diff --git a/docs/tooling/cli/03-commands.md b/docs/tooling/cli/03-commands.md
index 3a3af67d5d..efdf197113 100644
--- a/docs/tooling/cli/03-commands.md
+++ b/docs/tooling/cli/03-commands.md
@@ -474,15 +474,16 @@ manifest and translated message files produced by `translations export`, and
 generates a TypeScript module that creates `TranslationResource` objects for each
 translated ref.
 
+The file pattern used during export is stored in the manifest and automatically
+used by the import command.
+
 ```text
 Usage: backstage-cli translations import [options]
 
 Options:
-  --input <dir>        Input directory containing the manifest and translated message files (default: "translations")
-  --output <path>      Output path for the generated wiring module (default: "src/translations/resources.ts")
-  --pattern <pattern>  File path pattern for message files, with {id} and {lang}
-                       placeholders (default: "{id}.{lang}.json")
-  -h, --help           display help for command
+  --input <dir>    Input directory containing the manifest and translated message files (default: "translations")
+  --output <path>  Output path for the generated wiring module (default: "src/translations/resources.ts")
+  -h, --help       display help for command
 ```
 
 ### Examples
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts
index b652eb524e..35b554ce30 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/commands/import.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {
 interface ImportOptions {
   input: string;
   output: string;
-  pattern: string;
 }
 
 interface ManifestRefEntry {
@@ -69,8 +68,12 @@ export default async (options: ImportOptions) => {
 
   const manifest: Manifest = await fs.readJson(manifestPath);
 
-  // Use the pattern from manifest if available, falling back to the CLI default
-  const pattern = manifest.pattern ?? options.pattern;
+  if (!manifest.pattern) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'No pattern found in manifest.json. Re-run "backstage-cli translations export" to regenerate it.',
+    );
+  }
+  const pattern = manifest.pattern;
 
   const parsePath = createMessagePathParser(pattern);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts
index 7a7d33a28a..0d7425ad41 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/index.ts
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ export default createCliPlugin({
               default: 'src/translations/resources.ts',
               description: 'Output path for the generated wiring module',
             },
-            pattern: {
-              type: 'string',
-              default: DEFAULT_MESSAGE_PATTERN,
-              description:
-                'File path pattern for message files, with {id} and {lang} placeholders',
-            },
           })
           .help()
           .parse(args);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/lib/discoverPackages.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/lib/discoverPackages.ts
index b8793accd5..32c54da297 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/lib/discoverPackages.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/translations/lib/discoverPackages.ts
@@ -17,22 +17,11 @@
 import {
   BackstagePackageJson,
   PackageGraph,
-  PackageRole,
+  PackageRoles,
 } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { dirname, resolve as resolvePath } from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
-/**
- * Package roles that can contain frontend translation refs.
- */
-const FRONTEND_ROLES: PackageRole[] = [
-  'frontend',
-  'frontend-plugin',
-  'frontend-plugin-module',
-  'web-library',
-  'common-library',
-];
-
 /** A discovered package with its entry points resolved to file paths. */
 export interface DiscoveredPackage {
   /** The package name, e.g. '@backstage/plugin-org' */
@@ -141,7 +130,7 @@ export async function discoverFrontendPackages(
       }
 
       const role = depPkgJson.backstage?.role;
-      if (role && FRONTEND_ROLES.includes(role)) {
+      if (role && isFrontendRole(role)) {
         const entryPoints = resolveEntryPoints(depPkgJson, depDir, isWorkspace);
         if (entryPoints.size > 0) {
           result.push({ name: depName, dir: depDir, entryPoints });
@@ -208,3 +197,11 @@ function resolveEntryPoints(
 
   return entryPoints;
 }
+
+function isFrontendRole(role: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    return PackageRoles.getRoleInfo(role).platform === 'web';
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}