Oral Heritage Index

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

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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.

topicstring, required

pillarstring

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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.

Argument	Type	Description
topic*	string
pillar	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "topic"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "topic": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "pillar": {
      "enum": [
        "interview-craft",
        "question-banks",
        "capture-methods",
        "artifact-preservation",
        "end-of-life",
        "gifting",
        "publishing",
        "digital-legacy"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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.

Argument	Type	Description
event*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "event"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "event": {
      "enum": [
        "mothers-day",
        "fathers-day",
        "birthday-milestone",
        "anniversary",
        "new-baby",
        "memorial"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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).

Argument	Type	Description
pillar*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "pillar"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "pillar": {
      "enum": [
        "interview-craft",
        "question-banks",
        "capture-methods",
        "artifact-preservation",
        "end-of-life",
        "gifting",
        "publishing",
        "digital-legacy"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_pillars

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

No arguments.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {}
}

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.

Argument	Type	Description
query*	string	Natural-language question or topic.
top_k	integer	Number of hits to return (default 5).
pillar	string	Restrict to one pillar; omit for full-corpus search.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Natural-language question or topic."
    },
    "top_k": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of hits to return (default 5)."
    },
    "pillar": {
      "enum": [
        "interview-craft",
        "question-banks",
        "capture-methods",
        "artifact-preservation",
        "end-of-life",
        "gifting",
        "publishing",
        "digital-legacy"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Restrict to one pillar; omit for full-corpus search."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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.

Argument	Type	Description
count	integer	Max questions to return (default 10).
theme	string
life_stage	string
relationship	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Max questions to return (default 10)."
    },
    "theme": {
      "enum": [
        "immigration",
        "faith",
        "love",
        "work",
        "loss",
        "identity",
        "everyday",
        "any"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "life_stage": {
      "enum": [
        "childhood",
        "teens",
        "early-adult",
        "midlife",
        "elder",
        "any"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "relationship": {
      "enum": [
        "parent",
        "grandparent",
        "spouse",
        "sibling",
        "self",
        "any"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}