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Built on top of theModel Context Protocol Python SDK

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

• 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 viaargs

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

• 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)

To install Ancestry GEDCOM Server for Claude Desktop automatically viaSmithery:

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

1. First, install the package:pip install mcp-server-ancestry

2. Add this to yourclaude_desktop_config.json

{"mcpServers": {"ancestry": {"command":"mcp-server-ancestry","args": ["--gedcom-path","path/to/your/gedcom/files"]     }  }}

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