How to Generate Progress Charts with Copilot
Create progress charts in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Sprint and project tracking.
Tool
Copilot generates charts directly alongside your code and documentation, turning data visualization into part of your development workflow rather than a separate step. Feed in data from your application, test results, monitoring systems, or API responses and produce publication-ready visualizations without switching tools. This is especially valuable for engineering teams that need performance charts in post-mortems, benchmark comparisons in technical blog posts, or sprint metrics embedded in retrospective documents.
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 Generate Chart tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Create a burndown chart for our sprint -- 34 points total, 12 remaining, 5 days left"
- Copilot generates a sprint progress visualization
- Ask: "Generate a release progress chart from our milestone data"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Generate Chart tool
Create a sprint burndown chart. Starting points: 34. Day 1: 30, Day 2: 26, Day 3: 22, Day 4: 18, Day 5: 12. Show ideal burndown line for comparison.
Tips
- Perfect for automated sprint reporting and project milestone tracking
- Generate burndown and burnup charts directly from project management data