How to Build Team Reading Lists with Copilot
Team reading lists in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Curated books for engineering teams.
Tool
Copilot builds team reading lists as structured data from within your IDE. Generate machine-readable book lists with ISBNs for purchase links, create team wiki pages with curated recommendations, and build reading progress tracking features from the structured book data.
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 Book Search tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Search for books on software craftsmanship and clean code using book-search"
- Copilot returns relevant books
- Ask: "Return the top 5 as JSON with title, author, ISBN, and a one-line recommendation"
- Add the reading list to your team wiki or internal documentation
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Book Search tool
Build a reading list for backend engineers. Search for books on distributed systems, databases, and API design. Return as JSON.
Tips
- Create machine-readable reading lists for internal tools and dashboards
- Use ISBNs to generate purchase links for the team
- Build a reading progress tracker from the structured book data