OpenHeritage Public Search

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Read-only OpenHeritage search for genealogy and cultural heritage records.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "OpenHeritage Public Search": {
      "url": "https://openheritage.online/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (13)

• search_collections

  Search public OpenHeritage collections by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_memorials

  Search public memorial records by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• find_places_nearby

  Find active canonical places near coordinates, optionally resolving historical context for a date.

  Parameters:

  • latitude (required) — number — Required latitude in decimal degrees, from -90 through 90.
  • longitude (required) — number — Required longitude in decimal degrees, from -180 through 180.
  • date — ['string', 'null'] — Optional historical date in yyyy-MM-dd format; names and context are resolved as known on that date.
  • take — ['integer', 'null'] — Optional number of places to return, nearest first, from 1 through 20. Defaults to 20.
  • radiusKm — ['number', 'null'] — Optional positive search radius in kilometres. Defaults to 50.
  • typeCode — ['string', 'null'] — Optional canonical place type code (see the place-type-catalog resource).

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_sources

  Search public sources by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_records

  Search public OpenHeritage records across supported entity types.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.
  • entityTypes — ['array', 'null'] — Optional public entity type filters.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_documents

  Search public source documents by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_place

  Read a canonical place by stable ID, optionally resolving its historical context for a date.

  Parameters:

  • placeId (required) — string — Required stable canonical place ID (GUID), as returned by the place tools.
  • date — ['string', 'null'] — Optional historical date in yyyy-MM-dd format; the place's name and containing places are resolved as known on that date.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_cemeteries

  Search public cemeteries by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_authors

  Search public person and organization author authority records by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_repositories

  Search public source repositories by text.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_places

  Search active canonical places by text and optional geographic or type filters.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required place name or text to search for.
  • date — ['string', 'null'] — Optional historical date in yyyy-MM-dd format.
  • latitude — ['number', 'null'] — Optional latitude in decimal degrees; longitude is required when supplied.
  • radiusKm — ['number', 'null'] — Optional positive search radius in kilometres; coordinates are required when supplied.
  • typeCode — ['string', 'null'] — Optional canonical place type code (see the place-type-catalog resource).
  • longitude — ['number', 'null'] — Optional longitude in decimal degrees; latitude is required when supplied.
  • hasCoordinates — ['boolean', 'null'] — Optionally require places to have or not have coordinates.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• autocomplete_places

  Autocomplete active canonical places by prefix, optionally resolving historical context for a date.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required beginning of a place name, as typed so far.
  • date — ['string', 'null'] — Optional historical date in yyyy-MM-dd format; names and context are resolved as known on that date.
  • take — ['integer', 'null'] — Optional number of suggestions to return, from 1 through 20. Defaults to 10.
  • typeCode — ['string', 'null'] — Optional canonical place type code (see the place-type-catalog resource).

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_page_text

  Search the transcribed text of public document pages, by keyword and meaning; each hit links to its page.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Required text to search for: words, a name or a phrase from the page.
  • semantic — ['boolean', 'null'] — Whether to include meaning-based matches as well as keyword matches. Defaults to true.
  • sourceId — ['string', 'null'] — Optional source ID (GUID) to search within the documents of one source.
  • documentId — ['string', 'null'] — Optional document ID (GUID) to search within one document.

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

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