Microsoft Foundry Local Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Microsoft Foundry Local. Covers troubleshooting, 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
Troubleshooting	L33-L37	Troubleshooting Foundry Local on Windows Server 2025, including setup issues, compatibility, permissions, service startup failures, and common runtime or networking problems.
Best Practices	L38-L42	Guidance on reliable Foundry Local deployments, performance and configuration best practices, and troubleshooting common setup, runtime, and environment issues.
Decision Making	L43-L47	Guidance for upgrading apps from the legacy Foundry Local SDK to the current one, including API changes, migration steps, and compatibility considerations.
Configuration	L48-L52	Using the Foundry Local CLI: installing, configuring settings, authenticating, managing projects/environments, and running local workflows via command-line commands.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L53-L66	Patterns and code for calling Foundry Local models/APIs (chat, transcription, tools), integrating with SDKs/REST, OpenAI-compatible clients, LangChain, Open WebUI, and compiling HF models.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
FAQ for running Foundry Local on Windows Server 2025	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/windows-server-frequently-asked-questions

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Best practices and troubleshooting for Foundry Local deployments	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
Configure and use the Foundry Local CLI commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-cli

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Create a chat app using Open WebUI and Foundry Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-chat-application-with-open-web-ui
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
Integrate Foundry Local with OpenAI-compatible 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 in Foundry Local applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-tool-calling-with-foundry-local
Use the Foundry Local Model Catalog API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-catalog-api
Call Foundry Local REST API via CLI-hosted server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-rest
Use the current Foundry Local SDK for local AI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-current
Reference for legacy Foundry Local SDK with CLI dependency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk-legacy