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Genealogy Research — Development skill for Claude Code

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Claude Code skill for systematic genealogy research using GPS methodology.

How to install Genealogy Research

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open sliday/genealogy-research and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Genealogy Research does

Claude Code skill for systematic genealogy research using GPS methodology. Obsidian vault management, 80+ databases across 15+ countries, handwritten document analysis.

Alternatives in Development

Obsidian MCP Server — Read, write, search, and surgically edit Obsidian vault notes, tags, and frontmatter via MCP 686 ★
Obsidian ADR — Generate a decision record when the vault structure changes — the vault knows why it knows what it does 277 ★
Search Vault — Quick search across Obsidian vault using keywords or semantic similarity 109 ★

README

Genealogy Research Skill for Claude Code

A comprehensive genealogy research assistant skill that turns Claude into a systematic family history researcher using the [Genealogical Proof Standard](https://www.bcgcertification.org/ethics-standards/genealogical-proof-standard/) (GPS) methodology.

What It Does

Analyzes historical documents: Reads handwritten records in Latin, Polish, Russian, German, French, English, and other European languages
Manages an Obsidian knowledge base: Creates and maintains People, Places, Documents, and Events files with cross-references
Tracks research progress: Maintains PROCESS.md with completed actions, pending tasks, negative results, and evidence levels
Guides systematic search: Recommends specific databases, parishes, and parameters based on region and time period
Handles naming complexity: Understands patronymics, declension, transliteration, and scribe-era spelling variations across cultures
Works with GEDCOM: Import/export standard genealogy data format
Covers 15+ countries: Database references for Poland, Germany, Russia, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Scandinavia, Czech Republic, Hungary, USA, Canada, and more

Installation

Claude Code (CLI)

claude install-skill /path/to/genealogy-research

Or copy the `genealogy-research/` directory to `~/.claude/skills/`.

Manual

Copy the skill directory into your Claude Code skills location:

~/.claude/skills/genealogy-research/
├── SKILL.md
└── references/
    ├── databases-by-region.md
    ├── naming-conventions.md
    ├── common-pitfalls.md
    └── vault-templates.md