`drug`

Pack: opentargets · 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/drug for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“Drug info for [ChEMBL ID]” / “look up [drug] target info” / “[CHEMBL…] mechanism” — fetch a drug profile from Open Targets by ChEMBL ID. Returns name, mechanisms of action, indications, target genes, trade names, clinical-trial phase. Use for drug research, mechanism queries.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`chembl_id`	string	yes	e.g. “CHEMBL1201583” (imatinib)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "chembl_id": "CHEMBL1201583"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opentargets/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"drug","arguments":{"chembl_id":"CHEMBL1201583"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('drug', {
  "chembl_id": "CHEMBL1201583"
});

More examples

{
  "chembl_id": "CHEMBL25"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`drug`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "drug": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "tradeNames": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "label": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "source": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "maximumClinicalStage": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "drugType": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mechanismsOfAction": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "rows": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "actionType": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "mechanismOfAction": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "targets": {
                    "type": "array",
                    "items": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "id": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "approvedSymbol": {
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "indications": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "rows": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "disease": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                      "id": {
                        "type": "string"
                      },
                      "name": {
                        "type": "string"
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  "maxClinicalStage": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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 opentargets pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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