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DISCOVERIES

Insights from
your own data

AncestorOS analyzes your tree and surfaces six types of discoveries — hints, potential records, DNA insights, upcoming anniversaries, missing data alerts, and new items — all from your own data, organized in a filterable dashboard with confidence levels and one-tap actions.

Discoveries
5 new
Hint
Naming pattern: 4 of 7 firstborns named Johann
Across 3 generations in your tree
Record
Marriage record likely exists for Johann Müller
Has 3 children recorded — no marriage date entered
Missing Info
Elsa K. is missing a birth date
Add their birth date in the person editor to resolve this

A dashboard that shows what needs your attention

Four stat cards at the top give you an instant count of new hints, potential records, DNA-linked discoveries, and missing data points waiting for review. Filter tabs let you focus on one type at a time — All, Hints, Records, DNA, Anniversaries, Missing Info, or New. Every card shows a confidence indicator (low, medium, or high) so you know which discoveries to act on first.

Known
Married: 12 Apr 1870, Kraków
Died: 3 Nov 1921, Chicago
Estimated
Born: ~1845–1855

Missing data surfaced — and anniversaries you'd otherwise forget

Missing Info discoveries automatically identify people in your tree with incomplete key fields. Each card includes a direct "Add Info" button that opens the person editor so you can fill the gap without hunting for them. The Anniversaries tab surfaces upcoming birthdays and death anniversaries from your tree automatically — so meaningful dates never slip past unnoticed.

No birth year — Karl M.
No parents recorded — Elsa R.
No birthplace — Heinrich K.

Act on discoveries — or clear them from your queue

Every discovery card shows the type, title, description, and a confidence indicator. Action buttons let you Accept a discovery to save it, Dismiss it with a confirmation (keeping your queue clean), View Source for external links, View Person to jump directly to that person's profile, or Add Info to open the person editor for missing-data discoveries. Each hint also tells you exactly what to do next — like "Add their birth date in the person editor to resolve this."

Naming Pattern
4 of 7 firstborn sons named "Heinrich" across 3 generations
Geographic Cluster
11 of 18 people born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Your tree data drives the discoveries

The more you add, the more AncestorOS can analyze and surface — all from what you've entered.

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AncestorOS analyzes your tree data

As you build your tree, AncestorOS scans it for patterns, missing fields, relationship gaps, and data that warrants a hint. Upcoming birthdays and death anniversaries are tracked automatically. DNA match entries you've added feed the DNA tab. All analysis stays within your own data — no external databases involved.

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Discoveries appear, sorted by type and status

Open the Discoveries screen to see your dashboard: stat cards showing counts by category, followed by filterable cards for Hints, Records, DNA, Anniversaries, Missing Info, and New items. Each card shows confidence (low / medium / high), a description, and the suggested next action.

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Accept, act, or dismiss — keep your queue clean

Tap Accept to save a discovery, Dismiss to remove it from view (with a confirmation step), or use the action buttons — View Person, View Source, or Add Info — to resolve it directly. Discoveries move from "new" to "accepted" or "dismissed" so your queue always reflects what still needs attention.

Six types of discoveries. One clean dashboard.

Hints, records, DNA, anniversaries, missing info, and new items — all organized with confidence levels and direct action buttons.

Hints and patterns

Patterns noticed in your tree data — naming conventions, birth spacing, migration trends — surfaced as gold-coded Hint discoveries with a confidence level and suggested action.

Missing Info discoveries

People in your tree with incomplete key fields are flagged automatically. Each card includes an Add Info button that opens the person editor directly — no hunting required.

Anniversaries tab

Upcoming birthdays and death anniversaries from your family tree are surfaced automatically in the Anniversaries tab — no manual entry needed.

DNA discoveries from your data

The DNA tab shows insights derived from DNA match information you've manually entered. These are your own data analyzed — not external DNA database connections.

Confidence levels on every discovery

Each discovery card shows a three-dot confidence indicator — low, medium, or high — so you can quickly prioritize which ones to act on first.

Based entirely on your data

No external databases, no AI guessing. Every discovery is generated from what you've entered — tree data, relationships, dates, and DNA matches you've recorded yourself.

Common questions

Six types: Hints (gold) — patterns noticed in your tree data; Records (blue) — potential record leads based on your data; DNA (purple) — insights from DNA match information you've entered; Anniversaries (red) — upcoming birthdays and death anniversaries from your tree; Missing Info (yellow) — people with incomplete key fields; and a New filter showing all unreviewed items. Each card shows a confidence level (low / medium / high) and relevant action buttons.
No. All discoveries are generated from data you've entered yourself. AncestorOS does not connect to Ancestry, FamilySearch, or any external record source. Record-type discoveries are leads generated by analyzing your own tree data — not matches pulled from a third-party database. Your data stays yours.
Yes. Each discovery card has a Dismiss button. Tapping it shows a confirmation before removing the discovery from your active queue. Dismissed discoveries move to "dismissed" status, keeping your dashboard focused on what still needs attention. You can also Accept discoveries to save them as confirmed.
Yes — the full Discoveries feature including all six discovery types, the dashboard with stat cards, confidence indicators, and all action buttons (Accept, Dismiss, View Person, View Source, Add Info) is included in both the Hobbyist ($15/mo) and Pro ($40/mo) plans. No features are gated behind a higher tier.
Yes. Hint and Record discoveries are generated by analyzing patterns in your data, not by verifying against primary sources. The confidence indicator (low / medium / high) tells you how reliable the system considers each one. Always verify discoveries with primary sources before treating them as confirmed facts. Dismissing a discovery is easy if it doesn't apply.

Let your data tell you what it knows

Build your tree and your discoveries dashboard fills with hints, anniversaries, missing data alerts, and more — automatically.