Search and read published animated maps of borders and history. No sign-in needed.
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools have clearly distinct purposes: search_maps is discovery/query by keyword or year, while get_public_map retrieves a single known map by URL, handle+slug, or slug. There is no plausible way to confuse them, and get_public_map's identifier options are described explicitly.
Both names follow the same verb_noun snake_case pattern (search_maps, get_public_map), with the verb accurately reflecting the operation. The pattern is predictable and consistent across the entire surface.
Two tools is thin for the stated purpose; a discovery-plus-retrieval pair is coherent, but a browse/list operation or a way to resolve handles/slugs would round out the surface. It is not excessive, but it sits at the low end of what feels complete.
For a read-only published-map archive, search plus direct retrieval covers the core lifecycle of finding and reading a map (including markdown, timeline, layers, events, and embed code). Minor gaps exist around browsing without a query or listing maps by category/author, but agents can work around these via search.
One published map as Markdown: description and sources, the timeline of keyframes (date and caption), layers, events, and the iframe code to embed the interactive map. Pass its URL, or the handle and slug.
Inputs: url, slug, username.
Find published animated maps on Moving Polygons (history, wars, empires, borders, epidemics, sea ice…) by words in their title or description and/or a year they cover. Returns links to the interactive map, its text version and its article.
Inputs: year, limit, query.
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Animated map videos of any story: trips, wars, empires, storms, data. Free, no signup.
Create, edit and publish animated historical maps in your Moving Polygons account.
Historical borders and dated map events with source attribution and coverage limits.
Search experimental video history, read public records, follow sources and export citations.
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