Infuse Intelligence into your Apps with Foundry Local

The deck is part of the presentation and live demo conducted at the Melb.Net July meetup in Melbourne on 1 July 2025. It covers the capabilities of Foundry Local using a fun app which impersonates celebrities

https://www.meetup.com/melb-net-meetup/events/308591853/

Transcript

1. Nilesh Gule @nileshgule Infuse Intelligence into Apps with Foundry Local
2. $whoami { “name” : “Nilesh Gule”, “website” : “https://www.HandsOnArchitect.com", “github” : “https://GitHub.com/NileshGule" “twitter” : “@nileshgule”, “linkedin” : “https://www.linkedin.com/in/nileshgule”, “YouTube” : “https://www.YouTube.com/@nilesh-gule” “likes” : “Technical Evangelism, Cricket”, }
3. What is Foundry Local? High Performance ONNX Runtime Windows: Integrated and optimized with hardware vendors Mac: GPU Acceleration on Apple Silicon Foundry Local Management Service Download and run models at runtime Foundry CLI & SDK CLI: Manage models, tools & agents SDK: Integrate and interact with model management and local inference Local AI Agents using MCP Call local tools for smart automations
4. /demo Foundry Local CLI
5. Foundry Local .NET SDK .Net App Logic for interacting with the model C# SDK Manages Foundry model OpenAI client Connects to actual model and performs chat completion operations Foundry Local Service Programmatic access to Model cache and catalog
6. /demo Celebrity Impersonator
7. Foundry Local Key features Seamless Integration Connect with your applications through SDK, API endpoints or CLI. On Device Inference Run models locally on your own hardware, reducing costs while keeping all your data on your device. Model Customization Use preset models or your own models to meet specific requirements. Cost Efficiency Make AI more accessible by eliminating cloud service costs.
8. Foundry Local Use Cases Data Protection Keep sensitive data on your device. Limited or no internet connectivity Reduce Cloud inference costs Low latency AI responses for real time applications Experimentation Experiment with AI models before deploying to cloud environments!
9. MS Build 2025 videos Building cutting edge on-device experiences Local AI dev with .NET Aspire
10. Resources • MS Learn - What is AI Foundry Local • MS Learn - Foundry Local Architecture • Unlock instant on device AI with Foundry Local • Foundry Local SDK • Foundry Local Documentation
11. Source Code & Slide deck https://speakerdeck.com/nileshgule/ https://www.slideshare.net/nileshgule/ How Would They React? Aka Celebrity Impersonator https://github.com/NileshGule/how-would-they-react
12. Nilesh Gule ARCHITECT | MICROSOFT MVP “Code with Passion and Strive for Excellence” nileshgule @nileshgule Nilesh Gule NileshGule www.handsonarchitect.com https://www.youtube.com/@nilesh-gule
13. Q&A