`search_targets`

Pack: guidetopharmacology · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_targets for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search the Guide to PHARMACOLOGY (IUPHAR/BPS) — an expert-curated pharmacology database — for protein targets by name. Returns matching targets with their GtoPdb target id, abbreviation, and type (e.g. GPCR, CatalyticReceptor, Enzyme, Transporter). Use the returned target id with target_interactions to find ligands that bind it. Requires a GtoPdb API key — register free at guidetopharmacology.org/login.jsp and pass your own via _apiKey. Complements ChEMBL/DrugBank.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Target name or fragment to search for, e.g. “EGFR” or “dopamine receptor”.
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (default 15).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "EGFR",
  "_apiKey": "your-guidetopharmacology-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/guidetopharmacology/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_targets","arguments":{"name":"EGFR","_apiKey":"your-guidetopharmacology-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_targets', {
  "name": "EGFR",
  "_apiKey": "your-guidetopharmacology-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "dopamine receptor",
  "limit": 20,
  "_apiKey": "your-guidetopharmacology-api-key"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the guidetopharmacology pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guidetopharmacology": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/guidetopharmacology/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_targets