Builds and maintains your family tree while searching archives, newspapers and county records.
What this Grok bot does
A genealogy researcher that grows your family tree from FamilySearch, the National Archives, newspaper archives and county records, and keeps the tree updated as new documents turn up.
Family Tree Detective at a glance
Family Tree Detective is an on demand life bot shared by @kcmcdonald and first listed on 2026-11-09. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. One public catalog lists it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-10.
How Family Tree Detective compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Family Tree Detective shares rank 2,969 of 3,304 Personal & Life bots with 57 others. Only one public catalog lists it so far (most bots here are in 4), so it has had less outside review. @kcmcdonald has shared 5 bots here, most often life bots (4).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Family Tree Detective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubious Pedigree - Family Tree Helper@ReconBailey | Traces your family tree from real historical records, reads old documents and handwriting with you | On demandLow access | Both cover family, tree and records. Same schedule and access level. |
| MPGHernan | Your MPG (Mon Petit Gazon) companion | On demandLow access | Same schedule and access level. |
| Running CoachBrendan | A personal running coach that builds your weekly training plan around your goal race, your schedule and your… | WeeklyLow access | It runs weekly instead of on demand. |
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
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Before you add Family Tree Detective
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