microsoft / foundry-local
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- Stars
- 2,649 stars
- Forks
- 387 forks
- Language
- C++
- License
- OTHER
- Created
- Mar 31, 2025
- Last push
- Nov 13, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 12, 2026
Why these Tags: an agent read the README and quoted it
- Local LLM runner from the readme:
Foundry Local handles the full lifecycle of models on end-user devices. Models download automatically on first use, are cached locally for instant subsequent launches
- On-device inference from the readme:
For most embedded application scenarios, use the SDK directly — it runs inference in-process without the overhead of a separate server.
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Admitted to the Repository Index on Nov 11, 2026: 2,648 stars on 2026-11-11.
Star History
189 days recorded, May 8, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026 (UTC). Net change +413 stars.
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It gained stars on 152 of the 189 days recorded since May 8, 2026.
Its largest 7 days were Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026: 44 stars.
In the 30 days to Nov 12, 2026 it got 69 stars, 57% more than in the 30 days before.
It had 2,236 stars before May 8, 2026 and has 2,649 stars now: 2,351 fewer than 5,000.
- Created on the Repository Host
- Largest star day recorded: +16 stars
- Release v2.2.1
- Release v2.3.0
- Release v2.3.1
- +12 stars in one day
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- Release v2.4.0
- Entered the Repository Index: 2,648 stars on 2026-11-11
- Release v2.4.1
- Latest push
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Forks and pushes
From 2 Observations, Nov 12, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026. Forks +1. AwesomeRepos saw a new push on 1 of 1 days.
- Nov 13, 2026: new push
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Improve the Health Facts of the GitHub repository microsoft/foundry-local. AwesomeRepos measures facts about how a repository is maintained, released, secured, and documented. Its page for this repository is https://awesomerepos.com/microsoft/foundry-local. A change to the repository can improve each of the item below. Each item gives the measured fact or score, and a task. 1. The newest release tag is a semantic version Fact: The newest release tag is cli-preview-0.14.0. Rule: The tag of the newest release has the form 1.2.3 or v1.2.3, with an optional pre-release or build part. There is no data when the repository has no release. Task: Make the next release tag a semantic version (1.2.3 or v1.2.3). Do not change or delete a published tag. If a release tool makes the tags, configure it for semantic versions, and write the version scheme in the contributing guide. Rules for this work: - Each file must be true for this project. Do not copy text that does not apply to it. - Do not choose a licence, a contact, or a release version for me. Ask me. - Do not publish a release, change a repository setting, or push to the default branch. Make the changes on a new branch. - Keep each change small, and run the checks of this repository before you finish. - At the end, list each item as DONE, SKIPPED (with the reason), or NEEDS A DECISION (with the question). AwesomeRepos reads these facts again in its next scan. The definitions of the checks: https://awesomerepos.com/health-facts
Maintenance
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Yes: A push in the last 90 days
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Releases
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Newest release cli-preview-0.14.0 on 2026-11-12, 1 day ago. 10 or more releases in the last 365 days. Source
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No: The newest release tag is a semantic version
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7 scanned repositories name a package from this repository.
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Used by (in the index) · 7
- microsoft/PowerToys 141K
NuGet: Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local
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PyPI: foundry-local-sdk
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PyPI: foundry-local-sdk
- microsoft/aspire 6.4K
NuGet: Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local
- Open-Less/openless 4.1K
Cargo: foundry-local-sdk
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NuGet: Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local, Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.WinML
- winpython/winpython 2.3K
PyPI: foundry-local-sdk
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Observations
Latest Observation, Nov 13, 2026: 2,649 stars, 387 forks, last push Nov 13, 2026, not archived. One of 2 Observations since Nov 12, 2026.