Search for documents in the Gallica digital library by title.

Search for documents in the Gallica digital library by author.

Search for documents in the Gallica digital library by subject.

Search for documents in the Gallica digital library by date. Accepts YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.

Search for documents in the Gallica digital library by document type (e.g., monographie, periodique, image, manuscrit, carte, musique, etc.).

Perform an advanced search using custom CQL query syntax. Examples: dc.creator all "Victor Hugo" and dc.type all "monographie", dc.subject all "Paris" and dc.type all "carte", dc.language all "eng".

Search the Gallica digital library using natural language. This is a simplified search that uses the "gallica all" operator to search across all fields.

Get full metadata for a Gallica item by its ARK identifier. Returns bibliographic data, available formats, and helpful URLs.

Enumerate pages of a document. Returns logical page numbers, IIIF image URLs, and text availability flags.

Get IIIF image URL for a specific page. Returns URL and metadata, not binary data.

Retrieve OCR or TEI text for a specific page when available. Returns null if text is not available.

Generate a research report in a sequential, step-by-step manner using Gallica BnF sources.

This tool follows a sequential approach to report generation:

1. Initialize with a topic

2. Search for sources

3. Create bibliography

4. Create content sections in order

Parameters:

• topic: Research topic (only needed for initialization)

• page_count: Number of pages for the report (default: 4)

• source_count: Number of sources to find (default: 10)

• search_sources: Set to true to search for sources after initialization

• section_number: Current section number (1-based)

• total_sections: Total number of sections in the report

• title: Title of the current section

• content: Content for the current section

• is_bibliography: Whether this section is the bibliography

• sources_used: List of source IDs used in this section

• next_section_needed: Whether another section is needed

• include_graphics: Whether to include images and maps in the report