Ancestry MCP Server

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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
- 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
Usage with Claude Desktop
Installing via Smithery
To install Ancestry GEDCOM Server for Claude Desktop automatically via
Smithery:
Installing Manually
- First, install the package:
pip install mcp-server-ancestry
- Add this to your
claude_desktop_config.json
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Ancestry MCP Server

[![MIT licensed][mit-badge]][mit-url]
[![Python Version][python-badge]][python-url]
[![PyPI version][pypi-badge]][pypi-url]
<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pk5j4bp5nv"><img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pk5j4bp5nv/badge" alt="Ancestry MCP server" /></a>
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
- 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
Usage with Claude Desktop
Installing via Smithery
To install Ancestry GEDCOM Server for Claude Desktop automatically via
Smithery:
Installing Manually
- First, install the package:
pip install mcp-server-ancestry
- Add this to your
claude_desktop_config.json
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.