# gt: General Translation CLI tool: Autoderive
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/cli/features/autoderive.mdx
---
title: Autoderive
description: Automatically derive interpolated values in translation functions
---

## Overview

When autoderive is enabled, interpolated values in `t()`, `gt()`, and `msg()` calls are parsed as if they were wrapped in [`derive()`](/docs/next/api/strings/derive). This generates separate translation entries for each possible value, preserving word agreement and conjugation across languages.

Autoderive is **disabled by default**.

## Configuration

```json title="gt.config.json"
{
  "files": {
    "gt": {
      "parsingFlags": {
        "autoderive": true
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example

```jsx
const gt = useGT();
const role = isAdmin ? "Admin" : "User";

// With autoderive enabled, this is parsed as derived:
gt(`Welcome back, ${role}!`);
// Generates:
//   "Welcome back, Admin!" → "¡Bienvenido de nuevo, Admin!"
//   "Welcome back, User!"  → "¡Bienvenido de nuevo, User!"
```

Without autoderive, you must explicitly use [`derive()`](/docs/next/api/strings/derive) to get the same behavior.

<Callout>
The `t` tagged template macro is unaffected — it handles derivation through its template literal syntax.
</Callout>

## Related

- [`derive()` function reference](/docs/next/api/strings/derive)
- [Auto JSX injection](/docs/cli/features/auto-jsx-injection)
- [Release notes: gt@2.13.0](/devlog/gt_v2_13_0)