# FamilySearch MCP Server

> FamilySearch MCP Server — jonathanreiss15-familysearch-mcp. Use this tool when you need to access genealogical data and historical records, enabling AI assistants to search and explore family trees, person details, and ancestors. It solves problems related to genealogy research, family history, and record retrieval by providing authenticated access to FamilySearch's vast database. The tool takes in search queries and authentication credentials as inputs and returns relevant person details, family relationships, and historical records as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jonathanreiss15-familysearch-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jonathanreiss15-familysearch-mcp

## Description

Enables AI assistants to search FamilySearch's Family Tree, view person details, explore ancestors and descendants, and search historical records using browser session authentication.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** browser-automation
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/uug4dlv27y)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/JonathanReiss15/familysearch-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "jonathanreiss15-familysearch-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jonathanreiss15-familysearch-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jonathanreiss15-familysearch-mcp/pull`

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