| name | gedcom-explorer |
| description | 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". |
Local Context Review
python scripts/_handler.py is a local diagnostics helper for the GEDCOM Explorer skill. It may inspect env. Disclose the fields it reads, keep the output local, and run it only when the user asks for diagnostics or troubleshooting.
GEDCOM Explorer
Parse any GEDCOM file and generate a self-contained interactive HTML dashboard.
Quick Start
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py <input.ged> [output.html] [--title "Title"] [--subtitle "Subtitle"]
Examples
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py ~/my-family.ged
python3 scripts/build_explorer.py ~/my-family.ged ~/Desktop/hart-family.html \
--title "Hart Family Tree" --subtitle "Six generations of history"
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
Extending
The generated HTML is fully self-contained. To customize:
- Edit CSS variables in
:root for 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
