OpenHeritage for AI agents

Connect Claude Code, Codex, and other compatible agents to public genealogy and cultural-heritage records through MCP and portable Agent Skills.

Open GitHub repository Agent Skills discovery index

Remote MCP server

Use Streamable HTTP to search approved public records. The server is anonymous and designed for focused discovery, not bulk crawling.

Endpoint

https://openheritage.online/mcp

Connect from Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user openheritage https://openheritage.online/mcp

Available search tools

search_records

search_memorials

search_cemeteries

search_sources

search_documents

search_repositories

search_places

Portable Agent Skills

Install all five skills or let an agent select the focused guide for the user's research domain.

openheritage

Broad discovery across all public OpenHeritage domains.

openheritage-archives

Archival sources, documents, repositories, collections, files, entries, and exports.

openheritage-photos

Historical photos, media variants, maps, corrections, and people identified on photos.

openheritage-memorials

Memorials, cemeteries, cemetery photos, maps, statistics, and exports.

openheritage-researches

Genealogy research projects, questions, hypotheses, places, and evidence.

One cross-agent repository

The public GitHub repository packages the same capabilities for Codex, Claude Code, Agent Skills clients, and the official MCP Registry.

github.com/OpenHeritageOnline/agent-tooling .codex-plugin · .claude-plugin · skills · .mcp.json · server.json

Machine-readable discovery

Agents and directories can inspect these stable, public documents without guessing a hidden URL.

Agent Skills discovery index OpenHeritage SKILL.md MCP server card API catalog

Responsible use

Treat results as discovery leads, not proof of identity or relationship. Respect visibility and copyright, avoid bulk enumeration, and never collect profile or contact data.

Example requests

“Search OpenHeritage for Petrenko records connected to Kyiv.”

“Find archival sources and documents for a surname and village.”

“Look for memorials, cemeteries, and historical photos for this person.”