How to Research Business Books with Copilot
Business books in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Professional reading for developers.
Tool
Copilot finds engineering management and technical leadership books from within your IDE. Build team reading lists for professional development, discover books on the specific leadership challenges you face, and generate structured reading list data for your team wiki or internal documentation.
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 engineering management using book-search"
- Copilot returns relevant results
- Ask: "Return these as JSON for our team reading list page"
- Integrate the book data into your team resources
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Book Search tool
Find books on technical leadership and return as JSON with title, author, year, and description.
Tips
- Build curated reading lists for engineering teams from search results
- Generate book recommendation features for internal learning platforms
- Track which business books are most recommended in your industry