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 (Ancestry files)

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

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

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.