How to Find Product Dupes and Alternatives with Copilot
Find product dupes and alternatives with Copilot and ToolRouter. Dupe data for shopping apps.
Tool
Copilot pulls product dupe data from within your IDE for building budget alternative features, product comparison tools, or shopping recommendation engines. Query dupes for a named product, extract structured alternative data, and wire it into your commerce application.
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 Style Finder tool:
- Ask: "Use style-finder with find_dupe to find alternatives to the Acne Studios wool coat under £150"
- Copilot returns structured dupe product data
- Ask: "Return as JSON with original_item, dupe_name, price, currency, similarity_attributes, and buy_url"
- Wire the data into your product comparison or budget alternative feature
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Style Finder tool
Use style-finder with find_dupe to find budget alternatives to the Dyson Airwrap under £80. Return typed JSON with original_item, dupe_name, brand, price, currency, key_similarity_attributes, and buy_url for each alternative.
Tips
- Include key_similarity_attributes as an array so your app can display specific match points to users
- Store buy_url to enable one-click navigation to the purchase page from your comparison feature
- Add a similarity_score field for your algorithm to populate based on attribute match percentage