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Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Local (aka Azure AI Foundry Local) development including troubleshooting, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when calling Foundry Local REST/chat APIs, tools, transcription, LangChain apps, Olive HF compilation, or CLI, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Local (use azure-local).

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name: microsoft-foundry-local description: Expert knowledge for Microsoft Foundry Local (aka Azure AI Foundry Local) development including troubleshooting, decision making, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when calling Foundry Local REST/chat APIs, tools, transcription, LangChain apps, Olive HF compilation, or CLI, and other Microsoft Foundry Local related development tasks. Not for Microsoft Foundry (use microsoft-foundry), Microsoft Foundry Classic (use microsoft-foundry-classic), Microsoft Foundry Tools (use microsoft-foundry-tools), Azure Local (use azure-local). compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata: generated_at: "2026-06-07" generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Microsoft Foundry Local Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Microsoft Foundry Local. Covers troubleshooting, 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
Troubleshooting L32-L36 Diagnosing and fixing common Foundry Local CLI issues, including setup problems, command failures, environment/config errors, and applying recommended best practices.
Decision Making L37-L41 Guidance for upgrading apps from the legacy Foundry Local SDK to the current one, including API changes, migration steps, and compatibility considerations.
Configuration L42-L47 Compiling 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 Patterns L48-L59 APIs, SDKs, and patterns for calling Foundry Local models: REST/OpenAI-style chat, tools, transcription, LangChain apps, and compiling Hugging Face models for local inference.

Troubleshooting

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

Configuration

Topic URL
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

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Compile Hugging Face models for Foundry Local https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-compile-hugging-face-models
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
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
Install via CLI
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill microsoft-foundry-local
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