diff --git a/samples/gh-flow/.gitignore b/samples/gh-flow/.gitignore
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+# Generated bicep files
+infra/main.json
+infra/main.local.json
diff --git a/samples/gh-flow/LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md b/samples/gh-flow/LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md
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+# Local Development Provisioning
+
+This guide explains how to provision minimal Azure resources for local development of the gh-flow sample.
+
+## Overview
+
+When developing locally, you don't need all the Azure resources that are required for a full production deployment. The local provisioning option creates only the essential Azure resources while using containerized services for everything else.
+
+## What gets provisioned
+
+### Full deployment (azure.yaml + main.bicep)
+- Azure Storage Account
+- Application Insights & Log Analytics
+- Container Apps Environment & Registry
+- Qdrant deployed to Azure Container Apps
+- Cosmos DB
+- gh-flow Container App service
+
+### Local development (main.local.bicep)
+- Azure Storage Account (for file shares needed by Azure Container Instances)
+
+### What you use locally instead
+- **Qdrant**: Uses the containerized Qdrant running in devcontainer (`http://qdrant:6333`)
+- **Application**: Runs locally via `dotnet run` or VS Code debugging
+- **Database**: Can use Cosmos DB emulator or skip database-dependent features
+- **Monitoring**: Local logging instead of Application Insights
+
+## How to use
+
+1. **Provision minimal resources:**
+   ```bash
+   azd auth login
+   ./provision-local.sh your-env-name
+   ```
+
+2. **Configure your appsettings.json:**
+   The script will output the exact values you need to add to your `appsettings.json` file.
+
+3. **Complete your configuration:**
+   You still need to configure:
+   - GitHub App settings (AppKey, AppId, InstallationId, WebhookSecret)
+   - OpenAI settings (Endpoint, ApiKey, DeploymentId, etc.)
+
+## Benefits
+
+- **Faster provisioning**: Only creates one storage account instead of 10+ resources
+- **Lower cost**: No Container Apps, Cosmos DB, or other expensive services running in Azure
+- **Easier cleanup**: Minimal resources to clean up when done
+- **Better for development**: Use local debugging tools and faster iteration
+
+## When to use each option
+
+**Use local provisioning when:**
+- Developing and testing the application locally
+- Working on agent logic and GitHub integration
+- Don't need Azure hosting or full production environment
+- Want to minimize Azure costs during development
+
+**Use full provisioning when:**
+- Deploying to production or staging
+- Testing the full Azure integration
+- Need the complete Container Apps deployment
+- Sharing the application with others via public URL
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diff --git a/samples/gh-flow/docs/github-flow-getting-started.md b/samples/gh-flow/docs/github-flow-getting-started.md
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@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Let's start by logging in to Azure using
 azd auth login
 ```
 
+### Option 1: Full Azure Deployment
+
 After we've logged in, we need to create a new environment provision the azure bits.
 
 ```bash
@@ -109,10 +111,31 @@ ENVIRONMENT=_name_of_your_env
 azd env new $ENVIRONMENT
 azd provision -e $ENVIRONMENT
 ```
+
+This provisions all Azure resources including Container Apps, Cosmos DB, Qdrant on Azure, monitoring, etc.
+
+### Option 2: Minimal Provisioning for Local Development
+
+If you're developing locally and only need the essential Azure resources (storage account for file shares), you can use the minimal provisioning option:
+
+```bash
+./provision-local.sh your-environment-name
+```
+
+This will:
+- Provision only a storage account with file shares needed for Azure Container Instances
+- Skip expensive resources like Container Apps, Cosmos DB, Azure-hosted Qdrant, etc.
+- Use the local bicep template (`main.local.bicep`) instead of the full template
+
+For local development, you'll use:
+- The containerized Qdrant (already running in devcontainer at `http://qdrant:6333`)
+- Your local application instance
+- Only the Azure storage account for file shares
+
 After the provisioning is done, you can inspect the outputs with the following command
 
 ```bash
-azd env get-values -e dev
+azd env get-values -e $ENVIRONMENT
 ```
 As the last step, we also need to [load the WAF into the vector DB](#load-the-waf-into-qdrant)
 
diff --git a/samples/gh-flow/infra/main.local.bicep b/samples/gh-flow/infra/main.local.bicep
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+targetScope = 'subscription'
+
+@minLength(1)
+@maxLength(64)
+@description('Name of the the environment which is used to generate a short unique hash used in all resources.')
+param environmentName string
+
+@minLength(1)
+@description('Primary location for all resources')
+param location string
+
+param resourceGroupName string = ''
+param storageAccountName string = ''
+
+var aciShare = 'acishare'
+
+var abbrs = loadJsonContent('./abbreviations.json')
+var resourceToken = toLower(uniqueString(subscription().id, environmentName, location))
+var tags = { 'azd-env-name': environmentName }
+
+// Organize resources in a resource group
+resource rg 'Microsoft.Resources/resourceGroups@2021-04-01' = {
+  name: !empty(resourceGroupName) ? resourceGroupName : '${abbrs.resourcesResourceGroups}${environmentName}'
+  location: location
+  tags: tags
+}
+
+var actualStorageAccountName = !empty(storageAccountName) ? storageAccountName : '${abbrs.storageStorageAccounts}${resourceToken}'
+
+// Storage account for file shares (needed for Azure Container Instances)
+module storage './core/storage/storage-account.bicep' = {
+  name: 'storage'
+  scope: rg
+  params: {
+    name: actualStorageAccountName
+    location: location
+    tags: tags
+    fileShares: [ 
+      aciShare
+   ]
+  }
+}
+
+// App outputs
+output AZURE_LOCATION string = location
+output AZURE_TENANT_ID string = subscription().tenantId
+output AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID string = subscription().subscriptionId
+output AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME string = rg.name
+output AZURE_FILESHARE_NAME string = aciShare
+output AZURE_FILESHARE_ACCOUNT_NAME string = actualStorageAccountName
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diff --git a/samples/gh-flow/infra/main.local.parameters.json b/samples/gh-flow/infra/main.local.parameters.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "environmentName": {
+      "value": "${AZURE_ENV_NAME}"
+    },
+    "location": {
+      "value": "${AZURE_LOCATION}"
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/samples/gh-flow/provision-local.sh b/samples/gh-flow/provision-local.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to provision minimal Azure resources for local development
+
+set -e
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Local Development Provisioning Script"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Check if azd is installed
+if ! command -v azd &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: Azure Developer CLI (azd) is not installed."
+    echo "Please install azd first: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/azure-developer-cli/install-azd"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Installation instructions:"
+    echo "  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/azure-developer-cli/install-azd"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if we're in the right directory
+if [ ! -f "azure.yaml" ]; then
+  echo "Error: azure.yaml not found. Please run this script from the gh-flow sample directory."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "This script will provision minimal Azure resources for local development."
+echo "It only creates a storage account instead of the full infrastructure."
+echo ""
+
+# Get environment name
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <environment-name>"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Example: $0 my-local-dev"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+ENVIRONMENT_NAME=$1
+
+echo "Environment: $ENVIRONMENT_NAME"
+echo ""
+
+# Create environment if it doesn't exist
+echo "Creating/selecting azd environment..."
+azd env new $ENVIRONMENT_NAME 2>/dev/null || azd env select $ENVIRONMENT_NAME
+
+# Override the bicep template to use the local version
+echo "Configuring for local development (using main.local.bicep)..."
+
+# Create a temporary azure.yaml that uses the local bicep
+cat > azure.local.tmp.yaml << EOF
+# yaml-language-server: \$schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-dev/main/schemas/v1.0/azure.yaml.json
+
+name: ai-dev-team-local
+infra:
+  provider: bicep
+  path: infra
+  module: main.local
+  parameters: main.local.parameters.json
+EOF
+
+# Use the temporary configuration
+export AZD_CONFIG_FILE="azure.local.tmp.yaml"
+
+# Provision the infrastructure
+echo "Running azd provision with minimal configuration..."
+echo ""
+azd provision
+
+# Clean up temp file
+rm -f azure.local.tmp.yaml
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Local development setup complete!"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "To get your configuration values, run:"
+echo "  azd env get-values -e $ENVIRONMENT_NAME"
+echo ""
+echo "You'll need to configure your appsettings.json with values from azd env get-values."
+echo ""
+echo "For detailed configuration instructions, see LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md"
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