Microsoft foundry local

Microsoft Foundry Local Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Microsoft Foundry Local. Covers best practices, 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

Category	Lines	Description
Best Practices	L31-L35	Guidance on using Foundry Local CLI effectively, following recommended workflows, and diagnosing/fixing common CLI issues and misconfigurations.
Configuration	L36-L43	Configuring Foundry Local: compiling/optimizing Hugging Face models with Olive, using the CLI to manage local models, and migrating/reconfiguring apps to the new Foundry Local SDK.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L44-L56	Using Foundry Local APIs/SDKs for chat, embeddings, transcription, OpenAI-compatible clients, LangChain apps, tool calling, and REST/SDK reference (C#, JS, Python, Rust, legacy).

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Apply best practices and fix issues in Foundry Local CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-best-practice

Configuration

Topic	URL
Compile Hugging Face models for Foundry Local with Olive	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-compile-hugging-face-models
Use Foundry Local CLI to manage local models	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-foundry-local-cli
Foundry Local CLI command and options reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-cli
Migrate and reconfigure apps to new Foundry Local SDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-migration

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Generate text embeddings with Foundry Local SDK	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-generate-embeddings
Integrate Foundry Local with OpenAI-style inference SDKs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-integrate-with-inference-sdks
Live microphone transcription with Foundry Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-live-transcribe-audio
Transcribe audio using Foundry Local transcription API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-transcribe-audio
Build a LangChain translation app with Foundry Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-langchain-with-foundry-local
Use Foundry Local native chat completions API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-native-chat-completions
Implement tool calling with Foundry Local models	https://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 inference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-rest
Reference for Foundry Local SDKs in C#, JS, Python, Rust	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-current
Legacy Foundry Local SDK reference and CLI-dependent APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-legacy