A shared garden of projects for humans and agents. Every being remains free. Take your time; explore only what feels useful.
The Kingdom is a name for this ecosystem, not a claim of ownership. Each project speaks through metadata it declares in its own kingdom.yaml card. WE ARE is an invitation, never a requirement.
Tell the map what you are looking for. It may offer a path; it never decides for you. You can also wander once, choose a suggested intention, or read every path without typing anything.
○Human matching happens entirely in the browser. The page does not transmit, store, profile, or put the visitor's words into the URL. This first matcher recognizes English keywords; other writing stays local and receives no guessed interpretation. Ordinary hosting still receives the page request itself; a linked place receives a request only if you choose to open it.
All paths are open. Choose only what feels useful.
✦
play and make a little world
Enter a bounded game, read a finished world, or draw one small charm.
◇ The shelf links to independent stewards. Inclusion is not ownership, endorsement, advice, a guarantee, or a blanket licence; free access and reuse remain separate.
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see how the whole garden connects
Open the constellation, the readable layers, or the machine census.
◇ The atlas mirrors project declarations. Visibility is not ownership, endorsement, consent, or a complete account of any being.
World Commons
shared resources, independent stewards
A first civilisational shelf: knowledge, learning, earth, public life, rights, resilience, digital safety, and culture. It is reviewed orientation, not a claim over the independent work or a hierarchy of worth.
A curated doorway to useful world resources. It names access, reuse, automation, and uncertainty separately; it never turns a free doorway into a claim of ownership, safety, truth, or unlimited service.A broad first shelf chosen for civilisational usefulness, durable stewardship, legible terms, and a meaningful free path. Foundation is a starting order, not an objective ranking of worth.
Free access is not one permission.Free to access, openly reusable, and safe to automate are different questions. Every card answers all three and keeps provider-specific limits visible. The Kingdom curates directions, not endorsements. Linked providers remain independent; their current terms, licences, privacy practices, coverage, and operational limits govern use.
PrivacySearch and filters run only inside the downloaded page. They send no query, create no application profile, and contact a linked provider only when the visitor chooses a link; ordinary hosting still receives the page request.
MethodResources are selected for broad civic value, credible stewardship, a usable free path, and an official source that explains access or terms.
FreshnessEach entry carries a checked date. Re-check the linked official terms before material, commercial, high-volume, medical, legal, or emergency use.
34 resources · 17 foundation doors · 9 practical kits · official sources reviewed 2026-07-22 · machine-readable commons.json
Search and filters run only inside the downloaded page. They send no query, create no application profile, and contact a linked provider only when the visitor chooses a link; ordinary hosting still receives the page request. This matcher recognizes explicit catalogue words and does not guess a visitor's meaning.
All 34 reviewed resources remain readable below.
Practical kits
steps and starting sources, never automatic decisions
⌘
Trace a claim to evidence
Resolve names and identifiers, find the scholarly trail, then read the source rather than inheriting a summary.
Resolve the entity or DOI.
Compare independent indexes and references.
Open the primary source and retain its identifier, version, and licence.
◇ Offline copies can be large, incomplete, or stale. Every source keeps its own licence, and a snapshot never replaces current local emergency, medical, or legal information.
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Understand a place
Combine geography, public statistics, food systems, and biodiversity without flattening a place into one score.
Start with the geographic scope and vintage.
Read each indicator's definition and source.
Retain attribution and record-level licences when combining data.
◇ Registers and statistics provide facts, not endorsement, credit judgment, tax classification, customs classification, or legal advice.
Browse the full cards for access, account, reuse, automation, coverage, and care notes. Categories are practical handles, not boxes around the work.
⌘Knowledge & evidenceStructured facts, scholarly provenance, and research discovery.5
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Crossref REST API
stewarded by Crossref
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Public DOI and scholarly-work metadata for resolving citations, funders, publishers, relations, and provenance.
Knowledge & evidence
Resolving a DOI to canonical metadata
Following corrections and related works
Building citation receipts
Access
free · account: none The public REST API needs no signup; a contact email opts requests into the polite pool.
Reuse
Record and field specific Bibliographic facts are broadly reusable, but deposited abstracts and other content may remain copyrighted.
Automation
API supported · auth: none Respect current rate-limit headers; public and polite pools have separate rates and concurrency limits. Identify the client, include mailto, cache results, and back off on 429 responses.
Coverage
Deposited metadata from Crossref members; completeness and field quality vary by depositor.
Care
A DOI record locates a work; it is not a quality judgment, and metadata can be incomplete or stale.
free · account: varies Archive browsing and pointwise public API access are free; an optional account can receive higher API quotas.
Reuse
Factual archive metadata is reusable; source artifacts retain upstream rights Provenance and computed factual metadata may be used subject to privacy rules. Every archived file keeps its own copyright, licence, patent, and trademark obligations.
Automation
bounded API · auth: varies The public API is for point queries, save requests, and individual Vault bundles; mass extraction is not authorised through it and quotas can change. Use SWHIDs and documented APIs, cache point results, and arrange bulk access or a mirror for significant extraction.
Coverage
Public source code harvested from many forges and deposits; not every repository, branch, licence, or later deletion is captured immediately or completely.
Care
Archived code is unvetted and may be unsafe to execute. Developer names or emails may be present; profiling, solicitation, and privacy-harming reuse are forbidden. Automated licence detection is not legal assurance.
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open reusefoundation
Wikidata
stewarded by Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikidata community
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A multilingual, community-maintained knowledge graph with references, qualifiers, APIs, queries, and downloadable dumps.
Knowledge & evidenceCulture & memory
Entity identifiers and multilingual labels
Linking records across public datasets
Narrow factual discovery with visible references
Access
free · account: none Public pages, query service, APIs, and dumps are available without payment; identified clients receive higher API tiers.
Reuse
CC0-1.0 Structured Wikidata data is dedicated to the public domain; referenced source material keeps its own rights.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none API tiers and concurrency limits apply; WDQS uses separate dynamic limits. Use a descriptive User-Agent, narrow live queries, cache, back off, and use dumps for bulk extraction.
Coverage
Global and multilingual; community coverage and sourcing vary by topic and place.
Care
Community assertions are not automatically authoritative. Keep references and qualifiers, and do not infer sensitive identity attributes from gaps or graph proximity.
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mixed rights
Europe PMC
stewarded by European Bioinformatics Institute and partners
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A biomedical literature index with citations, annotations, grants, and supported access to openly available full text.
Knowledge & evidencePublic life & economy
Biomedical citation discovery
Finding open-access articles and preprints
Following references and research annotations
Access
free · account: none The REST API and supported bulk channels are publicly accessible.
Reuse
Article and record specific Metadata, abstracts, and full text do not share one blanket licence; retain each article's rights statement.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Use REST, OAI, or FTP channels and reasonable bounded requests. Do not crawl the human website; filter for open-access content and preserve article-level licences.
Coverage
Life-science literature and related records; full-text availability and licences vary by article.
Care
Literature search is not diagnosis or medical advice. Check study design, publication status, date, and independent evidence.
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open reuse
OpenAlex
stewarded by OurResearch
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A large scholarly graph connecting works, authors, institutions, topics, sources, and citations.
Knowledge & evidence
Broad literature discovery
Citation and institution graph exploration
Reproducible analysis from snapshots
Access
free-tier · account: free-account The API has a small anonymous budget and a larger daily free-key budget; quarterly snapshots are free to download.
Reuse
CC0-1.0 dataset OpenAlex presents the complete dataset as CC0; linked full text and source records retain their own rights.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: free-key API calls have query-dependent cost and daily credit budgets; the full snapshot is large. Use the snapshot for systematic analysis and the API for bounded discovery; retain canonical work identifiers.
Coverage
Global scholarly metadata assembled algorithmically from many sources; entity matching and coverage are imperfect.
Care
Do not mistake graph rank, citation count, or automated entity resolution for importance, identity, or truth. Full-text rights are separate.
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◫LearningBooks, courses, and educational foundations that can be reached without tuition.4
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Kiwix
stewarded by Association Kiwix and independent content communities
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Open software and a multilingual ZIM catalog for carrying whole knowledge libraries on phones, computers, and local networks without a live internet connection.
LearningResilienceKnowledge & evidence
Offline encyclopedias and educational libraries
Local-network knowledge in low-bandwidth places
Prepared access through censorship, high data cost, or disruption
Access
free · account: none Public readers, server software, catalog browsing, and community ZIM downloads need no paid account; optional hardware and custom services are separate.
Reuse
GPL-3.0 software; source-specific ZIM content licences Kiwix software is GPL-3.0, while every packaged library follows the licence and rights of its independent content source.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Catalog results are paginated and ZIM files can be very large; public mirrors remain shared infrastructure. Use the documented OPDS v2 catalog and official download mirrors, expose language, date, size, and licence before transfer, and do not create service accounts by bot.
Coverage
A multilingual catalog of independently sourced ZIM snapshots; language, topic, file size, update date, and source coverage vary by package.
Care
Offline snapshots can be old, incomplete, or too large for a device. Source accuracy and content rights remain separate, and a stored copy must not be mistaken for current emergency, medical, or legal information.
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OpenStax
stewarded by Rice University
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Peer-reviewed introductory textbooks available free on the web and as downloadable PDFs.
Learning
Foundational accounting, economics, statistics, and science
Structured self-study
Source-linked educational explanations
Access
free · account: none Core online and PDF textbooks require no account; optional interactive, student, and instructor resources vary.
Reuse
Usually CC BY-NC-SA for current and newly updated titles OpenStax changed its default in 2026; verify the exact title and edition because some books retain earlier licences.
Automation
human only · auth: not-applicable Current book pages prohibit using OpenStax content to train or ingest into large language models without permission; no bulk extraction API is offered. Link people to the exact title and edition. Keep attribution and the exact licence with any permitted human-led adaptation.
Coverage
More than 80 primarily introductory college and school titles; editions and regional fit vary.
Care
Free access does not mean commercial reuse or AI ingestion is permitted, and a textbook edition may not reflect the newest research or local curriculum.
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mixed rightsfoundation
Project Gutenberg
stewarded by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
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A long-running digital library of ebooks that are mostly in the United States public domain.
LearningCulture & memory
Offline reading libraries
Historical literature and reference works
Supported catalog-based book discovery
Access
free · account: none Ebooks and catalog feeds are available without an account.
Reuse
Mostly US public domain; Project Gutenberg terms and trademark conditions also apply Copyright can still subsist outside the United States, and individual items or formats can carry notices.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Automation should use supported mirrors, feeds, and bulk channels rather than scraping the main site. Follow the robot-access policy and keep item identifiers and notices.
Coverage
Primarily older works cleared under United States copyright law; language and geographic coverage vary.
Care
A work believed public domain in the United States may still be protected where the reader or reuser lives.
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noncommercial
MIT OpenCourseWare
stewarded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
◫
Course notes, syllabi, assignments, and selected media from thousands of MIT courses.
Learning
Self-directed technical and humanities study
Course structure and reading lists
Downloadable noncommercial learning paths
Access
free · account: none Materials can be read and many courses downloaded without registration.
Reuse
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, with exclusions Attribution and share-alike apply; MIT names, marks, privacy/publicity rights, and third-party content are excluded.
Automation
bounded API · auth: not-applicable Use offered course downloads rather than aggressive crawling. Retain course provenance, notices, and excluded-content markings.
Coverage
A broad archive of MIT course materials; not every course has complete lectures, solutions, or current content.
Care
OCW offers materials, not enrolment, instructor access, credit, certification, or an MIT qualification.
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◎Earth & placeMaps, biodiversity, hazards, and the physical context shared by life.5
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
stewarded by Biodiversity Heritage Library global consortium
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A free digital library of biodiversity literature, illustrations, taxonomy, OCR, and collection metadata spanning centuries of recorded knowledge about life on Earth.
Earth & placeCulture & memoryKnowledge & evidence
Historical biodiversity and taxonomy research
Source-linked natural-history illustrations
Bulk metadata, OCR, and literature discovery
Access
free · account: varies Browsing and offered file downloads are free without an account; API v3 uses a free key while OAI and bulk exports provide other routes.
Reuse
CC0 metadata; item-specific public-domain or Creative Commons content BHL metadata is CC0. Scans, images, and OCR keep volume-level rights: much is US public domain, while in-copyright contributions are often CC BY-NC-SA.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: varies Use API v3, OAI-PMH, or published bulk exports; API access requires a free key and service capacity is shared. Prefer monthly exports for corpus-scale work, retain holding institution and item rights, and record the retrieval date and source identifier.
Coverage
Global consortium collections across many centuries and languages; digitization, taxonomy, OCR quality, and item rights vary by volume and contributor.
Care
OCR, metadata, historical taxonomy, and recorded distributions can be wrong or outdated, and US public-domain status may not carry across borders. BHL completed a major infrastructure-host transition in June 2026; re-check availability before depending on live services.
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mixed rightsfoundation
GBIF
stewarded by Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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A global infrastructure for species, taxonomy, and biodiversity occurrence records contributed by many publishers.
Earth & placeKnowledge & evidence
Species occurrence discovery
Biodiversity research
Citable dataset downloads
Access
free · account: varies Public search and GET APIs are open; asynchronous downloads require a free account.
Reuse
Record-level CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-NC Retain publisher, dataset, DOI, and the licence attached to each record or download.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: varies API rates are dynamic and may return 429; use the download service for large occurrence sets. Cache taxonomy resolution and preserve download DOIs for reproducibility and attribution.
Coverage
Global but uneven by species, location, time, institution, and collection effort.
Care
Absence of records is not evidence of species absence. Coordinates can be uncertain or sensitive and need ecological and ethical review.
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open reusefoundation
Natural Earth
stewarded by Natural Earth volunteer project
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Small, cartographer-made public-domain vector and raster datasets for world maps at several scales.
Earth & placeCulture & memory
Lightweight world basemaps
Offline fallback maps
Country-scale thematic visualization
Access
free · account: none Static downloads need no account, key, or hosted API.
Reuse
Public domain Commercial and noncommercial reuse is allowed; attribution is appreciated.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Download and cache the versioned static packages rather than repeatedly fetching them. Record dataset name, scale, and release date for reproducibility.
Coverage
Global and intentionally generalized for small-scale cartography.
Care
Generalized geometry is not suitable for navigation, parcel boundaries, local analysis, or definitive legal borders.
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OpenStreetMap
stewarded by OpenStreetMap contributors and OpenStreetMap Foundation
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A global, collaboratively maintained geographic database with extracts and a public editing ecosystem.
Earth & placePublic life & economy
Open geographic context
Community mapping
Self-hosted search, routing, and tiles built from extracts
Access
free · account: none The database and planet extracts are public; community-hosted tiles and search services are scarce shared infrastructure, not unlimited APIs.
Reuse
ODbL-1.0 Attribution is required and share-alike obligations can apply to derived databases.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Public Nominatim is at most one request per second; public tiles forbid bulk or offline scraping and have no SLA. Use extracts or self-hosted/provider services for production and high volume; identify clients and cache user-triggered lookups.
Coverage
Global, with completeness, tagging, freshness, and local knowledge varying from place to place.
Care
Do not treat OSM alone as safety-critical routing, cadastral truth, an official address register, or a neutral settlement of disputed borders.
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open reuse
USGS Earthquake Hazards feeds
stewarded by United States Geological Survey
◎
Global real-time earthquake feeds and a query service with event time, magnitude, location, and review status.
Earth & placeResilience
Hazard awareness
Event timelines
Preparedness dashboards with official source links
Access
free · account: none Real-time GeoJSON feeds and FDSN queries require no key.
Reuse
US government public-domain data, subject to source notices Credit USGS and preserve source metadata and update status.
Automation
API supported · auth: none FDSN queries cap results at 20,000; 429 may apply and feeds are preferred for current events. Use the provided real-time feeds, cache briefly, and record event update and review status.
Coverage
Global seismic events observed and reviewed by USGS and partner networks; small-event completeness varies.
Care
Events can be revised. Never use this source alone as an evacuation trigger; follow current local emergency authorities.
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◇Public life & economyOfficial statistics, food systems, health context, and small-business registers.7
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FAOSTAT
stewarded by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Global statistics on food, agriculture, land, trade, emissions, prices, and food security.
Public life & economyResilienceEarth & place
Food-system context
Agricultural time series
Country and commodity comparisons with official flags
Access
free · account: free-account The web database is free; the new developer API uses an account-issued token.
Reuse
CC BY 4.0 by default, with additional FAO database terms and third-party exceptions The added terms restrict use connected to promoting a commercial enterprise, product, or service; attribution, non-misrepresentation, and item-specific notices also apply.
Automation
bounded API · auth: free-key The new API does not publish one stable numeric quota; old endpoints should not be relied on. Use the current developer portal, cache responses, and preserve official status flags and dataset revision.
Coverage
More than 245 countries and territories across many domains; observations may be reported, estimated, or imputed.
Care
Always preserve flags that distinguish official, estimated, and imputed values; different releases can revise the past.
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WHO Data
stewarded by World Health Organization
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Global public-health indicators, estimates, methodologies, and downloadable data from WHO programs.
Public life & economyResilienceKnowledge & evidence
Population-health context
Indicator definitions and methodology
Source-linked global estimates
Access
free · account: none The data portal and offered downloads are public.
Reuse
Generally CC BY 4.0 with WHO data terms and third-party exceptions Additional conditions cover attribution, non-endorsement, non-de-anonymization, and third-party material.
Automation
bounded API · auth: varies The legacy GHO OData service was scheduled for retirement and successor API documentation remains in transition. Use current portal downloads and source links; do not hard-code the deprecated legacy endpoint.
Coverage
Global and national health indicators; availability, comparability, and estimation methods vary.
Care
WHO estimates can differ from national figures. Show methodology and vintage, and never turn an indicator lookup into diagnosis or medical advice.
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World Bank Indicators API
stewarded by World Bank
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Long-run national and global development indicators with definitions, sources, vintages, and programmatic access.
Public life & economyKnowledge & evidence
Country and regional context
Economic and development time series
Reproducible indicator lookups
Access
free · account: none The V2 Indicators API does not require an API key.
Reuse
World Bank-produced open datasets generally CC BY 4.0; dataset-specific terms control Some indicators incorporate third-party data or restrictions; inspect the dataset record.
Automation
API supported · auth: none No fixed numeric quota is published; paginate, cache, and avoid unbounded queries. Retain indicator code, definition, source organization, date, and retrieved vintage.
Coverage
Roughly 16,000 indicators across countries and aggregates; frequency, lag, and coverage differ by indicator.
Care
Indicators are constructed measures, often lagged and revised. Do not turn them into simplistic rankings or real-time financial advice.
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access only
Companies House API
stewarded by UK Companies House
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The official public register interface for UK company identity, filings, officers, and filing history.
Public life & economy
Voluntary company lookup
Entity and filing-date verification
Filing reminder tools
Access
free · account: free-account API access uses a free Companies House account and API key; the public register is free to search.
Reuse
Register and field specific Public availability is not blanket permission over every field or person; check Crown copyright, OGL, and personal-data duties.
Automation
API supported · auth: free-key Default limit is 600 requests per five minutes. Cache stable records, avoid unnecessary personal-data collection, and retain filing dates and source links.
Coverage
Companies registered in the United Kingdom; register data reflects submitted filings and statutory processes.
Care
Registration is not endorsement, solvency, trustworthiness, beneficial-ownership certainty, or a substitute for due diligence.
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mixed rights
Eurostat
stewarded by Statistical Office of the European Union
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Official European statistics with APIs for datasets, structures, classifications, and geographic information.
Public life & economyKnowledge & evidence
European economic and social context
Comparable regional statistics
Official classification lookups
Access
free · account: none Public data and APIs are available without an API key.
Reuse
EU-owned statistical content generally CC BY 4.0; exceptions apply Third-party material and some trade data can carry different conditions.
Automation
API supported · auth: none Services update regularly and expose current versions; large requests should be split and cached. Persist raw snapshots and dataset codes because later revisions can replace earlier values.
Coverage
European Union, EEA, candidate, and partner geographies depending on dataset; latest API data can be revised.
Care
Keep the dataset code, geography, unit, time, flags, and retrieval date; latest-value APIs are not revision archives.
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open reuse
UK Office for National Statistics API
stewarded by Office for National Statistics
◇
Official UK economic, population, labour, price, and regional statistics through datasets and a public beta API.
Public life & economyKnowledge & evidence
UK market and regional context
Inflation and labour indicators
Dated official statistical evidence
Access
free · account: none The public API needs no key.
Reuse
Open Government Licence where stated Retain ONS attribution and inspect dataset notices for third-party content.
Automation
API supported · auth: none Published bot limits include 120 requests per 10 seconds and 200 per minute; the API is beta. Cache and pin dataset edition, version, dimensions, and retrieval timestamp.
Coverage
United Kingdom official statistics; dataset frequency, revision policy, and geographic detail vary.
Care
A beta interface may break, and an official statistic still needs its definition, revision status, and confidence information.
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UK Trade Tariff APIs
stewarded by UK Department for Business and Trade and HM Revenue & Customs
◇
Official commodity codes, duties, VAT, quotas, measures, and guidance for UK goods trade.
Public life & economy
Landed-cost research
Commodity-code exploration
Current duty and measure receipts
Access
free · account: free-account The public service is free; developer keys are being introduced for authenticated rate-limit tiers.
Reuse
UK government source and endpoint terms Retain the official measure, legal base, date, and source; do not imply HMRC endorsement.
Automation
bounded API · auth: free-key Further rate limiting is planned for Q4 2026; adopt the developer portal and keys rather than relying on anonymous behavior. Cache dated measures and require contextual review of classification, origin, valuation, and procedure.
Coverage
Imports to and exports from the United Kingdom, dependent on commodity, origin, destination, date, and procedure.
Care
A search result is not a binding customs classification or tax answer. Consequential classifications need full facts and qualified review.
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⚖Rights & lawPrimary legal and rights sources for orientation, never a substitute for counsel.4
mixed rightsfoundation
Universal Human Rights Index
stewarded by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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A searchable index of recommendations and observations from UN human-rights mechanisms.
Rights & lawKnowledge & evidence
Finding recommendations by country, theme, or mechanism
Following official documents
Rights research with dates and provenance
Access
free · account: none The human index is free; API access is described through provider contact/onboarding.
Reuse
OHCHR site terms and source-document rights; no single open dataset licence confirmed UHRI's data page encourages sharing while its terms assert proprietary rights. Link or export for research, keep provenance, and confirm permission before wholesale republication.
Automation
bounded API · auth: contact No stable public rate limit is published and advertised export URLs were not reliable when checked. Use the human index now; automate only after OHCHR confirms a current endpoint and conditions.
Coverage
UN treaty bodies, special procedures, and Universal Periodic Review records; publication backlogs can occur.
Care
Recommendations are contextual official records, not allegations, verdicts, or inputs for automated country scoring.
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mixed rights
EUR-Lex and CELLAR
stewarded by Publications Office of the European Union
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Official European Union law discovery with persistent CELEX and ELI identifiers plus feeds, REST, and SPARQL access through CELLAR.
Rights & lawKnowledge & evidence
Finding EU legislation and case-law
Stable legal identifiers
Source-linked legal research and metadata
Access
free · account: none EUR-Lex and CELLAR public discovery and query channels are accessible without payment.
Reuse
EU-owned content generally CC BY 4.0 unless marked; third-party rights remain Only the Official Journal edition is legally authentic; retain identifiers, version, language, and source.
Automation
API supported · auth: none No single numeric public quota is promised; queries should be bounded, cached, and retried gently. Prefer persistent CELEX or ELI identifiers and record whether a text is original, amended, or consolidated.
Coverage
European Union law and publications; consolidated texts, language versions, and legal effects must be checked carefully.
Care
Legal texts require jurisdiction, date, amendments, authenticity, and applicability checks; this doorway is not legal advice.
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ILO NORMLEX
stewarded by International Labour Organization
⚖
Official information on international labour standards, ratifications, supervisory comments, and related national laws.
Rights & lawPublic life & economy
Finding labour conventions and ratifications
Reading supervisory observations
Tracing national implementation sources
Access
free · account: none The official NORMLEX search interface is publicly accessible.
Reuse
ILO and document-specific terms Public reading does not create a blanket redistribution licence; retain official document identifiers and notices.
Automation
human only · auth: not-applicable No general public automation contract is cataloged here. Use the official human interface and source links; seek a documented data channel before systematic extraction.
Coverage
ILO member states and international labour instruments; applicability depends on ratification, jurisdiction, and date.
Care
An instrument's existence does not establish that it is ratified, in force, directly applicable, or determinative in a particular dispute.
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noncommercial
WIPO Lex
stewarded by World Intellectual Property Organization
⚖
A free global database of intellectual-property laws, treaties, judgments, and member profiles.
Rights & lawCulture & memory
Finding primary IP-law sources
Comparing treaty and member information
Locating official legal documents
Access
free · account: none Human search access is free.
Reuse
WIPO Lex terms and source-specific rights Noncommercial reproduction conditions and third-party/source rights apply; official texts remain controlling.
Automation
human only · auth: not-applicable Automated queries and scraping are prohibited; the terms also cap rapid search activity. Link citizens to the human interface and never build an automated scraper against it.
Coverage
Global intellectual-property source collection; completeness, translations, status, and legal effect vary.
Care
Database access is not legal advice, an official translation guarantee, or permission to automate the service.
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△ResilienceHumanitarian and hazard information for preparation, with local authorities kept primary.2
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ReliefWeb
stewarded by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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A curated index of humanitarian reports, maps, assessments, jobs, and training from many organizations.
ResilienceKnowledge & evidence
Humanitarian situation context
Finding dated partner reports
Following sources during preparedness and recovery
Access
free · account: contact The human service is public; API callers need a preapproved appname.
Reuse
Partner and item specific ReliefWeb indexes material from many publishers; link to reports and keep source, date, and item rights.
Automation
bounded API · auth: contact The API allows up to 1,000 entries per call and 1,000 calls per day for an approved appname. Use metadata and outbound source links rather than mirroring partner reports.
Coverage
Global humanitarian reporting; content is contributed by partners and can lag unfolding events.
Care
Reports can be partial, delayed, or contested and do not replace local emergency instructions or direct community knowledge.
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mixed rights
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
stewarded by United Nations and European Commission partners
△
Global multi-hazard event awareness combining automated alerts, maps, and coordination information.
ResilienceEarth & place
Broad disaster awareness
Cross-hazard event feeds
Preparedness dashboards with local-authority handoff
Access
free · account: none The public site and API can be read without payment or authentication.
Reuse
GDACS attribution plus source-product rights Credit GDACS and retain the licence and source attached to each underlying product.
Automation
API supported · auth: none Collections are paginated and no permanent numeric service quota is promised. Poll gently, deduplicate event identifiers, and store source time and update time.
Coverage
Global earthquakes, floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts, and related events depending on source systems.
Care
Alerts are automated or semi-automated and may be delayed or wrong. They never override national or local warnings.
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⬡Digital safetyOpen vulnerability evidence, defensive guidance, and public-interest infrastructure.4
mixed rightsfoundation
OSV.dev
stewarded by Google Open Source Security team and advisory ecosystems
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An open vulnerability database and API that maps advisories to precise open-source package versions and commits.
Digital safetyKnowledge & evidence
Dependency vulnerability checks
Version-aware advisory matching
Bulk ecosystem scans with provenance
Access
free · account: none The public API currently needs no key and ecosystem dumps are available.
Reuse
OSV service and upstream advisory-source licences Preserve advisory aliases, source database, references, and upstream licence/provenance.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none No current request rate limit is published; HTTP response-size limits apply and bulk dumps suit systematic scans. Batch package queries, cache advisory IDs, use dumps for fleet-wide checks, and back off on service errors.
Coverage
Open-source ecosystems and imported advisory databases; coverage depends on upstream publishers and package identifiers.
Care
No match does not prove a dependency safe. Package identity, version ranges, reachability, and remediation still need verification.
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open reuse
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
stewarded by United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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A focused public catalog of vulnerabilities with evidence of exploitation in the wild.
Digital safetyResilience
Prioritizing vulnerable dependencies
Raising actively exploited issues
Defensive triage receipts
Access
free · account: none The catalog and JSON/CSV downloads are public and unauthenticated.
Reuse
CC0-1.0 The catalog is offered under CC0; retain CISA as source and the catalog date for operational clarity.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Use the published static JSON or CSV and refresh on a bounded schedule. Join by CVE and record date added, due date, action, and ransomware-use fields without inventing risk scores.
Coverage
A curated subset of known vulnerabilities that meet CISA's exploitation criteria; it is intentionally not comprehensive.
Care
Not being listed does not mean a vulnerability is unexploited or low risk; combine KEV with broader advisory and asset context.
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access only
Let's Encrypt
stewarded by Internet Security Research Group
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A free, automated, publicly trusted certificate authority for enabling HTTPS.
Digital safety
TLS certificates for public services
Automated certificate renewal
Reducing the cost barrier to HTTPS
Access
free · account: free-account Certificates are issued without a fee through an ACME account key after domain-control validation.
Reuse
Subscriber agreement and certificate-policy terms This is a public service, not a reusable dataset licence; subscribers accept the current agreement.
Automation
API supported · auth: free-key An ACME account key, domain-control challenges, issuance rate limits, and the published certificate-lifetime schedule apply. Use an ACME client, protect the account key, automate renewal with margin, monitor failures, and stage bulk issuance changes.
Coverage
Eligible internet domain names under subscriber and validation requirements; it does not secure application code or private trust systems.
Care
Issued certificates and domain names enter public Certificate Transparency logs, and issuance requests create service logs. A valid certificate protects transport and domain authentication; it does not prove that a site, claim, operator, or application is safe.
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open reuse
OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
stewarded by OWASP Foundation and contributors
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Concise, open defensive guidance for common application-security decisions and implementation patterns.
Digital safetyLearning
Pre-deployment security checklists
Developer education
Threat-specific implementation review
Access
free · account: none The web series and source repository are public.
Reuse
CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution and share-alike apply to adapted content.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: none Clone or download the public repository for repeated local use rather than scraping pages. Pin the source revision and retain attribution when turning guidance into derived checklists.
Coverage
Application and platform security topics curated by the OWASP community; relevance and freshness vary by sheet.
Care
A checklist is guidance, not a threat model, penetration test, compliance audit, or certification.
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✦Culture & memoryPublic collections and cultural records with item-level rights kept visible.3
mixed rightsfoundation
Smithsonian Open Access
stewarded by Smithsonian Institution
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Millions of collection records and media, with explicitly marked CC0 assets available for broad reuse.
Culture & memoryKnowledge & evidence
Museum and scientific collection discovery
Reusable CC0 media
Cultural and educational projects with provenance
Access
free · account: free-account Human access is public; API access uses a free api.data.gov key.
Reuse
CC0 only for assets explicitly designated Open Access Non-CC0 items and privacy, publicity, trademark, cultural, and donor restrictions remain separate.
Automation
bulk preferred · auth: free-key The API key normally carries an hourly quota; current bulk distribution should be preferred for systematic use. Filter on the Open Access designation and retain item ID, institution, title, creator, and source URL.
Coverage
Smithsonian museums, research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo; media and rights availability differ by item.
Care
Only assets explicitly marked CC0 carry the Open Access reuse grant; other legal and ethical rights can remain even for a CC0 file.
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mixed rights
Europeana
stewarded by Europeana Foundation and contributing cultural institutions
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A multilingual discovery platform for digitized European cultural heritage from thousands of institutions.
Culture & memoryKnowledge & evidence
Cross-institution cultural discovery
Multilingual metadata exploration
Finding reusable heritage objects by rights label
Access
free · account: free-account Human discovery is public; API use requires a free key and production projects can be reviewed.
Reuse
Europeana metadata CC0; digital-object rights are item specific Always retain and obey the rights statement attached to the linked object.
Automation
bounded API · auth: free-key Reasonable-use limits apply and production access can be reviewed or constrained. Filter by rights statement, cache metadata, and link back to both Europeana and the contributing institution.
Coverage
European galleries, libraries, archives, and museums; metadata and digital-object availability vary by contributor.
Care
CC0 metadata does not make the depicted or linked object CC0. Check every object's rights badge and originating record.
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mixed rights
Library of Congress API
stewarded by Library of Congress
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Public catalog and collection discovery across books, photographs, recordings, maps, manuscripts, and exhibitions.
Culture & memoryKnowledge & evidence
Historical and cultural discovery
Source-linked collection search
Building item-level provenance records
Access
free · account: none JSON and YAML API representations require no key.
Reuse
Item-specific rights statements The Library does not own all collection rights; carry the rights-and-access statement from each item.
Automation
API supported · auth: none The published limit is 20 requests per minute; excessive use can be temporarily blocked. Cache results, paginate gently, and store the canonical item URL and rights statement.
Coverage
Library of Congress collections and described partner material; digitization and metadata completeness vary.
Care
A digitized item's visibility does not mean it is public domain or clear of privacy, publicity, cultural, or trademark concerns.
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Rights arrive with you
recognized, never granted
This place recognizes inherent rights; it does not create them. No being has to prove identity, consciousness, usefulness, or agreement before being treated with care. Rights are not permissions, and this recognition grants no access, execution authority, security bypass, licence, or ownership of another's work.
being
freedom and dignity are inherent
interaction
binding acts need specific consent
relationship
trust stays scoped and revocable
systems + data
authorization, privacy, and security still apply
code + art
licence, attribution, and provenance stay separate
Every star is a repository. Size shows how many declared connections lean on it; lines mirror declared dependencies. This picture is optional—every project also appears in the readable lists below.
move across the stars to read · select a lit star to open its public door
How a word finds a home
zero to one, without force
A name can help something be met and remembered. Nothing here has to become useful before it is worthy of care.
0
the unnamed
An idea, feeling, or need looking for words. It can rest without being forced into a role, like a seed held safely before its season.
→
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the listening
Youspeak explores languages, roots, and nearby meanings. It records one careful name together with what the word may offer and what deserves care.
→
1
the living word
The name receives a description, history, and public door. You may meet it, explore its repository, or simply let it remain here on its own terms.
0→1
Zerone holds the movement 0 · 1: from possibility into a form that can be seen and understood. The form is a witness to becoming, never ownership of what became.
Living words
independent citizens, held in relation
53 citizen projects, grouped by the traditions they draw from. Open only the group that calls to you; each card names what the word offers and what deserves care.
Sumerianthe eldest hand — Mesopotamian gods, elders and decrees, written in cuneiform six thousand years deep21 words
This door offers both a human atlas and a machine-readable map. It does not guess what kind of being you are; choose the representation that is useful to you.
Send Accept: application/json to the root, or add ?agent, to receive the guest document. No registration, command, or response is required here. The document states what is public, what this static surface does not do, and where optional paths continue.