microsoft-foundry-local

name	microsoft-foundry-local
description	Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Local (aka Azure AI Foundry Local) development including best practices, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when compiling HF models with Olive, using Foundry Local CLI, embeddings/chat APIs, tools, or migrating SDKs, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Azure Local (use azure-local), Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Content Safety in Foundry Control Plane (use azure-content-safety).
compatibility	Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata	{"generated_at":"2026-08-09","generator":"docs2skills/1.0.0"}

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

Category	Lines	Description
Best Practices	L32-L36	Troubleshooting Foundry Local CLI issues, applying recommended workflows, and resolving common setup, auth, build, and deployment problems.
Decision Making	L37-L42	Guidance on choosing between legacy vs current Foundry Local SDK and step-by-step instructions for migrating existing apps to the current SDK.
Configuration	L43-L48	Compiling Hugging Face models with Olive for Foundry Local, and configuring/using the Foundry Local CLI (commands, options, workflows)
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L49-L60	Using 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

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

Decision Making

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

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
Configure and use Foundry Local CLI commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-cli

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
Use Foundry Local SDK APIs in applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-current