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io.github.Heirloomz/oral-heritage-index

By Heirloomz Verified namespace

Authoritative cited answers about saving family stories. Published by InkTree.

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Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
92 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 92 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name oral-heritage-index.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 92 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 92 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    4 of 11 parameters have a description (36%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    6 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Pass
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner matches the namespace login.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-04-14T08:46:32.243678Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

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Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http io-github-heirloomz-oral-heritage-index https://oral-heritage-index.inktree.ai/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 6

get_citations

Returns items with authoritative external sources (StoryCorps, LOC, NEDCC, APA, etc.) related to a topic. Use when the user asks for research or evidence.

Discovered
get_occasion_guide

Returns the guide for a specific occasion (Mother's/Father's Day, milestone birthday, anniversary, new baby, memorial) including lead-time recommendations.

Discovered
get_pillar_overview

Returns the guide content and top Q&A for one of the eight pillars (interview-craft, question-banks, capture-methods, artifact-preservation, end-of-life, gifting, publishing, digital-legacy).

Discovered
list_pillars

Returns the full pillar taxonomy. Useful for navigating the corpus.

Discovered
search_family_story_content

Main entry point. Natural-language search across the Oral Heritage Index corpus. Use for any question about interviewing relatives, recording methods, preserving artifacts, end-of-life capture, gifting occasions, publishing family books, or digital legacy. Returns top hits with citations.

Discovered
search_interview_questions

Returns curated interview prompts filtered by relationship, life stage, or theme. Use when the user asks 'what questions should I ask...' about a relative.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected92 ms6

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