# target-mcp

> target-mcp — black-swan-causal-labs-target-mcp. Use this tool when you need to assess the quality of research manuscripts that aim to emulate target trials, as it provides automated item-by-item scoring against the TARGET reporting guideline. This tool solves problems of inconsistent reporting and lack of transparency in target trial emulation research, enabling more reliable and reproducible results. It takes research manuscripts as input and outputs a scored assessment with evidence and provenance.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/black-swan-causal-labs-target-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/black-swan-causal-labs-target-mcp

## Description

Enables automated assessment of research manuscripts against the TARGET reporting guideline for target trial emulation, providing item-by-item scoring with evidence and provenance.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** data-analytics
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/zpcqqpp75p)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Black-Swan-Causal-Labs/target-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "black-swan-causal-labs-target-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/black-swan-causal-labs-target-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/black-swan-causal-labs-target-mcp/pull`

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