`target`

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/target for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“Drug target profile for [gene]” / “is [gene] a druggable target” / “[gene] target info” / “target ID [ENSG…]” — fetch a drug-target profile (Open Targets uses Ensembl gene IDs as target identifiers). Returns approved symbol, name, biotype, protein IDs, pathways, synonyms. Use for target characterization in drug discovery.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`ensembl_id`	string	yes	e.g. “ENSG00000141510” (TP53)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "ensembl_id": "ENSG00000141510"
}

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":"target","arguments":{"ensembl_id":"ENSG00000141510"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('target', {
  "ensembl_id": "ENSG00000141510"
});

More examples

{
  "ensembl_id": "ENSG00000169245"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`target`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "target": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "approvedSymbol": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "approvedName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "biotype": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "proteinIds": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "id": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "source": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "pathways": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "pathwayId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "pathway": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "synonyms": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "label": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "source": {
                "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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