---
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/claude
---
# How to Monitor Upcoming Grant Deadlines with Claude

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. Claude is strongest at interpreting deadline urgency and helping you prioritize preparation across multiple programs.

## Setup

claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
2. Describe the sectors, geographies, and applicant types you are tracking for upcoming deadlines.
3. Use `grants-finder` with `search_opportunities` to find new active programs with upcoming deadlines.
4. Run `watchlist_snapshot` to pull the current state of programs you are already tracking.
5. Ask Claude to merge both sources into a single deadline calendar, flag the most urgent items, and recommend where to focus preparation effort.

## 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. Merge everything into a single deadline calendar sorted by urgency, flag anything closing in under 30 days, and tell me where I should focus this week.
```

## Tips

- Run this regularly to catch new programs and deadline changes before they become urgent.
- Ask Claude to separate deadlines into tiers: immediate action, upcoming, and long-lead so you can allocate writing time.
- Include your team capacity in the prompt so Claude can flag when you have too many deadlines competing for the same window.
