MCPVault

get_type

MCP tool from Gramps MCP by cabout-me

Get comprehensive information about specific persons or families by ID

How to use it

get_type is exposed by the Gramps MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_type tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Gramps MCP

$uvx mcpo --port 8000 -- uv run python -m src.gramps_mcp.server stdio
FULL GRAMPS MCP LISTING

Other tools in Gramps MCP (15)

create_citation

Create or update citations

create_event

Create or update life events

create_family

Create or update family units

create_media

Create or update media files

create_note

Create or update textual notes

create_person

Create or update person records

create_place

Create or update geographic locations

create_repository

Create or update repository records

create_source

Create or update source documents

find_anything

Text search across all genealogy data (matches literal text, not logical combinations)

find_type

Universal search for any entity type (person, family, event, place, source, citation, media, repository) using Gramps Query Language

get_ancestors

Find all ancestors of a person

get_descendants

Find all descendants of a person

recent_changes

Track recent modifications to your data

tree_stats

Get tree statistics and information