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hugging-face-cli
Hugging Face Hub CLI (`hf`) for downloading, uploading, and managing models, datasets, spaces, buckets, repos, papers, jobs, and more on the Hugging Face Hub. Use when: handling authentication; managing local cache; managing Hugging Face Buckets; running or scheduling jobs on Hugging...
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and workflows for managing models and datasets on the Hugging Face Hub that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires huggingface-cli installed locally. Requires huggingface account access. About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
When to Use Use this skill when you need hugging Face Hub CLI (hf) for downloading, uploading, and managing models, datasets, spaces, buckets, repos, papers, jobs, and more on the Hugging Face Hub. Use when: handling authentication; managing local cache; managing Hugging Face Buckets; running or scheduling jobs on Hugging... Install by downloading the installer script first, reviewing it, and then running it locally: tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)" && trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT && curl -LsSf https://hf.co/cli/install.sh -o "$tmpdir/hf-install.sh" && less "$tmpdir/hf-install.sh" && bash "$tmpdir/hf-install.sh" The Hugging Face Hub CLI tool hf is available. IMPORTANT: The hf command replaces the deprecated huggingface-cli command. Use hf --help to view available functions. Note that auth commands are now all under hf auth e.g. hf auth whoami. Generated with huggingfacehub v1.21.0. Run hf skills add --force to regenerate. Commands hf cp SRC — Copy files between local paths, repositories, and buckets. [--format [auto human agent json quiet]] hf download REPOID — Download files from the Hub. [--type [model dataset space] --revision TEXT --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --cache-dir TEXT --local-dir TEXT --force-download --dry-run --max-workers INTEGER --format [auto human agent json quiet]] hf env — Print information about the environment. [--format [auto human agent json quiet]] hf sync — Sync files between local directory and a bucket. [--delete --ignore-times --ignore-sizes --plan TEXT --apply TEXT --dry-run --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --filter-from TEXT --existing --ignore-existing --verbose --format [auto human agent json quiet]] hf update — Update the hf CLI to the latest version. [--format [auto human agent json quiet]] hf upload REPOID — Upload a file or a folder to the Hub. Recommended for single-commit uploads. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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