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Historical Figures

Curated database of notable historical figures — leaders, scientists, artists, philosophers, and explorers.

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Data source: Curated dataset (Wikipedia, academic sources)

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/historical-figures/
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-historical-figures": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/historical-figures/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}
Shell
curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/historical-figures/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "get_historical_figure", "arguments": {"figure_id": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/historical-figures/

6 endpoints available:

Shell
curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/historical-figures/get_historical_figure?figure_id=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
Python
import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/historical-figures/get_historical_figure",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "figure_id": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec  ·  Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc historical-figures

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install
pip install gnistai

Available Tools (6)

get_historical_figure
Get detailed information about a historical figure by ID.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
figure_idstringrequiredSlug ID of the historical figure (e.g. 'julius-caesar', 'albert-einstein').
search_historical_figures
Search historical figures by keyword.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
querystringrequiredSearch keyword — matches name, known_for, or description.
limitanyoptionalMaximum number of results (default: 20, max: 100).
list_figures_by_field
List historical figures by their field of achievement.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
fieldstringrequiredField of achievement (e.g. 'Science & Mathematics', 'Arts & Literature', 'Philosophy').
limitanyoptionalMaximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100).
list_figures_by_era
List historical figures by historical era.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
erastringrequiredHistorical era (e.g. 'Ancient', 'Medieval', 'Renaissance', 'Modern', 'Contemporary').
limitanyoptionalMaximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100).
list_figures_by_nationality
List historical figures by nationality.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
nationalitystringrequiredNationality to filter by (case-insensitive, partial match).
limitanyoptionalMaximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100).
report_feedback
Report a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
feedbackstringrequired
feedback_typestringoptional (default: "general")

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