Supervertaler Assistant
The Supervertaler Assistant is a conversational chat panel that runs inside Trados Studio as a separate dockable panel. It is context-aware: it automatically includes your current source and target text, matched terminology, and TM matches in every request, so the AI can give you informed answers about the segment you are working on.
Opening the Panel
The Supervertaler Assistant lives in its own dockable panel. To open it, go to View > Supervertaler Assistant.
You can dock the panel on the right side, bottom, or as a floating window. Trados remembers the panel position between sessions.
Chat
Type a message in the input field at the bottom and press Enter to send. The AI will consider your current source text, target text, matched terminology from your termbases, and TM fuzzy matches when responding.
Send a message
Press Enter
Insert a line break
Press Shift+Enter
Stop a response in progress
Click the Stop button
What You Can Ask
Because the assistant has access to your current segment context, you can ask things like:
"Translate this segment"
"What is the difference between these two translations?"
"Is this terminology correct in a legal context?"
"Suggest a more formal alternative"
"Explain this source text"
Chat History
The conversation is saved automatically after every message and restored the next time Trados starts. Your history persists until you explicitly clear it.
To clear the history, click the Clear button in the chat toolbar.
:::note Chat history is stored in ~/Supervertaler/trados/chat_history.json. It is a single global history -- not per project or per file. :::
Right-Click Menu
Right-click any assistant response bubble to access:
Copy
Copies the raw Markdown to the clipboard, preserving tables and formatting
Apply to target
Inserts the plain text (Markdown stripped) into the active target segment
Save as Prompt...
Saves the response as a reusable prompt template
Save to memory bank
Saves the question + response as an inbox note in the active memory bank so useful answers are not lost. Run Process Inbox afterwards to compile it into the knowledge base.
If you select text within a bubble before right-clicking, Copy and Apply to target operate on the selection only.
Features
Automatic project, segment, terminology, TM, and document context in every request
Attach images and documents (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, TMX, etc.) for additional context
Query your Trados Studio projects, TMs, termbases, and statistics using natural language
Anonymise project names, file paths, and personal data in AI responses for safe sharing
Supports 7 AI providers including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Mistral, Ollama, and custom endpoints
Localhost-only HTTP service that lets Supervertaler Workbench's floating Sidekick Chat read your active Trados project context
See Also
QuickLauncher -- One-click prompt shortcuts
Batch Translate -- Translate multiple segments at once
AI Settings -- API keys, model selection, context options
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