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How to Generate Mind Maps with Copilot

Generate mind maps in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Visual project planning.

Copilot generates mind maps from within your IDE for project planning and architecture brainstorming. Map out refactoring strategies, visualize feature dependency trees, and create planning documents that live alongside your code. Useful for sprint planning and technical design sessions.

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

ToolRouter

Server description

Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.

Server URL

https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp

3Set Authentication to None and click Create

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Diagram Generator tool:

In Copilot Chat: "Create a mind map for this project" and describe the topic
Copilot generates the mind map diagram
Ask: "Save this to the planning docs in my project"

Example Prompt

Try this with Copilot using the Diagram Generator tool

Generate a mind map for the API redesign project covering endpoints, authentication changes, rate limiting, versioning strategy, and migration plan.

Tips

Copilot can read your project structure and suggest a mind map of the codebase organization
Use mind maps to plan refactoring efforts and visualize dependency trees

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