How to Search Industry Events with Copilot
Industry events in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Trade shows and expos at a glance.
Tool
Copilot brings event discovery directly into your development environment, making it easy to find tech meetups, developer conferences, and team activities without switching away from your editor. Search for events focused on specific technologies you work with, get results formatted for quick calendar integration, and share upcoming events with your team -- all from the same tool where you are already spending your day writing code.
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 Events Nearby tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Find developer tools industry events using events-nearby"
- Copilot returns relevant events
- Ask: "Which events have the best startup showcases?"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Events Nearby tool
Search for AI and data industry events happening in the next 3 months.
Tips
- Find industry events relevant to your product without leaving your IDE
- Ask about speaking opportunities at upcoming events