How to Find Suppliers for a New Product with Copilot
Find suppliers for a new product with Copilot and ToolRouter. Manufacturer data for sourcing tools.
Tool
Copilot pulls manufacturer data from within your IDE for building supplier management tools, product sourcing platforms, or procurement databases. Query by product category and country, extract structured manufacturer profiles, and integrate the data into supplier onboarding or RFQ workflows.
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 Manufacturer Finder tool:
- Ask: "Use manufacturer-finder to find suppliers of custom packaging in the UK and Germany"
- Copilot returns structured manufacturer profile data
- Ask: "Return as JSON with name, location, product_categories, moq, certifications, and contact"
- Wire the data into your supplier management or procurement system
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Manufacturer Finder tool
Use manufacturer-finder to find manufacturers of eco-friendly cosmetic packaging in Germany and the Netherlands. Return typed JSON with name, location, product_categories, moq, certifications, and contact_info.
Tips
- Include certifications in the schema to support compliance filtering in your procurement tool
- Store moq as a number field so your tool can sort and filter suppliers by order size requirement
- Add a product_categories array to enable multi-category supplier matching in your database