How to Find Leads by Industry with Copilot
Find industry leads in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Prospect research without leaving your editor.
Tool
Copilot finds industry leads from within your IDE, useful for developers building sales tools, CRM integrations, or prospecting features. Research potential customers while coding the features they will use, and test your lead qualification logic against real company data.
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 Lead Finder tool:
- Ask: "Find developer tools companies in the observability space"
- Review the company list inline in your editor
- Ask: "Which of these would be good integration partners?"
- Use findings to plan partnership outreach
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Lead Finder tool
Find developer tools companies in the testing and QA space. Focus on companies with public APIs we could integrate with.
Tips
- Great for finding potential integration partners while building
- Ask Copilot to evaluate technical compatibility with your product
- Use findings to prioritize which companies to build integrations for