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
Un solo comando. Verifica con claude mcp list. Quita con claude mcp remove.
Casos de uso
Usos del mundo real: Family History Research Skill
Plan a research session for one ancestor's birth date
👤 Genealogists⏱ ~15 minintermediate
Cuándo usarlo: You don't know where to look next for an ancestor stuck pre-1850.
Requisitos previos
Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README
Flujo
Frame
Using the genealogy skill, frame a research question for finding John Smith's birth date (b. ~1820, Cork, Ireland).✓ Copiado
→ Research question + source hierarchy
Plan
Generate a search plan with specific record sets (Irish civil registration, Catholic parish registers, US naturalization).✓ Copiado
→ Ordered, scoped search plan
Resultado: A real plan instead of random Ancestry hunts.
Errores comunes
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.
Coste y límites
Lo que cuesta ejecutarlo
Cuota de API
See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens por llamada
Varies by tool
Monetario
See repo README for pricing details
Consejo
Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.
Seguridad
Permisos, secretos, alcance
Almacenamiento de credenciales: Use environment variables; never commit secrets
Salida de datos: Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented
Resolución de problemas
Errores comunes y soluciones
skill suggests invented record sets
Ask it to cite the record set's URL and verify on FamilySearch/Ancestry catalog before searching.
Verificar: Catalog entry exists
citations don't render
Skill outputs Evidence Explained format. Use a markdown viewer that supports footnotes.