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Introduction

What is LokAI?

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LokAI is an AI-powered localization management platform for software teams. It manages translation keys, glossaries, style guides, and tenant customizations, with LLM-assisted translation workflows at its core.

Unlike traditional localization tools where humans do the translation work and machines assist, LokAI inverts the model: LLMs handle the translation volume while your team focuses on quality, context, and brand voice.

Who is it for?

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PersonaHow LokAI helps
DevelopersAdd keys via CLI or API, get instant AI translations, integrate with CI/CD
Product OwnersEnforce brand voice with glossaries and style guides, track coverage
Localization ManagersReview only what needs attention — AI handles the rest
ReviewersRich context on every translation, feedback loop that improves the AI
Key MaintainersSingle view of all keys you own, batched context requests

Key concepts

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  • Workspace — top-level container for a company or team
  • Project — a product being localized, with main, target, and secondary languages
  • Translation Key — a translatable string with context, flags, and per-language translations
  • Glossary — workspace-level terminology (preferred terms, forbidden terms, regional overrides)
  • Style Guide — Markdown document instructing the LLM on tone, formality, and conventions
  • Tenant — a B2B customer with their own terminology customizations, resolved by the LLM at translation time

How it works

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  1. Push keys — developers push translation keys via the CLI or API, with source text and context
  2. AI translates — the LLM translates into all target languages, applying the glossary and style guide
  3. Review — confidence scores highlight which translations need human review
  4. Approve & export — approved translations are pulled back into the codebase via CLI or CI/CD

Next steps

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