Ask better questions of the British Isles.
A non-commercial, read-only MCP server for UK and Ireland historical research. Results retain their official links, attribution, and the context needed to verify a record.
British and Irish research, one connection.
Search Free UK Genealogy collections, Irish and Welsh open data, and historic Gazette probate, military-promotion, honours, and appointment indexes. Adoption and military collection tools provide official routes where direct search is not approved. Each result retains its official source and licence.
ChatGPT on the web
In a supported workspace, enable Developer mode, then go to Settings or Workspace settings → Apps → Create. Supply the endpoint above, scan the three read-only tools, test, and publish the app for your workspace. OpenAI’s current setup guide.
Claude Code
Add the remote HTTP server from your terminal.
claude mcp add --transport http familytree-tools https://mcp.familytree.tools/mcpClaude Desktop and other desktop clients
Use the client’s remote-MCP setup screen with the endpoint above. If it only accepts local stdio servers, use the mcp-remote bridge in its configuration.
{"mcpServers":{"familytree-tools":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","mcp-remote","https://mcp.familytree.tools/mcp"]}}}Codex and code harnesses
Codex can add the Streamable HTTP endpoint directly. Other MCP-capable harnesses can use the same URL as a remote HTTP server.
codex mcp add familytree-tools --url https://mcp.familytree.tools/mcp