This server is DEPRICATED - Used a 2024-11-26 snapshot of MCP

Ancestry MCP Server

Built on top of the Model Context Protocol Python SDK

Overview

Python server implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) for interactibility with .ged files *(GEDCOM files, commonly seen on Ancestry.com)*

Features

• Read and parse .ged files
• Rename .ged files
• Search within .ged files for certain individuals, family, etc

Note: The server will only allow operations within the directory specified via args

Resources

• gedcom://{file_name}: .ged operations interface

Tools

• list_files
• List a (or multiple) .ged file within the directory
• Input: name (string)

• rename_file
• Renames a (or multiple) .ged file within the directory
• Inputs:
• file_name (string): Old file name
• new_name (string)

• view_file
• Parses and reads full contents of a .ged file
• Can also parse and read multiple files
• Can get specific information out of file(s), such as date of birth, marriage, etc.
• Input: name (string)

Usage with Claude Desktop

Installing via Smithery

To install Ancestry GEDCOM Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-ancestry --client claude

Installing Manually

1. First, install the package:

2. Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json`

{

"mcpServers": {

"ancestry": {

"command": "mcp-server-ancestry",

"args": ["--gedcom-path", "path/to/your/gedcom/files"]

}

}

}

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.