WikiTree MCP server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/wikitree-server.ts:136-140 (handler)

  The handler implementation for the "get_person" tool, which parses the request arguments and calls the wikitree library's getPerson method.

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

• src/wikitree-server.ts:53-66 (schema)

  The tool registration schema for "get_person", defining the expected input parameters.

  {
    name: "get_person",
    description: "Retrieve a single person record from WikiTree",
    inputSchema: {
      type: "object",
      properties: {
        key: { type: "string", description: "WikiTree ID (e.g., 'Smith-1')" },
        bioFormat: { type: "string", enum: ["wiki", "html", "both"], description: "Format of the biography" },
        fields: { type: "array", items: { type: "string" }, description: "Fields to retrieve" },
        resolveRedirect: { type: "boolean", description: "Whether to resolve redirects" },
      },
      required: ["key"],
    },
  },