OpenTargets MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_targetsC | Search for therapeutic targets by gene symbol, name, or description |
| search_diseasesC | Search for diseases by name, synonym, or description |
| get_target_disease_associationsC | Get target-disease associations with evidence scores |
| get_disease_targets_summaryC | Get overview of all targets associated with a disease |
| get_target_detailsC | Get comprehensive target information |
| get_disease_detailsC | Get comprehensive disease information |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 6 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: two are for retrieving details (disease and target), two for retrieving associations/summaries (target-disease and disease-targets), and two for searching (diseases and targets). There is no overlap in functionality, making it easy for an agent to select the right tool.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with 'get_' or 'search_' prefixes, followed by descriptive nouns (e.g., get_disease_details, search_targets). The naming is uniform and predictable across all six tools.
With 6 tools, this server is well-scoped for its purpose of querying disease and target data in the OpenTargets domain. Each tool serves a specific, non-redundant function, and the count is appropriate for covering core operations without being overwhelming.
The tool set provides comprehensive coverage for querying and retrieving disease and target information, including details, associations, and search capabilities. A minor gap is the lack of update or creation tools, but this is reasonable for a read-only data query server focused on biomedical research.