---
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/grants-finder/use-cases/monitor-upcoming-deadlines/chatgpt
---
# How to Monitor Upcoming Grant Deadlines with ChatGPT

Search for active funding opportunities and combine them with your watchlist to maintain a live deadline calendar. Use `search_opportunities` to find new programs and `watchlist_snapshot` to pull your tracked items. ChatGPT works well when you need the calendar delivered as a clean briefing or summary document.

## Setup

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

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter in ChatGPT: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
2. Describe the sectors, geographies, and applicant types you want to monitor.
3. Use `grants-finder` with `search_opportunities` to find programs with upcoming deadlines.
4. Run `watchlist_snapshot` to get the current state of your tracked programs.
5. Ask ChatGPT to merge both sources into a deadline summary, highlight urgent items, and suggest next steps.

## Example Prompt

```
Use grants-finder to search for active education funding opportunities in the UK with deadlines in the next 90 days. Also pull my watchlist snapshot. Create a deadline briefing sorted by urgency that I can share with my fundraising team.
```

## Tips

- Run this regularly to catch new programs and deadline changes before they become urgent.
- Ask ChatGPT to include a recommended action for each deadline so the briefing is immediately actionable.
