WikiTree MCP server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/wikitree-server.ts:141-145 (handler)

  The handler for the "get_ancestors" tool, which extracts arguments from the request and calls the wikitree library's getAncestors function.

  case "get_ancestors": {
    const { key, depth, bioFormat, fields, resolveRedirect } = args as any;
    const ancestors = await wikitree.getAncestors(key, { depth, bioFormat, fields, resolveRedirect }, options);
    return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(ancestors, null, 2) }] };
  }

• src/wikitree-server.ts:68-81 (registration)

  Registration and input schema definition for the "get_ancestors" tool.

    name: "get_ancestors",
    description: "Retrieve ancestors for a given person ID",
    inputSchema: {
      type: "object",
      properties: {
        key: { type: "string", description: "WikiTree ID" },
        depth: { type: "number", description: "Number of generations to retrieve" },
        bioFormat: { type: "string", enum: ["wiki", "html", "both"] },
        fields: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" } },
        resolveRedirect: { type: "boolean" },
      },
      required: ["key"],
    },
  },