---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/academic-research/use-cases/find-research-citations/copilot
---
# How to Find Citations with Copilot

Copilot retrieves citation data in structured formats useful for research documentation. Follow citation chains to find the original paper behind each technique in your codebase, generate bibliography entries for your own publications, and trace the academic lineage of algorithms you implement.

## Setup

{"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}

## Steps

1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
2. In Copilot Chat: "Get paper details and citations for this paper ID"
3. Copilot returns structured citation data
4. Use the references to find related implementations
5. Query additional papers in the citation chain

## Example Prompt

```
Pull the references from the original ResNet paper so I can find the papers behind each architectural decision.
```

## Tips

- Follow citation chains to find the original paper for each technique you use
- Useful for writing the related work section of your own papers
- Combine with search_papers to find papers that cite a specific work
