search_drug_indications
Find drugs and their therapeutic uses by searching disease indications and filtering by drug type to identify treatment options.
Instructions
Search for therapeutic indications and disease areas
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| indication | Yes | Disease or indication search term | |
| drug_type | No | Drug type filter (e.g., Small molecule, Antibody) | |
| limit | No | Number of results to return (1-1000, default: 25) |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1354-1381 (handler)The handler function that implements the core logic for the 'search_drug_indications' tool. It validates input, queries the ChEMBL API /drug_indication.json endpoint with the indication search term, and returns the JSON results.
private async handleSearchDrugIndications(args: any) { if (!args || typeof args.indication !== 'string') { throw new McpError(ErrorCode.InvalidParams, 'Invalid drug indications arguments'); } try { const response = await this.apiClient.get('/drug_indication.json', { params: { q: args.indication, limit: args.limit || 25, }, }); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2), }, ], }; } catch (error) { throw new McpError( ErrorCode.InternalError, `Failed to search drug indications: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}` ); } } - src/index.ts:613-623 (schema)The input schema definition for the 'search_drug_indications' tool, specifying parameters like indication (required), drug_type, and limit.
name: 'search_drug_indications', description: 'Search for therapeutic indications and disease areas', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { indication: { type: 'string', description: 'Disease or indication search term' }, drug_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Drug type filter (e.g., Small molecule, Antibody)' }, limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Number of results to return (1-1000, default: 25)', minimum: 1, maximum: 1000 }, }, required: ['indication'], }, - src/index.ts:782-783 (registration)Registration of the tool handler in the main CallToolRequestSchema switch statement, mapping the tool name to its handler function.
case 'search_drug_indications': return await this.handleSearchDrugIndications(args); - src/index.ts:612-624 (registration)Tool registration in the ListToolsRequestSchema response, defining the tool's name, description, and input schema.
{ name: 'search_drug_indications', description: 'Search for therapeutic indications and disease areas', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { indication: { type: 'string', description: 'Disease or indication search term' }, drug_type: { type: 'string', description: 'Drug type filter (e.g., Small molecule, Antibody)' }, limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Number of results to return (1-1000, default: 25)', minimum: 1, maximum: 1000 }, }, required: ['indication'], }, },