| name | hugging-face-cli |
| description | 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; managi |
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 huggingface_hub 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 REPO_ID — 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 REPO_ID — Upload a file or a folder to the Hub. Recommended for single-commit uploads. [--type [model|dataset|space] --revision TEXT --private --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --delete TEXT --commit-message TEXT --commit-description TEXT --create-pr --every FLOAT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf upload-large-folder REPO_ID LOCAL_PATH — Upload a large folder to the Hub. Recommended for resumable uploads. [--type [model|dataset|space] --revision TEXT --private --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --num-workers INTEGER --no-report --no-bars --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf version — Print information about the hf version. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
hf auth — Manage authentication (login, logout, etc.).
hf auth list — List all stored access tokens. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf auth login — Login from your browser, or using a token from huggingface.co/settings/tokens. [--add-to-git-credential --force --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf auth logout — Logout from a specific token. [--token-name TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf auth switch — Switch between access tokens. [--token-name TEXT --add-to-git-credential --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf auth token — Print the current access token to stdout. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf auth whoami — Find out which huggingface.co account you are logged in as. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
hf buckets — Commands to interact with buckets.
hf buckets cp SRC — Copy files between local paths, repositories, and buckets. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets create BUCKET_ID — Create a new bucket. [--private --region [us|eu] --exist-ok --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets delete BUCKET_ID — Delete a bucket. [--yes --missing-ok --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets info BUCKET_ID — Get info about a bucket. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets list — List buckets or files in a bucket. [--human-readable --tree --recursive --search TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets move FROM_ID TO_ID — Move (rename) a bucket to a new name or namespace. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets remove ARGUMENT — Remove files from a bucket. [--recursive --yes --dry-run --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf buckets 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 cache — Manage local cache directory.
hf cache list — List cached repositories or revisions. [--cache-dir TEXT --revisions --filter TEXT --sort [accessed|accessed:asc|accessed:desc|modified|modified:asc|modified:desc|name|name:asc|name:desc|size|size:asc|size:desc] --limit INTEGER --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]hf cache prune — Remove detached revisions from the cache. `[--cache-dir TEXT --yes -
