How to Do Quick Fact-Checking with Copilot
Fact-check from your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Wikipedia verification without context-switching.
Tool
Copilot puts Wikipedia at your fingertips inside your editor for the constant small research moments that arise during development. Verify a date in your documentation, look up a technical concept before choosing an implementation approach, check the background of a technology mentioned in a code review, or extract structured reference data for your application -- all without opening a browser tab or losing your place in the codebase. The zero-context-switch access makes you more likely to verify assumptions rather than guessing.
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 Wikipedia Lookup tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Verify this date using wikipedia-lookup: Python was first released in 1991"
- Copilot checks Wikipedia and confirms or corrects the claim
- Ask Copilot to verify other technical facts in your documentation
- Fix any inaccuracies directly in your files
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Wikipedia Lookup tool
Verify the historical facts in our company timeline page using wikipedia-lookup. Check the dates for major tech events we reference.
Tips
- Ideal for verifying dates, version numbers, and historical claims in documentation
- Copilot can fix inaccuracies inline as it verifies
- Use when writing changelog entries or historical context in docs