---
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/video-editor/use-cases/trim-and-cut-clips/copilot
---
# How to Trim and Cut Clips with Copilot

Copilot handles video trimming directly in your IDE, which is perfect for cleaning up screen recordings, tutorial demos, and conference talk footage without switching to video editing software. Copilot can save trimmed clips straight to your documentation assets directory as part of your development workflow.

## Setup

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

## Steps

1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
2. In Copilot Chat: "Trim my screen recording to keep only 0:30 to 5:00"
3. Copilot calls ToolRouter's edit_footage and returns the trimmed video
4. Adjust: "Also speed up the loading screens at 2:00 and 3:30"
5. Save the trimmed clip to your project's documentation assets

## Example Prompt

```
Trim my screen recording demo. Keep only 0:15 to 4:30 and remove the 10-second loading pause at 2:15. Output to docs/videos/demo-trimmed.mp4.
```

## Tips

- Great for cleaning up screen recordings before embedding in documentation
- Trim tutorial recordings without leaving your development environment
- Ask Copilot to extract the key demo moments for a quick-start GIF
