Your family's history, together in the cloud.
Passage is the private, always-on home for your family tree — hosted in the cloud, not trapped on one desktop. Invite relatives to explore and contribute, with every change reviewed before it lands on the source of truth. And it's the only genealogy platform that's agent-native: connect your own Claude or ChatGPT through the MCP connector and your AI does the research, then writes findings back into your tree — bring your own AI, no per-seat AI fees, no lock-in.
30 days, full Lineage features, no credit card — request early access during the beta.
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Family tree source of truth
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Export promise
Full GEDCOM and GEDZIP stay one click away.What changes
The family can look in, add what they know, and propose updates. The keeper decides what becomes part of the tree.
The wedge
A private, agent-native workspace for the family keeper.
Passage is for the person holding the family history together today: the one with the desktop file, scanned certificates, old photos, and relatives waiting for the next PDF — and it's the only genealogy platform built for you to connect your own AI to the tree.
Bring the tree you already have
Import a GEDCOM from Reunion, RootsMagic, Family Tree Maker, Ancestry, or MyHeritage. Passage starts from your existing work instead of asking you to rebuild it.
Bring your own AI
Passage is the only genealogy platform that's agent-native. Connect your own Claude or ChatGPT to your tree through the MCP connector, and your AI does the research and writes findings back into your family tree — bring your own AI, we make zero AI calls: no per-seat AI fees, no lock-in.
Invite family without losing control
Relatives can look in and contribute around the keeper's tree. Sensitive branches stay scoped by permissions instead of becoming public by accident.
Use reviewed contributions
Family members and guest researchers — human or AI-assisted — can propose additions. The keeper reviews the evidence before anything lands on the source of truth.
Keep living people private
Unknown vital status is treated as private, deny rules win, and every person/media read is routed through the same visibility resolver.
Export is part of the promise
Full GEDCOM and GEDZIP export stays available because Passage should be a home for family history, never a one-way door — even if you stop paying.
The landscape
Not another records subscription.
The market is split between expensive records subscriptions, one-time desktop tools, free public trees, and self-hosted software. Passage lives in the gap: hosted, private, collaborative, and export-safe — and it's the only one of these platforms that's agent-native: connect your own Claude or ChatGPT via MCP instead of paying us for AI.
| Category | Passage role | Plain read |
|---|---|---|
Records and DNA platforms Ancestry, MyHeritage | Complement | Use them for record discovery, hints, and DNA. Passage is where the family-controlled conclusions, citations, private media, and reviewed updates live. |
Desktop genealogy apps Reunion, RootsMagic, Family Tree Maker, MacFamilyTree | Migration path | Great for a single keeper. Passage takes the next step: private web access, family collaboration, and an export-safe shared workspace. |
Public or global trees FamilySearch, WikiTree, Geni | Different posture | Useful for open collaboration. Passage is private by default, family-owned, and built for sensitive living-person visibility. |
Self-hosted genealogy webtrees, Gramps Web | Easier hosted option | Strong tools for technical users. Passage is for families that want the same control posture without running their own server. |
Passage is the only platform here where you bring your own AI — no per-seat AI fees, no lock-in.
Who it is for
One family product, one professional track.
A bigger family is not the same as a professional practice. Passage separates the two so families are not pushed into per-seat pricing and professionals still get the workflow they need.
Family keeper
The person with the file, photos, notes, and responsibility. Passage gives them a private web home, plus an AI research partner via MCP, without giving up control.
Trial trigger: 30 days free, full Lineage features, no credit card.
Collaborative family
Relatives who want to look in, fix a date, add a story, or upload a photo without becoming full-time genealogists.
Value trigger: everyone contributes, the keeper reviews — individual accounts are always free.
Archivist
Professional genealogists and citizenship researchers managing client trees, evidence, documents, and handoff.
Pro trigger: multiple client workspaces and tree transfer — $29/mo, hand-invoiced during beta.
Pricing direction
Price the toolkit and storage, not the family.
The family plan should never punish sharing. The pro plan is separate because many client trees is a business workflow, not just a bigger family. There is no free-forever plan — the free thing is time.
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Start your free trial
30 days of the full Lineage feature set, no credit card. Self-serve signup isn't open yet, so trials begin with a request for early access during the beta.
Lineage
For the family researching together: one or two keepers plus relatives looking in and contributing.
or $90/yr (2 months free)
- 3 family trees, unlimited people
- 15 family seats + 10 guest collaborators
- Agent-native — connect Claude & ChatGPT via MCP
- Full GEDCOM and GEDZIP export
- Reviewed contributions and share links
- All visualization views and reports
Archivist
For professional genealogists and dual-citizenship facilitators managing client evidence and handoff.
or $290/yr (2 months free)
- Unlimited client workspace trees
- Tree transfer at handoff
- Cross-family dashboard
- 100 GB media storage
- Multiple MCP connectors
- Priority support
Your data is always yours.
View and export your family tree free, forever — even if you stop paying. If a subscription lapses, the tree moves to a read-only archive: sign in, view everything, and take a full GEDCOM/GEDZIP export any time. Nothing is ever deleted or held hostage.
Plain answers
What this is, and what it is not.
Request early access
Bring the file you already have. Try Passage free for 30 days.
Passage is live for one family and opening a small beta under the public home ourpassage.app. Every new family gets the full Lineage toolkit — including the agent-native MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT — free for 30 days, no credit card. Self-serve signup isn't open yet, so trials start with a request.