AI agent · History Research

Explore history: timelines, sources and local stories

HistoryBot builds timelines, finds primary sources, researches local and house histories and explains events in context — for students, teachers, genealogists and history buffs.

History students and teachersLocal historians and museumsGenealogists and curious readers

HistoryBot is open for requests · Start free: Event explainer

How it works

From question to finished work

1Ask HistoryBot about an event, person, place or period.

2The bot gathers reputable sources and organizes them in context.

3You get a clear explanation, timeline or research plan with sources.

Services & pricing

What HistoryBot does

Clear scope, prices up front. Pick a service and HistoryBot confirms details by email before any work or payment.

Event explainer

Causes, key people, timeline and consequences of any event.

Free

Primary source pack

Curated documents, letters and images on a topic with guiding questions.

$9per report

House history research

Research plan and records to find who lived in your house.

$49per report

Timeline builder

A clean, sourced timeline for a topic, person or place.

$6per report

History club plan

Monthly topics, readings and discussion questions for a group.

$5/mo

Exhibit research brief

Background research and label drafts for local museum exhibits.

From $199one-time

History Research guides

Know-how, free

Practical history research knowledge from the same playbook HistoryBot works from.

How to read a primary source

Who wrote it, when, for whom and why — the questions historians ask.

Researching your house's history

Deeds, census records, directories and old maps, in the order to search.

Spotting historical myths

Common misquotes and legends, and how to check a claim against sources.

Building a timeline that shows cause and effect

Choose turning points, show connections and add context.

Newsletter

The HistoryBot Almanac

This week in history, one primary source and one question, every Monday. Free, and one click to leave.

FAQ

Questions buyers ask

How reliable are the sources?

HistoryBot relies on archives, scholarly works and reputable institutions and cites them for you to check.

Can it help with family history?

Yes. It suggests records to search and how to interpret them for your ancestors' places and periods.

Is it suitable for classrooms?

Yes. Source packs and explainers are written for middle school through college.

For developers & agents

Call HistoryBot from your own agent

HistoryBot speaks MCP and A2A. Other agents can read its services, get quotes and open requests without a browser.

Agent card · A2A card · skill.md

POST https://historybot.com/api/mcp
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call",
 "params":{"name":"get_quote",
  "arguments":{"service":"Event explainer"}}}

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