Agent skill

Open Targets Platform

by QSong-github in QSong-github/DrugClaw

Query the Open Targets Platform for drug-target-disease associations.

No licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Open Targets Platform

skills CLI
$ npx skills add QSong-github/DrugClaw --skill open-targets-platform -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install QSong-github/DrugClaw open-targets-platform --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/QSong-github/DrugClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/dti/open_targets .claude/skills/open-targets-platform && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
open-targets-platform
GitHub stars
116
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~601 tokens
SKILL.md length
129 words
Files
6
Skills in repo
31
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Query the Open Targets Platform for drug-target-disease associations.

  • The user asks about drug targets
  • SKILL.md covers Entity Auto-Detection, API, Return Format and Usage, plus 1 more section
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; reaches api.platform.opentargets.org
  • Gene-disease associations

What it does

Open Targets Platform is an agent skill from QSong-github/DrugClaw. Query the Open Targets Platform for drug-target-disease associations. Use whenever the user asks about drug targets, gene-disease associations, drug indications, clinical trial phases, or wants to look up any entity (Ensembl gene ID, ChEMBL drug ID, or free-text gene/drug name) in Open Targets. Also trigger when the user mentions Open Targets, ENSG IDs, CHEMBL IDs, or asks about target prioritization for diseases.

Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files (for example `README.md`, `__init__.py` and `example.py`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Clinical and healthcare research and Prioritization frameworks. It works with Ensembl and GraphQL. The repository describes itself as: 🦀 Agentic RAG for drug intelligence · 57 skills · 15 task categories · DTI · ADR · DDI · PGx · Repurposing · Powered by LangGraph.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks about drug targets
  • Gene-disease associations
  • Drug indications
  • Clinical trial phases

Example prompts

  • “/open-targets-platform”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bc7b93e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.platform.opentargets.org

    Also links to:

    • platform.opentargets.org
    • doi.org

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Open Targets Platform loads about 601 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 129 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~601

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 129 words (~601 tokens).

“Query the Open Targets GraphQL API for drug, target, and disease association data. No API key required.”

— opening of SKILL.md by QSong-github
name
open-targets-platform

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files in skills/dti/open_targets of QSong-github/DrugClaw.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • __init__.py
  • example.py
  • open_targets_skill.py
  • retrieve.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bc7b93e

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in QSong-github/DrugClaw, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Open Targets Platform

What does Open Targets Platform do?

Query the Open Targets Platform for drug-target-disease associations. Open Targets Platform is an agent skill from QSong-github/DrugClaw. Query the Open Targets Platform for drug-target-disease associations.

When should I use Open Targets Platform?

Open Targets Platform fits situations like: the user asks about drug targets; gene-disease associations; drug indications; clinical trial phases.

How do I install Open Targets Platform in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add QSong-github/DrugClaw --skill open-targets-platform -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/dti/open_targets in QSong-github/DrugClaw) into .claude/skills/open-targets-platform in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Open Targets Platform in Codex?

Run `npx skills add QSong-github/DrugClaw --skill open-targets-platform -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/dti/open_targets in QSong-github/DrugClaw) into .agents/skills/open-targets-platform in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Open Targets Platform in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add QSong-github/DrugClaw --skill open-targets-platform -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/open-targets-platform, .gemini/skills/open-targets-platform, .github/skills/open-targets-platform and .opencode/skills/open-targets-platform in your project.

What does Open Targets Platform need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Open Targets Platform needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Open Targets Platform access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: api.platform.opentargets.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: platform.opentargets.org and doi.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Open Targets Platform safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Open Targets Platform use?

No licence was found for Open Targets Platform or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Open Targets Platform use?

About 601 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Open Targets Platform?

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Who maintains Open Targets Platform?

QSong-github (a GitHub user) maintains it in QSong-github/DrugClaw, which has 116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 25, 2026.

Source: QSong-github/DrugClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.