GEDCOM Explorer
/install gedcom-explorer
GEDCOM Explorer
Parse any GEDCOM file and generate a self-contained interactive HTML dashboard.
Quick Start
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py \x3Cinput.ged> [output.html] [--title "Title"] [--subtitle "Subtitle"]
Examples
# Basic — outputs family-explorer.html in current directory
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py ~/my-family.ged
# Custom output path and title
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py ~/my-family.ged ~/Desktop/hart-family.html \
--title "Hart Family Tree" --subtitle "Six generations of history"
# Demo with bundled US Presidents data
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py assets/demo-presidents.ged presidents.html \
--title "Presidential Family Explorer" --subtitle "US Presidents & Their Ancestors"
Features
- Dashboard — Stats grid (people, families, places, generations), On This Day events, top surnames, geographic origins, people by century, party breakdown (for presidential data)
- Family Tree — Interactive tree visualization with zoom/pan, select any person as root, color-coded by gender/president status
- People — Searchable/filterable directory with gender and president filters, pagination, click for full detail modal
- Timeline — Chronological events (births, deaths, marriages) with filters and search
- Daily Alerts — Today's anniversaries, random ancestor spotlight, fun facts
- Person Modal — Full detail view with parents, spouses, children (all clickable links)
- Global Search — Search across all tabs by name, place, or year
How It Works
build_explorer.py parses the GEDCOM, extracts all individuals + families, computes stats, and embeds everything as inline JSON in a single HTML file. No server needed — just open the HTML.
Auto-detects US Presidents from OCCU (occupation) fields. Works with any GEDCOM; presidential features simply won't appear if no president data exists.
GEDCOM Sources
Users can export .ged files from:
- Ancestry.com → Tree Settings → Export Tree
- FamilySearch.org → Download GEDCOM
- MyHeritage → Family Tree → Export → GEDCOM
- Any genealogy software (Gramps, RootsMagic, Legacy, etc.)
Demo Data
assets/demo-presidents.ged — Public domain US Presidents GEDCOM (2,322 people, 1,115 families, 44 presidents). Source: webtreeprint.com.
Serving Locally
cd /path/to/output/dir
python3 -m http.server 8899
# Open http://localhost:8899/family-explorer.html
Extending
The generated HTML is fully self-contained. To customize:
- Edit CSS variables in
:rootfor theming - The dashboard adapts to whatever data is in the GEDCOM — no presidential data required
- For OpenClaw cron integration: parse GEDCOM daily events and send "On This Day" notifications via Telegram
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install gedcom-explorer - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/gedcom-explorer触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
GEDCOM Explorer 是什么?
Generate an interactive family tree dashboard from any GEDCOM (.ged) file. Creates a single-file HTML app with 5 tabs (Dashboard, Family Tree, People, Timeline, Daily Alerts), search, person modals, charts, and "On This Day" events. Use when asked to visualize genealogy data, explore family history, build a family tree viewer, or work with GEDCOM files. Triggers on "family tree", "genealogy", "GEDCOM", "ancestors", "family explorer", "family history dashboard". 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 1890 次。
如何安装 GEDCOM Explorer?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install gedcom-explorer」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
GEDCOM Explorer 是免费的吗?
是的,GEDCOM Explorer 完全免费(开源免费),可自由下载、安装和使用。
GEDCOM Explorer 支持哪些平台?
GEDCOM Explorer 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(cross-platform)。
谁开发了 GEDCOM Explorer?
由 justinhartbiz(@justinhartbiz)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。