---
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/track-funder-award-patterns/copilot
---
# How to Track Funder Award Patterns with Copilot

Analyze what a funder has awarded in the past and match those patterns against your applicant profile. Use `search_grant_history` to pull historical awards and `match_applicant_profile` to check alignment. Copilot is ideal when you want structured output you can drop straight into a tracker or CRM.

## Setup

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

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter in Copilot: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
2. Specify the funder, your organization profile, and the output format you need (JSON, table, markdown).
3. Use `grants-finder` with `search_grant_history` to pull the funder's past awards.
4. Run `match_applicant_profile` to score your organization against historical patterns.
5. Ask Copilot to format the results into a structured table or JSON you can reuse in your grants pipeline.

## Example Prompt

```
Use grants-finder to search the grant history for the Wellcome Trust in health innovation over the last 3 years. Then match my profile as a mid-size UK nonprofit focused on mental health technology against their award patterns. Return the results as structured JSON with match scores and pattern summaries.
```

## Tips

- Search grant history for multiple funders at once so you can compare which one has the strongest precedent for your type of work.
- Ask Copilot to normalize field names across funders so comparisons are clean without manual mapping.
