diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 116166563..0d68cdd76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ local-dev-toolshed.log
 local-dev-shell.log
 tools/ralph/logs/
 tools/ralph/smoketest/
+.worktrees
diff --git a/packages/patterns/note.tsx b/packages/patterns/note.tsx
index 62607197e..bf271f246 100644
--- a/packages/patterns/note.tsx
+++ b/packages/patterns/note.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import {
   Default,
   derive,
   handler,
+  llm,
   NAME,
   navigateTo,
   Opaque,
   OpaqueRef,
   patternTool,
   recipe,
+  str,
   UI,
   wish,
 } from "commontools";
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ type Output = {
   /** The content of the note */
   content: Default<string, "">;
   grep: OpaqueRef<{ query: string }>;
+  translate: OpaqueRef<{ language: string }>;
   editContent: OpaqueRef<{ detail: { value: string } }>;
 };
 
@@ -164,6 +167,31 @@ const Note = recipe<Input, Output>(
         },
         { content },
       ),
+      translate: patternTool(
+        (
+          { language, content }: {
+            language: string;
+            content: string;
+          },
+        ) => {
+          const result = llm({
+            system: str`Translate the content to ${language}.`,
+            messages: derive(content, (c) => [
+              {
+                role: "user",
+                content: c,
+              },
+            ]),
+          });
+
+          return derive(result, ({ pending, result }) => {
+            if (pending) return undefined;
+            if (result == null) return "Error occured";
+            return result;
+          });
+        },
+        { content },
+      ),
       editContent: handleEditContent({ content }),
     };
   },
diff --git a/packages/runner/src/builtins/llm-dialog.ts b/packages/runner/src/builtins/llm-dialog.ts
index 8a86a288a..609bc5b60 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/builtins/llm-dialog.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/builtins/llm-dialog.ts
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ async function invokeToolCall(
   const cancel = result.sink((r) => {
     r !== undefined && resolve(r);
   });
-  const resultValue = await promise;
+  let resultValue = await promise;
   cancel();
 
   if (pattern) {
@@ -842,7 +842,10 @@ async function invokeToolCall(
     await runtime.idle(); // maybe pointless
   }
 
-  return { type: "json", value: resultValue ?? "OK" }; // if there was no return value, just tell the LLM it worked
+  // Prevent links being returned
+  resultValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(resultValue ?? "OK"));
+
+  return { type: "json", value: resultValue };
 }
 
 /**