docs: remove references to specific external translation systems

Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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### Using the CLI for full translation workflows
When translating your app to other languages at scale — especially when working with translation management systems (TMS) like Smartling, Crowdin, or Lokalise — the Backstage CLI provides `translations export` and `translations import` commands that automate the extraction and wiring of translation messages across all your plugin dependencies.
When translating your app to other languages at scale — especially when working with external translation systems — the Backstage CLI provides `translations export` and `translations import` commands that automate the extraction and wiring of translation messages across all your plugin dependencies.
#### Exporting default messages
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The pattern is stored in the manifest, so the `import` command automatically uses the same layout.
#### Integration with a TMS
#### Integration with external translation systems
The exported JSON files are standard key-value pairs compatible with most translation management systems. A typical workflow looks like:
The exported JSON files are standard key-value pairs compatible with most external translation systems. A typical workflow looks like:
1. Run `translations export` to generate the source English files
2. Upload the `.en.json` files to your TMS
3. Download the translated files from your TMS into the `messages/` directory
2. Upload the `.en.json` files to your translation system
3. Download the translated files back into the translations directory
4. Run `translations import` to regenerate the wiring code
For full command reference, see the [CLI commands documentation](../tooling/cli/03-commands.md#translations-export).