How to Create Marketing QR Codes with Copilot
Generate QR codes from your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Marketing assets without context-switching.
Tool
Copilot generates QR codes from within your development environment and embeds them directly in your project artifacts. Create codes for your application, documentation, email templates, or invoice systems, then wire them into your build pipeline so QR codes are regenerated automatically when URLs or product data change. This workflow treats QR codes as code-managed assets rather than manually created images, ensuring they stay in sync with the data they represent across deployments.
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 QR Code Generator tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Generate a QR code for https://mysite.com/offer using the qr-code-generator tool"
- Copilot generates the QR code image
- Save the QR code to your project assets
- Ask Copilot to embed the QR code in your email template or landing page
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the QR Code Generator tool
Generate a QR code for our signup page and embed it in the HTML email template at templates/invite-email.html.
Tips
- Copilot can embed generated QR codes directly into HTML templates
- Use for generating QR codes programmatically in build pipelines
- Ask Copilot to add the QR code to documentation or README files