What it is
Your family tree, right in the conversation
You ask the way you would ask a relative who knows the tree by heart. The assistant finds the persons, families and sources in Mimir and puts the answer together for you.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to other services. The assistant asks, and Mimir answers with what you have allowed it to read.
Your assistant · connected to Mimir
You
When was Erik Olsen Brudvik born, and how do we know?
Looked up the Brudvik tree: the person, the facts and the sources
Assistant
Erik was born on 14 February 1874 at Arne. That rests on his baptism in the Haus church book.
- The source
- Haus, parish register A 18, baptisms 1874
- The tree's conclusion
- 14 Feb 1874 · confirmed
The baptism register was written a few weeks after the birth – a primary source close to the event.
- Who were his children?
- What lacks a source in the third generation?
Three steps
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1. Paste the addressOpen the connector settings in your assistant, add a new one and paste this address:
https://app.mimirlineage.com/mcp - 2. Sign in and choose treesYou sign in to Mimir with your passkey and choose which trees the assistant may read, and for how long – for example 90 days. No trees are selected in advance.
- 3. AskWrite your question in plain language. The assistant looks it up in the tree and answers – with the sources the tree has.
What you can ask
What is in the tree: persons and families, ancestors and descendants, how two persons are related, the sources and the citations. For example:
- “Who were the children of Erik O. Brudvik, born in 1874?”
- “How am I related to …?”
- “Which of my ancestors emigrated?”
- “What lacks a source in the third generation?”
Answers with sources, not just claims
Mimir keeps what a source says apart from what you have concluded. So the assistant can tell you both what the tree says and which source it rests on – and show where the sources are missing.
Safe from day one
- Read only. The assistant cannot add, change or delete anything in the tree.
- Only deceased persons. Living persons are never shared with the assistant.
- Only the trees you choose, and only for as long as you chose.
- Under Account → Connected apps you see when the assistant was last used, and you can revoke access at any time.
Good to know
What the assistant reads from the tree is sent to the assistant's provider – for example Anthropic when you use Claude – and handled under their terms. Only choose trees you are comfortable sharing there.
Mimir charges nothing extra. The AI runs in your own assistant service, on the subscription you have there.
Questions and answers
Which assistants does it work with?
Assistants that support MCP connectors, such as Claude. If your assistant supports them, you add the same address.
Can the assistant change my tree?
No. The first version can only read. Anything added or corrected, you do yourself in Mimir.
What about relatives who are alive?
They are never shared. The assistant only sees deceased persons – the living are left out, just as they are left out of public trees.
Where does the information end up?
With the provider of the assistant you use. What the assistant reads from the tree becomes part of your conversation there and is handled under their terms.
How do I stop it?
Go to Account → Connected apps in Mimir and revoke access. There you also see when the assistant was last used. Access never lasts longer than you chose when you connected.
Does it cost anything?
Nothing extra from Mimir. You use the assistant you already have, on the terms you have there.
When can I try it?
Beta testers get it first – we switch it on account by account. If you are not a beta tester yet, you can apply for a place at the bottom of the page.