genealogy-research
A Claude Code “skill” that guides systematic genealogy research using Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS): analyzes historical documents (including handwritten, multi-language), helps manage an Obsidian vault (People/Places/Documents/Events, with cross-references and PROCESS.md), recommends sources/databases by time/region, handles naming/language variations, and supports GEDCOM import/export.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
No hosted API or auth described. As a local Claude Code skill, main risks would be data privacy of personal genealogy documents placed in the model/vault workflow and potential mishandling of sensitive PII in logs/prompts; dependency hygiene and secret handling are not verifiable from the provided content.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You are researching ancestors in Europe (or with European-language records), have document scans/photos, and maintain an Obsidian vault where you want structured evidence and cross-referenced notes.
Avoid When
You need a turnkey, web-hosted platform with authentication, or you require an externally secured API workflow rather than a local skill workflow.
Use Cases
- • Family history research using GPS evidence standards (Proven/Probable/Possible/Unproven)
- • Building and maintaining an Obsidian-based genealogy knowledge base with templates
- • Planning and tracking research progress (including negative results)
- • Transliteration/variant surname handling across multiple European traditions
- • Import/export of genealogy data via GEDCOM
Not For
- • Automated legal/official genealogy services or certified record production
- • Scenarios requiring a hosted API/service integration (this appears to be a local skill/knowledgebase workflow)
- • Tasks that do not involve document analysis, research planning, and vault management
Interface
Authentication
No external API/auth described; this is installed into Claude Code local skill directory / Obsidian workflow.
Pricing
License is MIT; no pricing details provided in the available README.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Appears to be a skill activated by conversation cues (e.g., mentioning scans/Obsidian/GEDCOM). If the skill does not trigger as expected, ensure prompts include the described trigger elements (project dir context, region/languages, scan locations, and/or GEDCOM/Obsidian vault references).
- ⚠ Vault operations may depend on the presence/structure of the Obsidian templates and referenced files (People/Places/Documents/Events, PROCESS.md, AGENT.md). Missing templates or mismatched paths could reduce effectiveness.
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-30.