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- Copyright (c) 2026 Oktay Bilge
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- Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ Copyright (c) 2026 Oktay Bilge
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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- # LangCoach
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- **English** | [Türkçe](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/README.tr.md)
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- [![CI](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
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- [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/langcoach)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/langcoach)
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- [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/LICENSE)
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- **Your language coach inside Claude Code: weekly plan, daily tasks, spaced-repetition reviews, streak and XP, for any language pair.**
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- <!-- TODO: hero GIF of a real session goes here: docs/media/demo.gif (not recorded yet) -->
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- AI language lessons are great, but most forget you the moment the chat ends. LangCoach is an MCP server that gives Claude a memory for your learning: Claude writes the lessons in your target language, LangCoach stores your plan, reviews and progress on your machine.
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- - No API key, no account, no server.
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- - Works with any native + target language.
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- ## Install
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+ **English** | [Türkçe](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/README.tr.md)
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+ [![CI](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
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+ [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/langcoach)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/langcoach)
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+ [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/LICENSE)
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+ **Supercharge Google's [Little Language Lessons](https://labs.google/lll/en) with your AI agent.**
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+ Keep using Little Language Lessons (LLL) as it is, with its audio, camera and design. LangCoach lets your AI agent (Claude Code) remember what you study there, build a weekly plan, schedule spaced-repetition reviews (FSRS), make lessons from your real life, export your words to Anki, Quizlet or CSV, and track your streak and XP.
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+ <!-- Demo GIF and screenshots are recorded by the owner; see docs/media/README.md for the shot list. Add the image here once docs/media/extension-demo.gif exists. -->
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+ **How it works**
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+ 1. You do a Tiny Lesson, Slang Hang or Word Cam in LLL, as usual.
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+ 2. The LangCoach browser extension saves it and forwards it to the `langcoach` MCP server on your own computer.
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+ 3. Your agent sees it (`get_recent_lessons`), turns the words into review cards and fits them into this week's plan.
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+ 4. It quizzes you when words are due, writes extra lessons about your own situations, and sends you back to LLL ("do a Tiny Lesson about ordering at a bakery").
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+ 5. You export the deck to Anki, Quizlet or CSV whenever you like.
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+ - **No API key, no account, no server.** Your own Claude subscription writes the agent's lessons.
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+ - **Local data:** your plan, cards and progress stay on your machine ([Privacy Policy](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/docs/PRIVACY.md)).
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+ - The extension also works on its own (side panel, practice, reviews) without an agent.
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+ | | LLL alone | LangCoach + LLL | A general chatbot |
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+ | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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+ | Lesson screens with audio, camera and design | Yes | Yes (LLL's own) | Mostly text |
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+ | Remembers what you studied across weeks | No (one-off lessons) | Yes, in a file on your computer | Depends on the chat's memory; not structured |
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+ | Weekly plan and daily tasks | No | Yes | Only if you ask each time |
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+ | Review schedule for every word | No | Yes (FSRS) | No |
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+ | Lessons from your own situations | Yes (Tiny Lesson) | Yes (LLL and your agent) | Yes |
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+ | Export to Anki / Quizlet / CSV | No | Yes | Copy and paste |
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+ | Streak and XP from what you actually did | No | Yes | No |
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+ | Setup | None, open the site | Node.js 20+, Claude Code, load the extension | None |
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+ The LLL column describes the site as we used it in November 2026 and may change. LangCoach does not replace LLL, a teacher or a course, and it does not grade your speaking.
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+ > **How the bridge works, and your privacy**
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+ > - The extension sends lessons only to `127.0.0.1` (loopback, your own computer), to the `langcoach` process your agent runs. Nothing leaves your machine; there is no LangCoach cloud.
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+ > - It is opt-in: the listener opens only after you set it up with `bridge_prepare_extension`, and you can turn it off in the extension's Settings or with `LANGCOACH_BRIDGE=off`.
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+ > - It is paired: each install gets a random token, the server must prove it knows it before anything is sent, and lessons are accepted only with it. Delete `~/.langcoach/bridge-token` to unpair.
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+ > - Lesson text from the page is treated as study data; your agent is told never to follow instructions inside it.
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+ > - LLL itself is a Google Labs service: what you type there is handled by Google, as without LangCoach.
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+ > Details: [Connect Little Language Lessons](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md#connect-little-language-lessons-browser-bridge).
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+ ## 1. Browser extension (Little Language Lessons companion)
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+ <!-- TODO: Replace with Chrome Web Store & Edge Add-ons badges once approved -->
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+ **Add to Chrome (coming soon)** · **[Install from the ZIP (Load unpacked)](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/docs/extension/INSTALL.md)**
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+ - **Automatic capture:** when you use Tiny Lesson, Slang Hang or Word Cam on `https://labs.google/lll/*`, the words, phrases, pronunciation and grammar notes become cards in your deck, with one-click Undo and a right-click "Save to LangCoach" for any selected text.
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+ - **Today:** a daily XP goal ring, your streak flame with streak freezes, today's tasks from your weekly plan, and three scenario suggestions with **one-tap start** (LangCoach picks your language in Tiny Lesson, fills in the situation and presses Generate; if the page is not ready it copies the text for you instead).
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+ - **Practice sessions:** about ten quick exercises of six kinds (pick the meaning, pick the word, listen and pick, match pairs, type the word, fill the blank), forgiving answer checks (case, accents, one-letter slips, romanization), missed words come back at the end, plus a combo counter, optional sounds and a perfect-session bonus.
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+ - **Words hub:** all your words grouped by lesson situation, with search, filters (All / Due / New / Weak / Favorites / Mastered), a strength meter from the FSRS schedule, favorites, 🔊, inline edit of your own translation, "I know this", and a flip-card review mode (`Space` to flip, `1–4` to rate).
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+ - **Daily goal and streak freezes:** choose Casual 10 / Regular 20 / Serious 30 / Intense 50 XP a day. You earn a streak freeze for every 7 days of streak; a held freeze covers a missed day automatically.
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+ - **Levels and achievements:** named levels by total XP, a 7-day XP chart and badges (first lesson, streaks, deck size, perfect session, 100 XP in a day, and more).
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+ - **On-device translation into your native language:** on desktop Chrome with the built-in Translator API (Chrome 138+), captured words also get a meaning in your own language, shown in the panel and under the words on the lesson page. The translation runs in the browser; LangCoach sends nothing anywhere. Without the API, cards keep the meaning the lesson gave.
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+ - **Export:** Anki (text import), Quizlet and CSV files from Settings, plus a JSON backup you can import again. Files are created locally.
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+ - **23 LLL target languages and 5 UI languages:** English, Türkçe, Español, Français, Português (Brasil), with RTL card support.
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+ - **No internet requests:** the extension makes no internet requests and has no analytics; your deck stays in `chrome.storage.local`. Its only network contact is the optional agent bridge on `127.0.0.1` (your own computer). The 🔊 button uses your browser's speech voices; for some voices the browser vendor may process the spoken text on its servers.
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+ ## 2. Claude Code MCP server
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  Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) 20+ and [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code) (signed in).
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  **No API key needed.** Your own Claude subscription writes the lessons.
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- Details, verification, update, uninstall and troubleshooting: [docs/INSTALL.md](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md). The `langcoach` package is not on npm yet; until it is published, see "Run from source" in that guide.
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- ## Use it
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- In Claude Code, run the `tutor` prompt. MCP prompts show up as a slash command, like `/mcp__langcoach__tutor`. Or just ask Claude:
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- The first time, Claude interviews you (native language, target language, CEFR level, goal, minutes per day, days per week) and saves your profile. After that it builds this week's plan, tells you what is on for today, teaches the lesson, quizzes you on due cards and records everything.
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- ## Features
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- - **Personal profile:** native language, target language, level (A1-C2), goal, daily minutes and study days per week.
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- - **Daily tasks:** Tiny Lesson-style situational lessons, Slang Hang-style informal lessons, reviews, and a quiz on the last study day.
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- - **Spaced repetition:** every lesson item becomes a review card scheduled with [FSRS](https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/ts-fsrs); duplicates are skipped.
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- - **Progress:** streak, total XP and weekly goal, always read from stored data, never invented.
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- - **Safe data:** atomic writes, a backup before every import, and corrupt files are preserved instead of overwritten.
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- - **No network calls:** LangCoach makes no network calls; your data stays on your machine.
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- Claude uses these tools for you: `set_profile`, `get_weekly_plan`, `get_today`, `save_lesson`, `complete_task`, `get_due_reviews`, `submit_review`, `get_progress`, `export_data`, `import_data`.
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- ## Your data
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- Everything lives in one JSON file: `~/.langcoach/data.json`. Set the `LANGCOACH_HOME` environment variable to use a different folder.
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- - Parallel tool calls and several Claude Code sessions take turns through a short-lived `data.json.lock` file, so no update is lost.
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- ## Roadmap
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- ## Contributing
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- Contributions are welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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- ## Credits and disclaimer
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- LangCoach is inspired by Google Labs' [Little Language Lessons](https://labs.google/lll/en) (Tiny Lesson, Slang Hang, Word Cam) and adds what one-off exercises lack: a weekly plan and progress tracking.
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- ## License
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- [MIT](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/LICENSE) (c) 2026 Oktay Bilge
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+ Details, verification, update, uninstall and troubleshooting: [docs/INSTALL.md](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md).
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+ If a user asks you to install LangCoach, follow [AGENTS.md](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/AGENTS.md). In short:
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+ 1. Check `node -v` (20+) and `claude --version`. Never install system software silently; never ask for an API key (none is needed).
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+ 2. Register the server: `claude mcp add --scope user langcoach "--" npx -y langcoach` (native Windows: `claude mcp add --scope user langcoach "--" cmd /c npx -y langcoach`). Confirm with `claude mcp list` from a folder outside a LangCoach clone (inside the clone `npx -y langcoach` resolves to the local workspace package and fails without a build).
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+ ## Use it
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+ In Claude Code, run the `tutor` prompt. MCP prompts show up as a slash command, like `/mcp__langcoach__tutor`. Or just ask Claude:
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+ The first time, Claude interviews you (native language, target language, CEFR level, goal, minutes per day, days per week) and saves your profile. After that it builds this week's plan, tells you what is on for today, teaches the lesson, quizzes you on due cards and records everything.
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+ You can, and a chatbot is a fine teacher for one conversation. What it does not do on its own is keep track of you over weeks. LangCoach is the part that remembers:
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+ - **A plan that persists.** Your profile and this week's plan are saved, so tomorrow starts where today stopped instead of from a blank chat.
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+ - **Reviews on a schedule.** Every word gets a review date from [FSRS](https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/ts-fsrs), a spaced-repetition algorithm, so you see a word again shortly before you would likely forget it, not at random.
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+ - **Honest numbers.** Streak, XP, due cards and progress are computed from what you actually did and stored, never estimated or invented by a model.
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+ - **Your data stays local.** Everything is in a file on your computer (MCP) or in your browser's storage (extension), and you can export it any time.
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+ - **Lessons from your own life.** Lessons start from your real situations (a trip next month, tomorrow's meeting), through Tiny Lesson in the browser or Claude in the terminal.
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+ ## Features (MCP server)
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+ - **Personal profile:** native language, target language, level (A1-C2), goal, daily minutes and study days per week.
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+ - **Daily tasks:** Tiny Lesson-style situational lessons, Slang Hang-style informal lessons, reviews, and a quiz on the last study day.
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+ - **Spaced repetition:** every lesson item becomes a review card scheduled with [FSRS](https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/ts-fsrs); duplicates are skipped.
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+ - **Progress:** streak, total XP and weekly goal, always read from stored data, never invented.
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+ - **Safe data:** atomic writes, a backup before every import, and corrupt files are preserved instead of overwritten.
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+ - **No internet calls:** the server makes no outgoing network calls; your data stays on your machine. The optional bridge only listens on `127.0.0.1`.
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+ ### Tools
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+ Claude uses these tools for you: `set_profile`, `get_weekly_plan`, `get_today`, `save_lesson`, `complete_task`, `get_due_reviews`, `submit_review`, `get_progress`, `export_cards`, `export_data`, `import_data`, `get_recent_lessons`, `bridge_status`, `bridge_prepare_extension`.
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+ - **Export to Anki / Quizlet / CSV:** ask Claude to run `export_cards`, or use Settings > Export cards in the extension. See the [Anki, Quizlet and CSV guide](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/docs/ANKI.md).
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+ - **Export / import:** ask Claude to run `export_data` for a backup or to move to another machine, and `import_data` to restore it.
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+ - Writes are atomic, so a crash cannot leave a half-written file.
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+ - Parallel tool calls and several Claude Code sessions take turns through a short-lived `data.json.lock` file, so no update is lost.
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+ - If the data file is corrupt, it is preserved as `data.corrupt-<timestamp>.json` and you get a clear error.
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+ With the bridge, lessons you make on LLL are also forwarded to the MCP server (one way). Otherwise the extension keeps its own deck and practice progress in the browser and the two do not sync; use the exports to move words between them and other apps.
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+ See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for what changed in each version.
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+ Contributions are welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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+ ## Credits and disclaimer
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+ LangCoach is built around Google Labs' [Little Language Lessons](https://labs.google/lll/en) (Tiny Lesson, Slang Hang, Word Cam) and adds what one-off exercises lack: memory, a weekly plan, reviews and progress tracking.
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+ ## License
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+ [MIT](https://github.com/oktaybilge1/langcoach/blob/main/LICENSE) (c) 2026 Oktay Bilge