Samuel100/update readmes (#573)

Update README to better align the product offering.

Updated sample READMEs.

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Baiju Meswani <baijumeswani@gmail.com>

Author: 3 people

README.md

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+# Foundry Local Samples
+
+Explore complete working examples that demonstrate how to use Foundry Local — an end-to-end local AI solution that runs entirely on-device. These samples cover chat completions, audio transcription, tool calling, LangChain integration, and more.
+
+> **New to Foundry Local?** Check out the [main README](../README.md) for an overview and quickstart, or visit the [Foundry Local documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/foundry-local/) on Microsoft Learn.
+
+## Samples by Language
+
+| Language | Samples | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| [**C#**](cs/) | 12 | .NET SDK samples including native chat, audio transcription, tool calling, model management, web server, and tutorials. Uses WinML on Windows for hardware acceleration. |
+| [**JavaScript**](js/) | 12 | Node.js SDK samples including native chat, audio transcription, Electron desktop app, Copilot SDK integration, LangChain, tool calling, web server, and tutorials. |
+| [**Python**](python/) | 9 | Python samples using the OpenAI-compatible API, including chat, audio transcription, LangChain integration, tool calling, web server, and tutorials. |
+| [**Rust**](rust/) | 8 | Rust SDK samples including native chat, audio transcription, tool calling, web server, and tutorials. |

samples/README.md

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 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <OnnxRuntimeGenAIVersion>0.13.0-dev-20260319-1131106-439ca0d51</OnnxRuntimeGenAIVersion>
-    <OnnxRuntimeVersion>1.23.2</OnnxRuntimeVersion>
+    <CentralPackageFloatingVersionsEnabled>true</CentralPackageFloatingVersionsEnabled>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" Version="0.9.0-dev" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.WinML" Version="0.9.0-dev-20260324" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Betalgo.Ranul.OpenAI" Version="9.1.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" Version="*-*" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.WinML" Version="*-*" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Betalgo.Ranul.OpenAI" Version="9.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NAudio" Version="2.2.1" />

samples/cs/Directory.Packages.props

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 | [tutorial-tool-calling](tutorial-tool-calling/) | Create a tool-calling assistant (tutorial). |
 | [tutorial-voice-to-text](tutorial-voice-to-text/) | Transcribe and summarize audio (tutorial). |
 
+
 ## Running a sample
 
 1. Clone the repository:
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    dotnet run
    ```
 
-   The unified project file automatically selects the correct SDK package for your platform.
-
-> [!TIP]
-> On Windows, we recommend using the WinML package (selected automatically) for optimal performance. Your users benefit from a wider range of hardware acceleration options and a smaller application package size.
-

samples/cs/README.md

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     <clear />
     <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="ORT-Nightly" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/aiinfra/PublicPackages/_packaging/ORT-Nightly/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="local-sdk" value="../../local-packages" />
   </packageSources>
   <packageSourceMapping>
     <packageSource key="nuget.org">
@@ -14,9 +13,5 @@
       <package pattern="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local*" />
       <package pattern="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime*" />
     </packageSource>
-    <packageSource key="local-sdk">
-      <package pattern="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" />
-      <package pattern="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.WinML" />
-    </packageSource>
   </packageSourceMapping>
 </configuration>

samples/cs/live-audio-transcription-example/LiveAudioTranscriptionExample.csproj

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+# 🚀 Foundry Local JavaScript Samples
+
+These samples demonstrate how to use the Foundry Local JavaScript SDK (`foundry-local-sdk`) with Node.js.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v18 or later recommended)
+
+## Samples
+
+| Sample | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| [native-chat-completions](native-chat-completions/) | Initialize the SDK, download a model, and run non-streaming and streaming chat completions. |
+| [audio-transcription-example](audio-transcription-example/) | Transcribe audio files using the Whisper model with streaming output. |
+| [chat-and-audio-foundry-local](chat-and-audio-foundry-local/) | Unified sample demonstrating both chat and audio transcription in one application. |
+| [electron-chat-application](electron-chat-application/) | Full-featured Electron desktop chat app with voice transcription and model management. |
+| [copilot-sdk-foundry-local](copilot-sdk-foundry-local/) | GitHub Copilot SDK integration with Foundry Local for agentic AI workflows. |
+| [langchain-integration-example](langchain-integration-example/) | LangChain.js integration for building text generation chains. |
+| [tool-calling-foundry-local](tool-calling-foundry-local/) | Tool calling with custom function definitions and streaming responses. |
+| [web-server-example](web-server-example/) | Start a local OpenAI-compatible web server and call it with the OpenAI SDK. |
+| [tutorial-chat-assistant](tutorial-chat-assistant/) | Build an interactive multi-turn chat assistant (tutorial). |
+| [tutorial-document-summarizer](tutorial-document-summarizer/) | Summarize documents with AI (tutorial). |
+| [tutorial-tool-calling](tutorial-tool-calling/) | Create a tool-calling assistant (tutorial). |
+| [tutorial-voice-to-text](tutorial-voice-to-text/) | Transcribe and summarize audio (tutorial). |
+
+## Running a Sample
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/microsoft/Foundry-Local.git
+   cd Foundry-Local/samples/js
+   ```
+
+1. Navigate to a sample and install dependencies:
+
+   ```bash
+   cd native-chat-completions
+   npm install
+   ```
+
+1. Run the sample:
+
+   ```bash
+   npm start
+   ```
+
+> [!TIP]
+> Each sample's `package.json` includes `foundry-local-sdk` as a dependency and `foundry-local-sdk-winml` as an optional dependency. On **Windows**, the WinML variant installs automatically for broader hardware acceleration. On **macOS and Linux**, the standard SDK is used. Just run `npm install` — platform detection is handled for you.