How to Validate Addresses with Copilot
Validate addresses in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Clean address data without leaving your editor.
Tool
Copilot validates and standardizes addresses within your development environment. Clean up address data in seed files and fixtures, write validation logic using geocoding confidence scores, and replace messy address strings in your codebase with properly formatted versions.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Address Geocoding tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Validate and standardize these addresses" and paste the list
- Copilot returns standardized versions and flags invalid entries
- Ask: "Update the addresses in my seed data file with the standardized versions"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Address Geocoding tool
Validate all the addresses in my test fixtures file and replace them with properly formatted versions.
Tips
- Great for cleaning up address data in seed files, fixtures, and configuration
- Copilot can write validation logic that uses the geocoding confidence score