genealogy-research MCP — Anwendungsfälle, Installieren & Live-Demo

Warum nutzen

Hauptfunktionen

GPS evidence levels: Proven / Probable / Possible / Unproven
80+ database references across 15+ countries
Region-specific naming convention guides (Slavic, Germanic, Romance, Scandinavian)
Obsidian templates for People, Places, Documents, process tracking
Handles multi-language document analysis including handwritten scans

Live-Demo

In der Praxis

genealogy-research-skill.replay ▶ bereit

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Installieren

Wählen Sie Ihren Client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genealogy-research-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research",
        "~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Öffne Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Nach dem Speichern neu starten.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genealogy-research-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research",
        "~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor nutzt das gleiche mcpServers-Schema wie Claude Desktop. Projektkonfiguration schlägt die globale.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genealogy-research-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research",
        "~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Klicken Sie auf das MCP-Servers-Symbol in der Cline-Seitenleiste, dann "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genealogy-research-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research",
        "~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Gleiche Struktur wie Claude Desktop. Windsurf neu starten zum Übernehmen.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "genealogy-research-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research",
        "~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue nutzt ein Array von Serverobjekten statt einer Map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "genealogy-research-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research",
          "~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

In context_servers hinzufügen. Zed lädt beim Speichern neu.

claude mcp add genealogy-research-skill -- git clone https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research ~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research

Einzeiler. Prüfen mit claude mcp list. Entfernen mit claude mcp remove.

Anwendungsfälle

Praxisnahe Nutzung: genealogy-research

Analyze a 19th-century parish record scan

👤 Family historians working through European parish books ⏱ ~45 min intermediate

Wann einsetzen: You have a scan in Latin / Cyrillic / German script and can't parse it alone.

Voraussetzungen

Skill cloned — git clone https://github.com/sliday/genealogy-research ~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research
Obsidian vault (optional but recommended) — Create a vault; skill provides templates

Ablauf

Share the scan

Using the genealogy-research skill — here's a parish record from 1847 Galicia. Transcribe and interpret.✓ Kopiert

→ Line-by-line transcription with language notes, not guesswork
Record in the vault

Create an Obsidian note for this document using the Document template. Link to the People and Places.✓ Kopiert

→ New note with proper frontmatter and cross-links
Plan follow-ups

What are the GPS-recommended next searches to corroborate this record?✓ Kopiert

→ Specific databases + search parameters, not generic 'search ancestry.com'

Ergebnis: A documented artifact with evidence level + a research plan.

Fallstricke

Claude transliterates Slavic names inconsistently across notes — Pick a convention (the skill offers standard ones) and tell it to stick with that convention

Kombinieren mit: filesystem

Document a negative search properly (a GPS requirement)

👤 Researchers past the beginner stage ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

Wann einsetzen: You couldn't find a record and need to note it correctly so future-you remembers.

Ablauf

Record the search

genealogy-research — document a negative search: Łódź State Archive, 1898-1902 birth records, surname Kowalski. Couldn't find.✓ Kopiert

→ Structured negative-search note per GPS standards
Suggest alternatives

What other record types could fill this gap?✓ Kopiert

→ Specific alternatives (civil vs church, neighboring parishes, censuses)

Ergebnis: A proper negative-search record that makes your evidence base actually GPS-compliant.

Kombinationen

Mit anderen MCPs für 10-fache Wirkung

genealogy-research-skill + filesystem

Save and cross-link notes directly into your Obsidian vault

Create the People note for Anna Kowalski and save to ~/genealogy/People/.✓ Kopiert

genealogy-research-skill + planning-with-files

Multi-year research projects — keep findings.md and progress.md across sessions

Use planning-with-files to track the Galicia line research across months.✓ Kopiert

Werkzeuge

Was dieses MCP bereitstellt

Werkzeug	Eingaben	Wann aufrufen
transcribe_document	scan + language hint	New historical document lands in your vault
plan_search	research question + known facts	Before starting a new line of research
record_negative_search	what you looked for + where + when	Every failed search worth remembering
obsidian_template_apply	person / place / document + details	Adding an entity to your vault

Kosten & Limits

Was der Betrieb kostet

API-Kontingent: None from the skill
Tokens pro Aufruf: Transcription of scans can be large
Kosten in €: Free — skills are local files. External databases may have their own fees.
Tipp: Feed Claude one scan at a time; batch transcription gets muddled across records.

Sicherheit

Rechte, Secrets, Reichweite

Credential-Speicherung: No credentials — pure prompts

Datenabfluss: None from the skill. Your scans and notes stay local.

Living-person data is sensitive — don't upload scans of people still alive without consent.

Fehlerbehebung

Häufige Fehler und Lösungen

Skill not invoked — Claude guesses names without GPS framing

Say 'use genealogy-research skill' explicitly.

Prüfen: ls ~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research/SKILL.md

SKILL.md frontmatter wrong

Re-clone; description drives activation.

Prüfen: head ~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research/SKILL.md

Wrong trigger keywords — no template applied to Obsidian note

Ask for 'the Document template' or 'the People template' by name.

Alternativen

genealogy-research vs. andere

Alternative	Wann stattdessen	Kompromiss
FamilySearch / Ancestry tools	You want commercial database access with auto-matching	Paid; less flexible; no Obsidian integration
Vanilla Claude	One-off transcription with no method framing	No GPS discipline; inconsistent naming across sessions

Mehr

Ressourcen

📖 Offizielle README auf GitHub lesen

🐙 Offene Issues ansehen

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