Family History Research Skill

為什麼要用

核心特性

Research planning templates (research question → likely sources → search plan)
Genealogical Proof Standard checklist
Source evaluation rubric (original vs derivative)
Common record types and their gotchas
Citation formatting (Evidence Explained)

即時演示

實際使用效果

family-history-research-skill.replay ▶ 就緒

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安裝

選擇你的客戶端

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

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

開啟 Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config。儲存後重啟應用。

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

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

Cursor 使用與 Claude Desktop 相同的 mcpServers 格式。專案級設定優先於全域。

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

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

點擊 Cline 側欄中的 MCP Servers 圖示，然後選 "Edit Configuration"。

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

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

格式與 Claude Desktop 相同。重啟 Windsurf 生效。

~/.continue/config.json

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

Continue 使用伺服器物件陣列，而非映射。

~/.config/zed/settings.json

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

加入 context_servers。Zed 儲存後熱重載。

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

一行命令搞定。用 claude mcp list 驗證，claude mcp remove 移除。

使用場景

實戰用法： Family History Research Skill

Plan a research session for one ancestor's birth date

👤 Genealogists ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

何時使用： You don't know where to look next for an ancestor stuck pre-1850.

前置條件

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

步驟

Frame

Using the genealogy skill, frame a research question for finding John Smith's birth date (b. ~1820, Cork, Ireland).✓ 已複製

→ Research question + source hierarchy
Plan

Generate a search plan with specific record sets (Irish civil registration, Catholic parish registers, US naturalization).✓ 已複製

→ Ordered, scoped search plan

結果： A real plan instead of random Ancestry hunts.

注意事項

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.

成本與限制

運行它的成本

API 配額: See provider docs for rate limits
每次呼叫 Token 數: Varies by tool
費用: See repo README for pricing details
提示: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

安全

權限、密鑰、影響範圍

憑證儲存： Use environment variables; never commit secrets

資料出站： Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

故障排查

常見錯誤與修復

skill suggests invented record sets

Ask it to cite the record set's URL and verify on FamilySearch/Ancestry catalog before searching.

驗證： Catalog entry exists

citations don't render

Skill outputs Evidence Explained format. Use a markdown viewer that supports footnotes.

驗證： Render with pandoc

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