WikiTree MCP server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/wikitree-server.ts:146-150 (handler)

  The handler implementation for the 'get_descendants' MCP tool. It extracts arguments and calls the underlying `wikitree.getDescendants` library function.

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

• src/wikitree-server.ts:82-96 (schema)

  Registration and input schema definition for the 'get_descendants' tool.

  {
    name: "get_descendants",
    description: "Retrieve descendants 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"],
    },
  },