Research & Data · Knowledge Management

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Gramps MCP

cabout-me/gramps-mcp

Genealogy research with AI assistants is limited and frustrating.

Install

docker exec -i gramps-mcp-gramps-mcp-1 python -m src.gramps_mcp.server stdio

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gramps": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "exec",
        "-i",
        "gramps-mcp-gramps-mcp-1",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "src.gramps_mcp.server",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

GRAMPS_API_URLGRAMPS_USERNAMEGRAMPS_PASSWORDGRAMPS_TREE_ID
Category
Research & Data, Knowledge Management
License
AGPL-3.0
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Tools (16)

  • find_type

    Universal search for any entity type (person, family, event, place, source, citation, media, repository) using Gramps Query Language

  • find_anything

    Text search across all genealogy data (matches literal text, not logical combinations)

  • get_type

    Get comprehensive information about specific persons or families by ID

  • create_person

    Create or update person records

  • create_family

    Create or update family units

  • create_event

    Create or update life events

  • create_place

    Create or update geographic locations

  • create_source

    Create or update source documents

  • create_citation

    Create or update citations

  • create_note

    Create or update textual notes

  • create_media

    Create or update media files

  • create_repository

    Create or update repository records

  • tree_stats

    Get tree statistics and information

  • get_descendants

    Find all descendants of a person

  • get_ancestors

    Find all ancestors of a person

  • recent_changes

    Track recent modifications to your data

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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Anthropic's official Claude AI desktop application. Supports MCP servers to extend functionality.

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The first agentic IDE. The Cursor editor truly merges how developers and AI work together, delivering a magical coding experience.

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