FamilySearch MCP Server
by G4rutti
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILYSEARCH_BACKOFF_MS | No | Base delay for exponential backoff in milliseconds. Default: 3000. | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_COOLDOWN_MS | No | Pause after a security block or rate limit in milliseconds. Default: 900000 (15 minutes). | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_MAX_RETRIES | No | Number of retry attempts for transient failures. Default: 2. | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_BROWSER_PATH | No | Browser executable to use for login, film listing, and downloads. Auto-detected if not set. | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_DOWNLOAD_DIR | No | Root folder for downloads. Defaults to ~/Downloads/familysearch-mcp. | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_JITTER_FACTOR | No | Random extra delay as a fraction of the interval (0–1). Default: 0.5. | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_BACKOFF_MAX_MS | No | Maximum backoff delay in milliseconds. Default: 60000. | |
| FAMILYSEARCH_MIN_INTERVAL_MS | No | Minimum delay between FamilySearch API requests in milliseconds. Default: 4000. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
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