Azure AI Foundry Local Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Foundry Local. Covers troubleshooting, 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: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use read_file with specific line ranges (e.g., L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question

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	Troubleshooting setup and runtime issues when installing and running Azure AI Foundry Local specifically on Windows Server 2025.
Best Practices	L37-L41	Best practices for configuring, securing, and operating Foundry Local, plus troubleshooting setup, connectivity, performance, and common runtime or deployment issues.
Configuration	L42-L48	Installing and configuring Foundry Local, compiling Hugging Face models with Olive, and using the Foundry Local CLI commands and options
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L49-L60	Patterns and code samples for calling Foundry Local via REST/SDKs, OpenAI-compatible clients, LangChain, Open WebUI, tool calling, transcription, and the Model Catalog API.

Troubleshooting

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

Configuration

Topic	URL
Install and configure Foundry Local on your device	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/get-started
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 commands and options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-cli

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Create a chat UI 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
Integrate Foundry Local with OpenAI-compatible SDKs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-integrate-with-inference-sdks
Transcribe audio using Foundry Local APIs	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 workflows with Foundry Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/how-to/how-to-use-tool-calling-with-foundry-local
Integrate with Foundry Local Model Catalog API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-catalog-api
Invoke Foundry Local via REST API endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-rest
Call Foundry Local via SDKs in Python, JS, C#, Rust	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry-local/reference/reference-sdk