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io.github.nickzren/opentargets

PYPI · OPENTARGETS-MCP · SCANNED SEP 22

Open Targets MCP server for targets, diseases, drugs, variants, and evidence

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+25 this week 49 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security50
  • Malware scan not yet available for this package.Unverified
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • Runs setuptools.build_meta at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
  • 2 of 30 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
Schema Quality & AI Usability60
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 3200 tokens (~47/item across 68 items; 68 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
  • Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage71
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety75
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • 0 of 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "graphql_batch_query" implies "execute" and declares readOnlyHint instead, contradicting what its own name says it does. See how to fix → Fail
  • An AI judge read all 69 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

How do I install the io.github.nickzren/opentargets MCP server?

io.github.nickzren/opentargets runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx opentargets-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

pypi · opentargets-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add nickzren-opentargets -- uvx opentargets-mcp
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nickzren-opentargets": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "opentargets-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "nickzren-opentargets": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "opentargets-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add nickzren-opentargets -- uvx opentargets-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "nickzren-opentargets": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "opentargets-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add nickzren-opentargets --command uvx --arg opentargets-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  nickzren-opentargets:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["opentargets-mcp"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "nickzren-opentargets": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "opentargets-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add nickzren-opentargets -t stdio -c uvx -a opentargets-mcp
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nickzren-opentargets": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "opentargets-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 22 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 21 Sept 26 +40
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass security
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
    • First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
    • Tool safety: Tool safety not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the tool definitions this version of the package serves yet. security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet. security
    • Security disclosure: fail → unverified functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 0 functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fair functional
    • First check of Destructive annotations: 0 functional
    • First check of Schema quality: pass functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
    • Capabilities: Protocol version not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP handshake this version of the package performs yet. functional
    • Tool coverage: Tool coverage not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the tool definitions this version of the package serves yet. functional
    • Schema quality: Schema quality not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet. functional
    • Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.6.0 functional
  • 13 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 12 Sept 26 +15
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
  • 9 Sept 26 0
    • Security disclosure: unverified → fail functional
  • 8 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
    • Security disclosure: fail → unverified functional
  • 4 Sept 26 +15
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
  • 2 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 22 Sept 2026 · Analysed pypi/opentargets-mcp@0.6.0

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem pypi

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
build_backend allowlisted setuptools.build_meta

Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →

Dependencies 30 packages
Packages resolved 30
Stale 2
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 68 exposed · ~2,912 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
get_api_metadata ~16

Return Open Targets Platform release metadata.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_association_datasources ~21

List sources contributing target–disease association evidence.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_credible_set_by_id ~33

Fetch detailed information for a specific study locus credible set.

NameTypeReqDescription
study_locus_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_credible_set_colocalisation ~49

Retrieve colocalisation results for a credible set.

NameTypeReqDescription
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger
study_locus_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_credible_sets ~70

Query credible sets with flexible filtering options.

NameTypeReqDescription
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger
regions
study_ids
study_locus_ids
study_types
variant_ids

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_associated_targets ~53

List targets associated with a disease, including evidence scores.

NameTypeReqDescription
efo_idstringyes
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_info ~34

Retrieve core metadata for an Open Targets disease entity.

NameTypeReqDescription
efo_idstringyes
fields

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_known_drugs ~52

Retrieve drugs with investigational or approved indications for a disease.

NameTypeReqDescription
cursor
efo_idstringyes
free_text_query
sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_literature_occurrences ~74

Return literature co-occurrence records mentioning a disease.

NameTypeReqDescription
additional_entity_ids
cursor
efo_idstringyes
end_month
end_year
size
start_month
start_year

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_ontology ~34

Retrieve ontology structure for a disease including parents, children, and ancestors.

NameTypeReqDescription
efo_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_otar_projects ~36

List Open Targets Associated Research (OTAR) projects linked to a disease.

NameTypeReqDescription
efo_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_phenotypes ~47

Fetch HPO phenotype annotations linked to a disease.

NameTypeReqDescription
efo_idstringyes
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_disease_similar_entities ~57

Find semantically similar diseases based on PubMed embeddings.

NameTypeReqDescription
additional_entity_ids
efo_idstringyes
entity_names
sizeinteger
threshold

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_diseases_batch ~28

Retrieve multiple diseases in a single request.

NameTypeReqDescription
efo_idsarrayyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_adverse_events ~46

Retrieve adverse event signals associated with a drug.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_cross_references ~31

Retrieve cross-database identifiers related to a drug.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_info ~36

Fetch identity, indication, and mechanism data for a drug.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes
fields

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_linked_diseases ~39

List diseases connected to a drug across indications and mechanisms.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes
fields

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_linked_targets ~38

Return targets linked to a drug via mechanism-of-action data.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes
fields

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_literature_occurrences ~74

Return literature co-occurrence records mentioning a drug.

NameTypeReqDescription
additional_entity_ids
chembl_idstringyes
cursor
end_month
end_year
size
start_month
start_year

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_pharmacogenomics ~50

Retrieve pharmacogenomics data linking genetic variants to drug response.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_pharmacovigilance ~37

Summarise high-level pharmacovigilance data for a drug.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_repurposing_candidates ~102

Find repurposing candidates by chaining disease, target, and drug evidence.

NameTypeReqDescription
approved_onlyboolean
efo_idstringyes
max_candidatesinteger
max_concurrencyinteger
max_drugs_per_targetinteger
max_targetsinteger
min_association_scorenumber
min_clinical_phaseinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_similar_entities ~57

Find semantically similar drugs based on PubMed embeddings.

NameTypeReqDescription
additional_entity_ids
chembl_idstringyes
entity_names
sizeinteger
threshold

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drug_warnings ~31

Fetch detailed regulatory warnings, including withdrawals and boxed labels.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_drugs_batch ~27

Retrieve multiple drugs in a single request.

NameTypeReqDescription
chembl_idsarrayyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_gene_ontology_terms ~29

Resolve Gene Ontology identifiers to human-readable labels.

NameTypeReqDescription
go_idsarrayyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_interaction_resources ~19

Enumerate interaction databases integrated into Open Targets.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_similar_targets ~41

Identify targets with similar association profiles to the seed target.

NameTypeReqDescription
entity_idstringyes
sizeinteger
threshold

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_studies_by_disease ~65

List studies linked to one or more diseases.

NameTypeReqDescription
disease_idsarrayyes
enable_indirectboolean
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger
study_id

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_study_credible_sets ~51

Retrieve fine-mapped credible sets for a study.

NameTypeReqDescription
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger
study_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_study_info ~34

Retrieve metadata and cohort details for a GWAS study.

NameTypeReqDescription
fields
study_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_alternative_genes ~34

List alternate gene symbols and database cross-references for a target.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_associated_diseases ~53

List diseases linked to a target with association scores.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_chemical_probes ~30

List available chemical probes and their quality metrics.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_class ~29

Return ChEMBL target class annotations for a gene.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_depmap_essentiality ~35

Fetch DepMap CRISPR essentiality scores across cell lines.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_disease_biomarkers ~60

Inspect evidence for biomarker annotations linking a target and disease.

NameTypeReqDescription
cursor
efo_idstringyes
ensembl_idstringyes
fields
sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_disease_evidence ~63

Retrieve evidence strings linking a target to a disease.

NameTypeReqDescription
cursor
datasource_ids
efo_idstringyes
ensembl_idstringyes
fields
sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_expression ~50

Return baseline expression measurements for a target across biosamples.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_genetic_constraint ~33

Fetch genetic constraint metrics (gnomAD) for a target.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_hallmarks ~29

Return cancer hallmark annotations associated with a target.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_homologues ~31

Retrieve cross-species homologues for a target gene.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_info ~32

Retrieve core identity details for a target gene.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
fields

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_interactions ~63

Retrieve protein interaction partners for a target from curated databases.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger
score_threshold
source_database

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_known_drugs ~50

Return compounds with known activity on the target.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
fields
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_literature_occurrences ~73

Return literature co-occurrence records for a target.

NameTypeReqDescription
additional_entity_ids
cursor
end_month
end_year
ensembl_idstringyes
size
start_month
start_year

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_mouse_phenotypes ~47

Retrieve mouse knockout phenotypes associated with a target.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_pathways_and_go_terms ~50

List pathway memberships and Gene Ontology annotations for a target.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes
page_indexinteger
page_sizeinteger

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

get_target_prioritization ~30

Return target prioritisation scores compiled across data sources.

NameTypeReqDescription
ensembl_idstringyes

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.github.nickzren/opentargets MCP server?

io.github.nickzren/opentargets is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.nickzren/opentargets. Open Targets MCP server for targets, diseases, drugs, variants, and evidence. This page covers its PyPI package (opentargets-mcp).

Is the io.github.nickzren/opentargets MCP server safe to use?

io.github.nickzren/opentargets scores 49 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 22 September 2026. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the io.github.nickzren/opentargets MCP server expose?

io.github.nickzren/opentargets exposes 68 tools: get_target_alternative_genes, get_target_associated_diseases, get_target_chemical_probes, get_target_class, get_target_depmap_essentiality, and 63 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,912 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the io.github.nickzren/opentargets MCP server still maintained?

io.github.nickzren/opentargets is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the io.github.nickzren/opentargets MCP server under?

io.github.nickzren/opentargets declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.