Gramps Evidence MCP Server

Read/write a self-hosted Gramps Web family tree where every fact carries a citation.

Local serverstdio

What is the Gramps Evidence MCP Server?

Gramps Evidence is an MCP integration. Read/write a self-hosted Gramps Web family tree where every fact carries a citation.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is gramps-evidence-mcp, version 2.2.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares GRAMPS_MCP_API_URL (required): Base URL of your Gramps Web API, e.g. http://gramps.example.org:5000.; GRAMPS_MCP_USERNAME (required): A dedicated Gramps Web user with at least the editor role.; GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORD (required): That user's password.; GRAMPS_MCP_CONFIG: Absolute path to the TOML file listing reference GEDCOMs and the privacy setting.; GRAMPS_MCP_EXPOSE_PRIVATE: Set true to turn off living-person and private-record filtering of bulk output.; GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_USERNAME: Optional. A Transkribus account (Scholar plan or above), for ocr_media's handwriting routes. Every page costs credits.; GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD: That Transkribus account's password.; GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PAGE_BUDGET: Pages a calendar month ocr_media may send to Transkribus without the caller's per-call spend_credits. 0 asks every time.; GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_API_URL: Transkribus' processing API..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 2.2.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GRAMPS_MCP_API_URLBase URL of your Gramps Web API, e.g. http://gramps.example.org:5000.Yes
GRAMPS_MCP_USERNAMEA dedicated Gramps Web user with at least the editor role.Yes
GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORDThat user's password.Yes
GRAMPS_MCP_CONFIGAbsolute path to the TOML file listing reference GEDCOMs and the privacy setting.Optional
GRAMPS_MCP_EXPOSE_PRIVATESet true to turn off living-person and private-record filtering of bulk output.Optional
GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_USERNAMEOptional. A Transkribus account (Scholar plan or above), for ocr_media's handwriting routes. Every page costs credits.Optional
GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORDThat Transkribus account's password.Optional
GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PAGE_BUDGETPages a calendar month ocr_media may send to Transkribus without the caller's per-call spend_credits. 0 asks every time.Optional
GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_API_URLTranskribus' processing API.Optional