Education
Data source: Curated dataset (Wikipedia, academic sources)
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"}}}'
REST API
API Root
https://context.gnist.ai/rest/historical-figures/
6 endpoints available:
GET /rest/historical-figures/get_historical_figureGET /rest/historical-figures/search_historical_figuresGET /rest/historical-figures/list_figures_by_fieldGET /rest/historical-figures/list_figures_by_eraGET /rest/historical-figures/list_figures_by_nationalityGET /rest/historical-figures/report_feedback
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())
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_figureGet detailed information about a historical figure by ID.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
figure_id | string | required | Slug ID of the historical figure (e.g. 'julius-caesar', 'albert-einstein'). |
search_historical_figuresSearch historical figures by keyword.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | required | Search keyword — matches name, known_for, or description. |
limit | any | optional | Maximum number of results (default: 20, max: 100). |
list_figures_by_fieldList historical figures by their field of achievement.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
field | string | required | Field of achievement (e.g. 'Science & Mathematics', 'Arts & Literature', 'Philosophy'). |
limit | any | optional | Maximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100). |
list_figures_by_eraList historical figures by historical era.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
era | string | required | Historical era (e.g. 'Ancient', 'Medieval', 'Renaissance', 'Modern', 'Contemporary'). |
limit | any | optional | Maximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100). |
list_figures_by_nationalityList historical figures by nationality.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
nationality | string | required | Nationality to filter by (case-insensitive, partial match). |
limit | any | optional | Maximum number of results (default: 50, max: 100). |
report_feedbackReport a bug, feature request, or general feedback for this data source.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
feedback | string | required | |
feedback_type | string | optional | (default: "general") |