Vibe-code a translate-on-highlight Chrome extension with a vocabulary bank
Floator translates highlighted text in a card under the sentence, lets you chat with AI about it and saves words to a local vocabulary bank with pronunciation and the source sentence. Bring your own API key or a local model via LM Studio or Ollama.
Source
@Wonster141539 on X · 2026-10-15
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
Floator translates highlighted text in a card under the sentence, lets you chat with AI about it and saves words to a local vocabulary bank with pronunciation and the source sentence. Bring your own API key or a local model via LM Studio or Ollama.
Result (as claimed)
On the Chrome Web Store and open source, in nine languages.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Define the job
Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.
Share only what is needed
Give Chrome the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Vibe-code a translate-on-highlight Chrome extension with a vocabulary bank What the original author did: Floator translates highlighted text in a card under the sentence, lets you chat with AI about it and saves words to a local vocabulary bank with pronunciation and the source sentence. Bring your own API key or a local model via LM Studio or Ollama. Reported result (as claimed by the author): On the Chrome Web Store and open source, in nine languages. Source: https://x.com/Wonster141539/status/2110649136034824451 Tools they used: Chrome, Ollama, LM Studio Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Vibe-code a translate-on-highlight Chrome extension with a vocabulary bank What the original author did: Floator translates highlighted text in a card under the sentence, lets you chat with AI about it and saves words to a local vocabulary bank with pronunciation and the source sentence. Bring your own API key or a local model via LM Studio or Ollama. Reported result (as claimed by the author): On the Chrome Web Store and open source, in nine languages. Source: https://x.com/Wonster141539/status/2110649136034824451 Tools they used: Chrome, Ollama, LM Studio Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Vibe-code a translate-on-highlight Chrome extension with a vocabulary bank What the original author did: Floator translates highlighted text in a card under the sentence, lets you chat with AI about it and saves words to a local vocabulary bank with pronunciation and the source sentence. Bring your own API key or a local model via LM Studio or Ollama. Reported result (as claimed by the author): On the Chrome Web Store and open source, in nine languages. Source: https://x.com/Wonster141539/status/2110649136034824451 Tools they used: Chrome, Ollama, LM Studio Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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How to build a Chrome extension with AI · How to run local LLMs with AI agents · How to vibe code an app with Claude Code
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