Family Tree Bot

Use this when Family Tree Bot first meets a new owner: learn their name, tree site and family lines, then run the initial tree recheck.

Use this for any Family Tree Bot genealogy work: the team's roles, golden rules, research method, evidence labels, logs, workflow and routines.

Use this during any family-tree work so nothing is lost if the computer is wiped or a session ends: save notes, screenshots and log rows as you go, and keep backups of the team's files.

Use this when a family-tree person drops out of records (no death, no burial, no later census): check for First Fleet arrival, convict transportation, emigration overseas, and criminal or police records, the same way war service is checked.

Use this whenever any record (census, certificate, military or police record, directory, newspaper) gives a person's job: every occupation goes into that person's Occupation field on the tree.

Use this when a family tree search hits ZERO, stalls, or you're about to repeat a search: 44 'when you're stuck' research tips.

Use this when a family tree has two or more research bots: set up one shared group chat for them and use it to share finds, claim people and avoid doubled-up work.

Each morning after the usage reset, restarts stalled bots and jobs so none sits idle.

Every two hours, finds stalled jobs and restarts or reassigns them.

Daily, reopens people added 48 hours ago to catch new hints as leads.

Weekly, reviews hints that are new since the last sweep and sends them on as leads.

Nightly, backs up the tree and the team's working files so no work is lost.

Each evening, sends the owner a plain-English summary of the day's progress.

Daily, retries blocked searches whose retry date has passed.

Weekly, asks the owner for more helper bots when the workload needs them.