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Microsoft Foundry Local

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

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npx skills add MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills@microsoft-foundry-local

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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, resolving common errors, and following recommended workflows and configuration practices for reliable local development.
Decision MakingL37-L41Guidance for upgrading apps from the legacy Foundry Local SDK to the current one, including API changes, migration steps, and compatibility considerations.
ConfigurationL42-L47Compiling Hugging Face models with Olive for Foundry Local, and using the Foundry Local CLI commands/options to install, manage, and configure local models.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL48-L59APIs, SDKs, and patterns for calling Foundry Local models: REST/OpenAI-style chat, tools, transcription, LangChain apps, and compiling Hugging Face models for local inference.

Best Practices

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

Decision Making

TopicURL
Migrate from legacy to current Foundry Local SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-migration

Configuration

TopicURL
Use Foundry Local CLI to manage local modelshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-foundry-local-cli
Foundry Local CLI command and options referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-cli

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Compile Hugging Face models for Foundry Localhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-compile-hugging-face-models
Integrate Foundry Local with OpenAI-style inference SDKshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-integrate-with-inference-sdks
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
Reference for Foundry Local SDKs in C#, JS, Python, Rusthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-current
Legacy Foundry Local SDK reference and CLI-dependent APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-legacy
Synced from MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills@844b1effetched May 24, 2026

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