AI capability services

Embeddings, translation, speech, moderation, OCR, web search, and image generation — metered to your molecule project, no vendor account needed.

What they are

Molecule operates a set of AI capability services you can call two ways: as MCP tools from any agent, or in app code through the matching @molecule/* bond. Both are metered to your molecule project — no separate vendor account, no extra API keys.

The services

Capability	MCP tool	In app code
Text embeddings	`embed_text`	`@molecule/api-ai-embeddings-*`
Translation	`translate`	`@molecule/api-ai-translation-*`
Text-to-speech	`text_to_speech`	`@molecule/api-ai-speech-*`
Transcription	`transcribe_audio`	`@molecule/api-ai-speech-*`
Content moderation	`moderate_content`	`@molecule/api-content-moderation-*`
OCR (text from images)	`extract_text`	`@molecule/api-ocr-*`
Web search	`web_search`	`@molecule/api-web-search-*`
Image generation	`generate_image`	the AI image bond
Unattended agent runs	`submit_agent_run`	the agent-run API

Note

Each capability is also a core with swappable bonds — a paid vendor provider and a self-hosted open-source one. You are never stuck with the hosted path; swap in your own keys any time.

Using one in your app

npx mlcl add @molecule/api-ai-translation --inject

The generated wiring points at the hosted provider by default and the package README shows the exact calls. In agents, the tools are already there after `mlcl mcp install` — try translate or extract_text directly in your next session.