block.

For developers

If you want to run this extension from source:

1. Clone the repo and run npm install.
2. Open the project in VS Code/Cursor.
3. Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.