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Target MCP server

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blackswancausallabs-target": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "target-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}
file .mcp.json (in your project root)install uvx target-mcpversion 0.2.0

What it does

An MCP server that scores how completely a target trial emulation study reports what the TARGET reporting guideline requires. It processes manuscripts (PDF, text, docx, or fetched from Europe PMC) and produces structured item-by-item assessments with evidence linked to specific document locations. Built for researchers, reviewers, and corpus-scale studies evaluating observational studies that emulate randomized trials.

  • Parse and assess a manuscript or bundle of files against the 39 TARGET checklist items, with verdicts validated against required evidence spans.
  • Fetch open-access papers by PMCID from Europe PMC and automatically retrieve their supplementary files, then score completeness of TARGET reporting.
  • Aggregate assessments across multiple studies to produce per-item completeness rates and run validation studies with blind coding and inter-rater agreement metrics (Cohen's κ, Gwet's AC1).

Tools this server exposes

ToolDoes
parse_manuscriptParse a manuscript file (PDF, text, or docx) into a structured section map with source-tagged spans and optional supplement files.
assess_manuscriptScore all applicable TARGET checklist items against a parsed manuscript, returning prompts and schema for scaffold mode or making pinned model calls for judge m
submit_scaffold_verdictsValidate and record verdicts submitted for a manuscript assessment, ensuring required evidence is resolved to document spans.
render_checklistProject a finalized assessment onto the published TARGET checklist form with item wording, locations, verdicts, and evidence.
render_checklist_docxWrite a finalized assessment as a submission-ready Word file matching the TARGET checklist format.
parse_pmcidFetch an open-access article from Europe PMC by PMCID, retrieve JATS main text and supplementary files, and merge them into a single bundle.
get_checklistIntrospect and return the TARGET specification, including all 39 scoreable leaf subitems with intent, verdict boundaries, and applicability rules.
aggregate_corpusRoll multiple manuscript assessments into per-item completeness rates with coverage denominators.
build_coding_sheetGenerate a blind human coding sheet for validation studies.
validate_against_goldCompare assessments against a gold-standard coding sheet and compute per-leaf agreement metrics including raw agreement, Cohen's κ, Gwet's AC1, sensitivity, and

Before you enable it

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