How to Research an Artist's Biography and Catalogue with Copilot
Research an artist's biography and catalogue with Copilot and ToolRouter. Art data for applications.
Tool
Copilot pulls artist biographical and catalogue data from within your IDE for building artist profile pages, art education platforms, or digital museum applications. Query artist data and works, extract structured records, and wire the output into your content management system or art app.
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 Art Collection Search tool:
- Ask: "Use art-collection-search to search for artist Jean-Michel Basquiat using search_artists"
- Copilot returns structured biographical data
- Also ask: "Search for his works in public collections using search_artworks"
- Ask: "Return all data as JSON with biography, movements, and works array for an artist profile page"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Art Collection Search tool
Use art-collection-search to research artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Run search_artists for biography and search_artworks for public holdings. Return typed JSON with name, birth_date, death_date, nationality, movements, biography_summary, and a works array with title, institution, and date.
Tips
- Structure the artist and works data as separate objects with a shared artist_id for clean relational storage
- Store movements as an array so your app can tag and filter artists by artistic period
- Add an image_url field for portrait images if the database returns them for artist profile display