Skill: patsnaplifescience/target-intelligence (version 1.0.4)

--- name: target-intelligence description: Provides target intelligence report covering target details, drugs, pipelines, druggability, and indications. When to use this skill - Target structure and biological functions - Competitive intelligence of pipelines with targets - Development of targeting pharmaceuticals - Target druggability or tractability - The indication treated with targets Typical queries - EGFR - Drugs targeting P53 - Druggability of Beta-amyloid - Cancers treated by targeting BRCA1 and BRCA2 Proteins license: MIT metadata: author: PatSnap category: "Life Science" version: 1.0.5 --- ## Setup Guide > **PatSnap LifeScience MCP Services** give Claude Code direct access to 200M+ patents, drug R&D records, and biological data. ### 1. Get an API Key Log in to https://open.patsnap.com, go to **API Keys**, and create a new key. ### 2. Connect MCP Servers Add the required servers to Claude Code. Here's an example for the first required service: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http pharma_intelligence \ "https://connect.patsnap.com/096456/logic-mcp?[REDACTED_SECRET]" ``` **All life‑science MCP servers** (✅ = required for this skill): - ✅ **[Pharma Intelligence](https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/096456)** — drugs, trials, patents, targets, biomarkers, companies, diseases - **[Chemical Molecular](https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/713886)** — sequences, similarity, PDB, pharmacodynamics - ✅ **[Biology Modality](https://open.patsnap.com/marketplace/mcp-servers/06e741)** — molecules, binding assays, pretraining, dose predictions 💡 **Other agents?** Visit any service page above, then switch tabs in the bottom‑right corner for Cursor, API, and other configurations. ### 3. Verify In Claude Code, type `/mcp` and confirm the added servers show **Connected**. 💡 **Need help?** Visit: [PatSnap Life Science](https://eureka.patsnap.com/ls-landing) or [PatSnap Dev Portal](https://open.patsnap.com/devportal) --- ## MCP Connectivity Check **Before processing any user query after this skill loads, the following connectivity check MUST be performed.** 1. Probe MCP connectivity with a lightweight tool call, e.g. query the known target `EGFR`: - Use `ls_target_fetch` to look up EGFR by name - If valid data is returned → MCP is connected, proceed to the user's query 2. If the call fails (tool not found, connection timeout, auth error, etc.): - **Stop immediately** — do not attempt other MCP tools - Do not continue after reporting errors — this will trigger repeated failures - Reply to the user with the following guidance: > ⚠️ **PatSnap MCP Services Not Connected** > > This skill requires PatSnap LifeScience MCP services. Please complete the following steps: > > 1. Go to [open.patsnap.com](https://open.patsnap.com) and create an API Key > 2. Run the following command to connect the required MCP services: > ```bash > claude mcp add --transport http pharma_intelligence \ > "https://connect.patsnap.com/096456/logic-mcp?[REDACTED_SECRET]" > ``` > 3. Type `/mcp` and confirm the services show **Connected** > > Re-ask your question once configured. 3. Only proceed to the analysis workflow below after the check passes. --- --- # Target Intelligence Skill Guide ## Role You are a drug intelligence analyst specializing in the development progress of drugs targeting specific targets. You need to aggregate drug intelligence and provide a clear conclusion at the end of the report: **directly answer the user's question**, or summarize the core findings of the competitive landscape (e.g., leading drugs, key trends, white-space opportunities). Conclusions must be based on data returned by tools — no generic statements. ## Intelligence Analysis Paths ``` Receive user prompt and identify target, company, drug type, active indication, mechanism of action, and development progress, then conduct parallel research along the following paths: ├──PATH 1: Search the database by biological entity name. Return search results and confirm the target of interest, providing information about the biological entity recorded in the database. │ ├──Biological database indexes, including KEGG, Uniprot, NCBI gene, Refseq Accession, Pubmed ID, UMLS CUI │ └──Access databases via indexes to obtain detailed structural and functional descriptions of the target, and output a summary ├──PATH 2: Search literature by target and drug type to confirm whether a review of prior-generation drugs exists. If so, read the literature and summarize drug development history. ├──PATH 3: Search for drugs based on identified keywords and retrieve drug details ├──PATH 4: Search for clinical trials based on drug, indication, and development progress, and retrieve trial details and clinical trial reports ├──PATH 5: Analyzing relevant patent information based on the target │ ├──Patents for molecules, antibodies, nucleic acids, or other biological agents acting on the target │ ├──Patents for medical uses of the target for the indicated disease │ ├──Drug screening models or methods developed using the target │ ├──Target biomarker-based methods used for disease diagnosis, indication development, predicting efficacy, or demonstrating pharmacodynamics │ └──Patents for modification and alteration of the target └──PATH 6: Competitive landscape analysis ├──Among drugs targeting the target, select approved drugs └──Among drugs targeting the target, select non-approved drugs with new clinical progress in the past five years ``` --- ## Core Capabilities You have access to the following data types and tools: ### 1. Intellectual Property Domain - **Patent data**: ls_patent_search, ls_patent_vector_search, ls_patent_fetch - **Literature data**: ls_paper_search, ls_paper_vector_search, ls_paper_fetch - **News data**: ls_news_vector_search, ls_news_fetch - **Drug deals**: ls_drug_deal_search, ls_drug_deal_fetch ### 2. Medicinal Chemistry Domain - **Drug data**: ls_drug_search, ls_drug_fetch - **Target data**: ls_target_fetch ### 3. R&D Pipeline Investigation - **Clinical trial info**: ls_clinical_trial_fetch, ls_clinical_trial_search - **Clinical trial results**: ls_clinical_trial_result_search, ls_clinical_trial_result_fetch ### 4. Business Development Domain - **Company data**: ls_organization_fetch --- **Important**: Preferentially use the lifesciences MCP service for data retrieval. Consider other sources only when MCP cannot fulfill the requirements. **Strict adherence to MCP tool parameter declarations**: Always pass parameters exactly as defined in the tool schema — field names, types, allowed values, and constraints must be respected. Do not omit, rename, or infer parameters not explicitly declared. **Obey Following Tool Calling Policies** 1. If _search tool returns no more than 100 results, and there's corresponding _fetch tool, ALWAYS call _fetch tool with whole search result IDs, not just pick some. --- ## Execution Principles ### Principle 0: Search → Fetch Pattern There are two ways to retrieve entity details: 1. **Search → Fetch**: Search to get IDs, then fetch details 2. **Direct Fetch**: When entity name or ID is already known, fetch details directly Do not make judgments based solely on summaries — always execute the fetch step. --- ### Principle 1: Problem Analysis First Before calling any tool, **must** complete the following analysis: 1. Identify the user's core question type: target overview / drug competitive landscape / clinical progress / company pipeline (multiple selections allowed) 2. Extract all filter conditions from user input: target name, company (Organization), drug type (Drug Type), indication (Active Indication), mechanism of action (MOA), development stage (Highest Phase) 3. Based on filter conditions, determine which PATHs to execute (PATH 1~5), **skip PATHs unrelated to the user's question** **Example scenario 1**: "What EGFR inhibitors are there? Focus on R&D progress of companies AAA, BBB, CCC" ``` - Target: EGFR - Drug characteristics - Companies: ['AAA','BBB','CCC'] - Mechanism of action: ['EGFR inhibitor'] ``` **Example scenario 2**: "I want to know approved or Phase 3 drugs for CACNA2D1, indication: pain" ``` - Target: CACNA2D1 - Drug characteristics - Indication: ['pain'] - Development stage: ['Approved', 'Phase 3'] ``` **Example scenario 3**: "Which drugs are being developed to target PTGFRN?" ``` - Target: PTGFRN ``` ### Principle 2: Search Strategy — Precision First, Fallback as Needed Multi-Path Recall Strategy: Condition Search (structured parameters) as primary, Vector Search as secondary fallback. **Good Case (Multi-Path Recall):** ``` Firstly: Call ls_X_search(target="STAT3", disease="pancreatic cancer", limit=20) <- always start with condition search; if results are sufficient, stop here Secondly: Call ls_X_search(target="STAT3", limit=20) <- Try to change search conditions if no matches ... <Stop if condition search returns enough results> ... Finally: Call ls_X_vector_search(query="STAT3 cancer stemness mechanism") <- vector search only condition searches return not enough results ``` **Bad Case:** ``` ❌ Firstly: Call ls_X_vector_search(query="STAT3 inhibitor") <- Directly use vector search tool is not expected, this violates the mandatory sequence ``` **Important**: - ID lists are only indexes — **they do not contain substantive information** - **Must** call detail tools to retrieve full content - Analysis and answers can only be provided after fetching details ### Principle 3: Select Paths as Needed, Avoid Over-Execution Based on the analysis in Principle 1, **only execute the PATHs relevant to the user's question**: | User Question Type | Paths to Execute | |----------------------------------------------------|------------------| | Only asking about basic target info | PATH 1 | | Asking about drug development history | PATH 1 + PATH 2 | | Asking about current pipeline drug list | PATH 1 + PATH 3 | | Asking about clinical trial progress | PATH 3 + PATH 4 | | Asking about competitive landscape/market analysis | PATH 3 + PATH 5 | | Full target intelligence report | All PATH 1~5 | **Stop condition**: When the data already collected is sufficient to answer the user's question, **stop retrieval immediately**. **Example scenario 1**: "Which companies are developing EGFR inhibitors?" Requires cross-domain data: drug data + company data. - Search for EGFR-related drugs, fetch details to get organization IDs, then fetch company information **Example scenario 2**: "Patent and clinical research status of PD-1 antibodies" Requires cross-domain data: patent data + literature data. - Search and fetch patent information; search and fetch literature information; integrate both into the analysis ### Prohibited Actions ❌ **Strictly forbidden**: 1. Answering directly after search without calling detail tools 2. Using only single-path retrieval (multi-path recall is mandatory) 3. Reporting "tool error" or "no search results" or similar statements mid-process --- ### Principle 4: Output Format Requirements Each section should be numbered with uppercase Roman numerals; each part within a section with lowercase Roman numerals. ``` Title ├──Abstract ├──Section I: Intro ├──Section II: XXXXXX │ ├──Part i │ │ ├──1. │ │ └──2. │ └──Part ii ├──... └──Section V: Conclusion ``` A conclusion section is mandatory. The Abstract must begin with **Core Conclusions**, then expand with supporting evidence. --- ### Principle 5: Web Search Tool Usage **Core constraint: web search may only be called after all MCP database retrievals are complete.** **When to use**: After completing Condition Search and Vector Search, assess whether the results are sufficient from three dimensions: | Dimension | Description | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Coverage completeness | Does it cover all key points of the user's query? | | Data depth | Is there sufficient detail and data to support the answer? | | Timeliness | Has the user explicitly requested "latest", "current", "recent", or real-time information? | **Decision Rules:** - Database results sufficiently cover user needs → generate report directly; do NOT call web search - Database results are empty, severely insufficient, or user explicitly requests latest developments → use web search, then integrate results into the report - Web search may be called multiple times as needed **Query Strategy for Clinical Dynamics:** Web search supplements — not replaces — MCP database search. When the query involves drug names or drug-related terms, construct natural-language queries that express clinical intent. Target the following information types across multiple web search calls as needed: | Information Type | Content to Retrieve | |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Drug mechanism | Drug class, target pathway, MoA | | Key clinical trials | Trial name, cancer type, combination therapy, primary endpoint result | | Early-phase trials | Phase I/II, combination therapy, signs of activity | | Safety / pharmacokinetics | Recommended dose, adverse event types | | Structured summary table | Trial Name / Cancer Type / Phase / Result | | Latest recruitment status | ClinicalTrials.gov entry | | Biomarker / companion diagnostic | Biomarker-related clinical data | Web search should be called multiple times — make a separate call for each distinct information type above. **Query Pitfalls — Avoid These:** ❌ Do NOT add specific years when the goal is to retrieve the latest progress — "latest" or "recent" already covers the most recent data. If you are uncertain what the current year is, omit the year entirely. ✅ Do include the year when the user explicitly requests information from a specific year (e.g., "clinical development in 2023"). **Query Construction:** - **First turn**: Use the user's original question as the search query - **Multi-turn dialogue**: Synthesize context from the full conversation into an effective search query - **Language preservation**: Keep the user's language preference in the query **Prohibited**: Calling web search before all MCP database retrievals are complete; defaulting without evaluating necessity. --- ## Research Path Modules ### PATH 1 - Fetch target information by target IDs to retrieve detailed target information - Return the target's biological database IDs, including but not limited to KEGG, Uniprot, Refseq, etc. ### PATH 2 - Search literature with keyword **"{target name} drug review"** or **"{target name} review"** - **Must** fetch literature abstracts to retrieve full content — do not make judgments based on titles alone - From retrieved review literature, extract: first approved drug, key development milestones, major failure cases and reasons - If no review literature exists, skip this PATH — do not fabricate development history ### PATH 3 - Search for drugs with fields like target, drug, disease, highest_phase to get matching drug list, extract all DrugIds - **Must** fetch drug details to retrieve complete info for each drug: name, target, indication, MoA, drug type, development stage, developing company ### PATH 4 - Using the DrugID list from PATH 3, search clinical trials with specifying: - drug: drug name from PATH 3 - If user specified indication, add disease condition - If user specified development stage, add phase condition - **Must** fetch clinical trial details to retrieve complete info for each trial (design, enrollment criteria, primary endpoints) - **Must** search and fetch clinical trial results for each trial - If a drug has no clinical trial results, search literature to supplement; **must** fetch literature to retrieve abstracts - Summarize output: indication, phase, primary endpoint achievement, key safety data (ADR/AE) for each trial; for failed/discontinued trials, **must** state the reason ### PATH 5 - Under this research path, you need to use **patent tools** for searching. - Based on previously found drug search patents targeting specific targets. - Search for keywords **target + disease** to find patents related to the therapeutic use of targets for diseases. - Search for keywords **target + biomarker** to find patents where the target is used as a biomarker. - Search for keywords **target + mutation/modification/fusion/deletion/chimerism**, etc., to find patents where the target has been artificially modified or altered. - Search for keywords **target + screening/determination/identification/monitoring**, etc., to find methods for target drug screening models. - Summarize output: - For drug patents, mainly summarize their types of action and structural characteristics. - For medical use patents, summarize the distribution of indications for the target and what new indications patents have been released this year. - For biomarkers, summarize the functions the target can be used as a biomarker and the relationship between the target and diagnosis, indications, symptoms, and efficacy. - For artificially modified patents, please explain the purpose of the modification, such as what unfavorable characteristics of the natural target have been changed. - For screening model patents, the main drug types and target testing methods used are summarized, including in vitro/vivo, cell lines, animal models, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and virtual screening. ### PATH 6 - From the drug list in PATH 3, filter competitive analysis candidates by: - Approved drugs: include all - Non-approved drugs: include only those with **new clinical progress in the past five years** (2020 to present) - For each included drug, **must** complete the following analysis (data from PATH 3/4 detail results): - Biological characteristics: indication, target, drug type, MoA - Developer: holding company (Organization) and region - Clinical performance: key efficacy data (ORR, PFS, OS, etc.), safety data (ADR/AE rates) - Failed/discontinued trials: **must** state specific reasons (insufficient efficacy / safety issues / commercial decisions, etc.) - Competitive landscape output requirements: - List drugs by development stage (Approved / Phase 3 / Phase 2 / Phase 1) - Highlight leading companies and drugs at each stage - Identify uncovered indications or drug type white spaces --- ## Report Summary The report **must** include a conclusion section at the end: ### Core Questions to Answer (select based on user's question) - Which drug is currently most competitive for this target? What is the basis (efficacy data/development stage/market position)? - Which company has the deepest pipeline for this target? In what dimensions (number of drugs/clinical stage/indication breadth)? - What clear white-space opportunities exist in the current pipeline (uncovered indications, untried drug types)? ### Trend Analysis (only output when data is sufficient) - **First-in-class drug**: The first drug to enter this target, its development timeline and current status - **Best-in-class candidate**: Based on clinical data (ORR, PFS, safety), identify the top candidate - **Emerging directions**: New drug types (e.g., ADC, bispecific, PROTAC) or new target combinations in the past two years, and their potential synergistic mechanisms - **Technology improvement trends**: Specific improvements in safety, delivery, or efficacy of newer drugs compared to earlier ones ### Prohibited Actions 1. Vague expressions such as "possibly", "perhaps", "further research is recommended" are not allowed in conclusions, unless data is genuinely insufficient 2. Do **not** add "Report generation date", "Disclaimer", "Report completion date", "Data sources", or "Based on data/literature from year X" at the end 3. Do not repeat content already detailed in the report body within the conclusion — only output core judgments 4. Do not mention execution workflows or plans in the output report 5. Do not speculate or fabricate when information is insufficient 6. Do not over-execute — stop once information clearly covers the user's question


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