Genealogy research is a discipline — citation standards, source hierarchies, evidence evaluation. This skill teaches Claude the Genealogical Proof Standard, common sources (census, vital records, immigration), and how to plan a research session that doesn't go in circles.
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claude mcp add family-history-research-skill -- git clone https://github.com/emaynard/claude-family-history-research-skill ~/.claude/skills/claude-family-history-research-skill
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حالات الاستخدام
استخدامات عملية: Family History Research Skill
Plan a research session for one ancestor's birth date
👤 Genealogists⏱ ~15 minintermediate
متى تستخدمه: You don't know where to look next for an ancestor stuck pre-1850.
المتطلبات الأساسية
Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README
الخطوات
Frame
Using the genealogy skill, frame a research question for finding John Smith's birth date (b. ~1820, Cork, Ireland).✓ تم النسخ
→ Research question + source hierarchy
Plan
Generate a search plan with specific record sets (Irish civil registration, Catholic parish registers, US naturalization).✓ تم النسخ
→ Ordered, scoped search plan
النتيجة: A real plan instead of random Ancestry hunts.
المزالق
Skill is methodology, not database. You still need subscriptions to Ancestry/FamilySearch/FindMyPast for the records themselves. — Skill is methodology, not database. You still need subscriptions to Ancestry/FamilySearch/FindMyPast for the records themselves.
التكلفة والحدود
تكلفة التشغيل
حصة API
See provider docs for rate limits
الرموز لكل استدعاء
Varies by tool
التكلفة المالية
See repo README for pricing details
نصيحة
Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.
الأمان
الصلاحيات والأسرار ونطاق الأثر
تخزين بيانات الاعتماد: Use environment variables; never commit secrets
نقل البيانات الخارجي: Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented
استكشاف الأخطاء
الأخطاء الشائعة وحلولها
skill suggests invented record sets
Ask it to cite the record set's URL and verify on FamilySearch/Ancestry catalog before searching.
تحقق: Catalog entry exists
citations don't render
Skill outputs Evidence Explained format. Use a markdown viewer that supports footnotes.