lookup-person-wikidata

What problem does it solve?

When creating new person records for Dutch government entities, ambiguous name references often lead to unstable UUID-based slugs instead of human-readable ones that include birth years. This skill solves that by querying Wikidata to find matching person candidates with their Q-ids and birth years, so you can use stable, meaningful slugs for new records.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Disambiguated Person Lookup: Accepts full names or structured name objects (family, given, initials) plus optional context like organization or role to narrow down matches.
• Scored Candidate Matching: Ranks Wikidata results by name similarity and context fit, returning a recommended match only when confidence exceeds 0.85 to avoid incorrect assignments.
• Cached, Safe Output: Caches lookup results to avoid repeated network calls, and only writes output to staging directories to prevent accidental direct edits to production person data. Use Case: For example, when adding a new director for the BZK directie Digitale Samenleving, use this skill to first check if they have a Wikidata entry, so their person slug includes their birth year instead of a random UUID.

Quick Start

Use the lookup-person-wikidata skill to find Wikidata candidates for the person named Suzie Kewal who works at BZK directie Digitale Samenleving.