---
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/book-search/use-cases/find-books-by-author/copilot
---
# How to Find Books by Author with Copilot

Copilot retrieves complete author bibliographies as structured data for book catalog applications. Build author profile pages, generate bibliography components, and create reading list features that organize an author works chronologically with ISBNs for precise cross-referencing.

## Setup

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

## Steps

1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
2. In Copilot Chat: "Search for books by Martin Kleppmann using book-search"
3. Copilot returns the author's books
4. Ask: "Return as JSON with full book details"
5. Use the data in your book catalog application

## Example Prompt

```
Find all books by Martin Fowler and return as JSON with title, year, ISBN, and description.
```

## Tips

- Build author page features for book applications from bibliography data
- Generate author profiles with their complete works listed
- Use ISBNs to link to purchase or library pages for each book
