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Microsoft Foundry Local

Run Microsoft Foundry locally for offline / on-device AI development. Requires the mcp_microsoftdocs MCP for live docs.

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Microsoft Foundry Local Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Microsoft Foundry Local. Covers best practices, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/​markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
Best PracticesL32-L36Troubleshooting Foundry Local CLI issues, applying recommended workflows, and resolving common setup, auth, build, and deployment problems.
Decision MakingL37-L42Guidance on choosing between legacy vs current Foundry Local SDK and step-by-step instructions for migrating existing apps to the current SDK.
ConfigurationL43-L49Configuring and operating Foundry Local: compiling Hugging Face models with Olive, installing/​using the CLI, and reference for all CLI commands and options.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL50-L61Using Foundry Local APIs/​SDKs for text embeddings, chat completions, audio transcription, tool calling, LangChain apps, and OpenAI-style or REST integrations in your code

Best Practices

TopicURL
Apply best practices and troubleshoot Foundry Local CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-best-practice

Decision Making

TopicURL
Decide between legacy and current Foundry Local SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-legacy
Migrate applications to the current Foundry Local SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-migration

Configuration

TopicURL
Compile Hugging Face models for Foundry Local with Olivehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-compile-hugging-face-models
Operate and configure the Foundry Local CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-foundry-local-cli
Reference commands and options for Foundry Local CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-cli

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Generate text embeddings with Foundry Local SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-generate-embeddings
Integrate Foundry Local with OpenAI-style inference SDKshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-integrate-with-inference-sdks
Live microphone transcription with Foundry Localhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-live-transcribe-audio
Transcribe audio using Foundry Local transcription APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-transcribe-audio
Build a LangChain translation app with Foundry Localhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-langchain-with-foundry-local
Use Foundry Local native chat completions APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-native-chat-completions
Implement tool calling with Foundry Local modelshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-tool-calling-with-foundry-local
Foundry Local REST API reference for local inferencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-rest
Use Foundry Local SDK APIs in applicationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-current