BD local-ai-agents
Build local-first AI agents that run entirely on a developer workstation with Microsoft Foundry Local and Qwen function-calling models. Covers Small Language Models (SLMs), the OpenAI-compatible local endpoint, sandboxed local tools, local RAG with Chroma, local MCP servers, hybrid cloud/local routing, and the privacy/cost/offline trade-offs. Based on Lesson 17 of AI Agents for Beginners. USE FOR: run an agent locally, offline agent, on-device agent, Foundry Local, Qwen function calling, local tool calling, local RAG, Chroma vector database, local MCP server, privacy-preserving agent, hybrid local and cloud agent, small language model agent, engineering assistant on my machine. DO NOT USE FOR: deploying agents to the cloud at scale (use deploying-scalable-agents / Lesson 16), building your first agent concept (Lesson 01), Foundry (cloud) hosted agents, GPU cluster / server-side inference provisioning.
Build local-first AI agents that run entirely on a developer workstation with Microsoft Foundry Local and Qwen function-calling models.
As a process D 44/100 · Unfinished process — References files that are not bundled: ../../../17-creating-local-ai-agents/README.md, ../../../17-creating-local-ai-agents/code_samples/17-local-agent-foundry-local.ipynb
The same skill appears in 1 more place: ai-agents-for-beginners
How to improve
- The text references files that are not there: add them or drop the references.
- Your own cases (evals/evals.json, 4–6 real requests with expected answers): the full check would then run those instead of a model-drafted suite.
- A spec.yaml with trigger phrases and assertions — a behaviour contract for CI; `skilltest init` writes a template.
Guard findings · 0
✓ No critical or high findings
Files scanned: 1. Evidence is masked. Grey chips explain why severity was lowered.
Against the Agent Skills spec
- warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../../../17-creating-local-ai-agents/README.md - warning
missing-refreference to a missing file: ../../../17-creating-local-ai-agents/code_samples/17-local-agent-foundry-local.ipynb
Process rating: all ten parameters 44/100
- 0Tools and files. 2 referenced file(s) missing: ../../../17-creating-local-ai-agents/README.md, ../../../17-creating-local-ai-agents/code_samples/17-local-agent-foundry-local.ipynb
- 0Result and completion. Does not say what the result is
- 0Inputs and preconditions. Does not say what the process needs to start
- 0Progress reporting. Says nothing while it works
- 50When it triggers. No condition that starts the skill
- 50Failures and branches. 0 branches, has a failure section
- 100Steps. 17 steps
- 100Consistency. Name and required fields are in place
- 100Execution cost. Instruction body is 1154 tokens
- 100Running it twice. No mutating operations
- medium Safety rules and hard prohibitions inside a skill: they belong in the system prompt, here they protect nothing
Everything here is measured from the skill text rather than judged by a model, so the numbers are checkable. A parameter weighs more when it is a more common reason for the process to stall.
Quality signals
- +5Description has no quoted example phrases that should trigger the skill
- +3Description length 914: 120–800 characters recommended
- +3Output format is not stated: the model decides each time
- +2Single-language instructions
- +4Description says when NOT to use the skill
- +4Structure: 8 headings
- +3Step-by-step instructions: 17 items
- +4Has examples (2 code blocks)
- +1License stated
Quality base 70; lint remarks subtract, signals add up to 100. Result: 77.