iuphar-pharmacology
Query the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology REST API for drug targets, ligands (drugs/compounds), and their interactions. Use whenever the user asks about pharmacological targets, receptor–ligand relationships, drug mechanisms of action, or wants to look up any drug or target name in IUPHAR. Supports single entity or batch queries. No API key required.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill iuphar --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Skill Query the expert-curated IUPHAR database for ligands (drugs/compounds), targets (receptors/enzymes/channels), and ligand–target interactions. - **Source**: <https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/> - **API docs**: <https://www.guidetopharmacology.org/webServices.jsp> - **Auth**: None (open access) ## Entity auto-detection `query_entity(name)` tries ligand search first; if no hits, falls back to target search. | Input example | Detected as | What you get | |---|---|---| | `morphine` | ligand | ligandId, type, approved status, INN … | | `5-HT1A receptor` | target | targetId, type, gene IDs, family IDs … | | `GABA receptor` | target | target info + top 10 ligand–target interactions | ## API | Function | Input | Returns | |---|---|---| | `query_entity(name)` | single entity string | dict with `entity`, `type`, `results`, `interactions` | | `query_entities(names)` | list of entity strings | `{name: result_dict}` | | `summarize(result)` | output of `query_entity` | concise human-readable text | | `search_ligand(name)` | drug/compound name | list of ligand dicts | | `get_ligand(id)` | numeric ligand ID | full ligand detail dict | | `search_target(name
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What does the iuphar-pharmacology skill do?
Query the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology REST API for drug targets, ligands (drugs/compounds), and their interactions. Use whenever the user asks about pharmacological targets, receptor–ligand relationships, drug mechanisms of action, or wants to look up any drug or target name in IUPHAR. Supports single entity or batch queries. No API key required.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill iuphar --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.