// Use the Hugging Face Hub CLI (`hf`) to download, upload, and manage models, datasets, and Spaces.
| source | https://github.com/huggingface/skills/tree/main/skills/hf-cli |
| name | hugging-face-cli |
| description | Use the Hugging Face Hub CLI (`hf`) to download, upload, and manage models, datasets, and Spaces. |
| risk | unknown |
Install by downloading the installer script first, reviewing it, and then running it locally. Example:
curl -LsSf https://hf.co/cli/install.sh -o /tmp/hf-install.sh && less /tmp/hf-install.sh && bash /tmp/hf-install.sh
Use this skill when you need the hf CLI for Hub authentication, downloads, uploads, repo management, or basic compute operations.
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 v1.8.0. Run hf skills add --force to regenerate.
hf download REPO_ID — Download files from the Hub. [--type CHOICE --revision TEXT --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --cache-dir TEXT --local-dir TEXT --force-download --dry-run --quiet --max-workers INTEGER]hf env — Print information about the environment.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 --quiet]hf upload REPO_ID — Upload a file or a folder to the Hub. Recommended for single-commit uploads. [--type CHOICE --revision TEXT --private --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --delete TEXT --commit-message TEXT --commit-description TEXT --create-pr --every FLOAT --quiet]hf upload-large-folder REPO_ID LOCAL_PATH — Upload a large folder to the Hub. Recommended for resumable uploads. [--type CHOICE --revision TEXT --private --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --num-workers INTEGER --no-report --no-bars]hf version — Print information about the hf version.hf auth — Manage authentication (login, logout, etc.).hf auth list — List all stored access tokens.hf auth login — Login using a token from huggingface.co/settings/tokens. [--add-to-git-credential --force]hf auth logout — Logout from a specific token. [--token-name TEXT]hf auth switch — Switch between access tokens. [--token-name TEXT --add-to-git-credential]hf auth whoami — Find out which huggingface.co account you are logged in as. [--format CHOICE]hf buckets — Commands to interact with buckets.hf buckets cp SRC — Copy a single file to or from a bucket. [--quiet]hf buckets create BUCKET_ID — Create a new bucket. [--private --exist-ok --quiet]hf buckets delete BUCKET_ID — Delete a bucket. [--yes --missing-ok --quiet]hf buckets info BUCKET_ID — Get info about a bucket. [--quiet]hf buckets list — List buckets or files in a bucket. [--human-readable --tree --recursive --format CHOICE --quiet]hf buckets move FROM_ID TO_ID — Move (rename) a bucket to a new name or namespace.hf buckets remove ARGUMENT — Remove files from a bucket. [--recursive --yes --dry-run --include TEXT --exclude TEXT --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 --quiet]hf cache — Manage local cache directory.hf cache list — List cached repositories or revisions. [--cache-dir TEXT --revisions --filter TEXT --format CHOICE --quiet --sort CHOICE --limit INTEGER]hf cache prune — Remove detached revisions from the cache. [--cache-dir TEXT --yes --dry-run]hf cache rm TARGETS — Remove cached repositories or revisions. [--cache-dir TEXT --yes --dry-run]hf cache verify REPO_ID — Verify checksums for a single repo revision from cache or a local directory. [--type CHOICE --revision TEXT --cache-dir TEXT --local-dir TEXT --fail-on-missing-files --fail-on-extra-files]hf collections — Interact with collections on the Hub.hf collections add-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_ID ITEM_TYPE — Add an item to a collection. [--note TEXT --exists-ok]hf collections create TITLE — Create a new collection on the Hub. [--namespace TEXT --description TEXT --private --exists-ok]hf collections delete COLLECTION_SLUG — Delete a collection from the Hub. [--missing-ok]hf collections delete-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_OBJECT_ID — Delete an item from a collection. [--missing-ok]hf collections info COLLECTION_SLUG — Get info about a collection on the Hub. Output is in JSON format.hf collections list — List collections on the Hub. [--owner TEXT --item TEXT --sort CHOICE --limit INTEGER --format CHOICE --quiet]hf collections update COLLECTION_SLUG — Update a collection's metadata on the Hub. [--title TEXT --description TEXT --position INTEGER --private --theme TEXT]hf collections update-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_OBJECT_ID — Update an item in a collection. [--note TEXT --position INTEGER]hf datasets — Interact with datasets on the Hub.hf datasets info DATASET_ID — Get info about a dataset on the Hub. Output is in JSON format. [--revision TEXT --expand TEXT]hf datasets list — List datasets on the Hub. [--search TEXT --author TEXT --filter TEXT --sort CHOICE --limit INTEGER --expand TEXT --format CHOICE --quiet]hf datasets parquet DATASET_ID — List parquet file URLs available for a dataset. [--subset TEXT --split TEXT --format CHOICE --quiet]hf datasets sql SQL — Execute a raw SQL query with DuckDB against dataset parquet URLs. [--format CHOICE]hf discussions — Manage discussions and pull requests on the Hub.hf discussions close REPO_ID NUM — Close a discussion or pull request. [--comment TEXT --yes --type CHOICE]hf discussions comment REPO_ID NUM — Comment on a discussion or pull request. [--body TEXT --body-file PATH --type CHOICE]hf discussions create REPO_ID --title TEXT — Create a new discussion or pull request on a repo. [--body TEXT --body-file PATH --pull-request --type CHOICE]hf discussions diff REPO_ID NUM — Show the diff of a pull request. [--type CHOICE]hf discussions info REPO_ID NUM — Get info about a discussion or pull request. [--comments --diff --no-color --type CHOICE --format CHOICE]hf discussions list REPO_ID — List discussions and pull requests on a repo. [--status CHOICE --kind CHOICE --author TEXT --limit INTEGER --type CHOICE --format CHOICE --quiet]hf discussions merge REPO_ID NUM — Merge a pull request. [--comment TEXT --yes --type CHOICE]hf discussions rename REPO_ID NUM NEW_TITLE — Rename a discussion or pull request. [--type CHOICE]hf discussions reopen REPO_ID NUM — Reopen a closed discussion or pull request. [--comment TEXT --yes --type CHOICE]hf endpoints — Manage Hugging Face Inference Endpoints.hf endpoints catalog deploy --repo TEXT — Deploy an Inference Endpoint from the Model Catalog. [--name TEXT --accelerator TEXT --namespace TEXT]hf endpoints catalog list — List available Catalog models.hf endpoints delete NAME — Delete an Inference Endpoint permanently. [--namespace TEXT --yes]hf endpoints deploy NAME --repo TEXT --framework TEXT --accelerator TEXT --instance-size TEXT --instance-type TEXT --region TEXT --vendor TEXT — Deploy an Inference Endpoint from a Hub repository. [--namespace TEXT --task TEXT --min-replica INTEGER --max-replica INTEGER --scale-to-zero-timeout INTEGER --scaling-metric CHOICE --scaling-threshold FLOAT]hf endpoints describe NAME — Get information about an existing endpoint. [--namespace TEXT]hf endpoints list — Lists all Inference Endpoints for the given namespace. [--namespace TEXT --format CHOICE --quiet]hf endpoints pause NAME — Pause an Inference Endpoint. [--namespace TEXT]hf endpoints resume NAME — Resume an Inference Endpoint. [--namespace TEXT --fail-if-already-running]hf endpoints scale-to-zero NAME — Scale an Inference Endpoint to zero. [--namespace TEXT]hf endpoints update NAME — Update an existing endpoint. [--namespace TEXT --repo TEXT --accelerator TEXT --instance-size TEXT --instance-type TEXT --framework TEXT --revision TEXT --task TEXT --min-replica INTEGER --max-replica INTEGER --scale-to-zero-timeout INTEGER --scaling-metric CHOICE --scaling-threshold FLOAT]hf extensions — Manage hf CLI extensions.hf extensions exec NAME — Execute an installed extension.hf extensions install REPO_ID — Install an extension from a public GitHub repository. [--force]hf extensions list — List installed extension commands. [--format CHOICE --quiet]hf extensions remove NAME — Remove an installed extension.hf extensions search — Search extensions available on GitHub (tagged with 'hf-extension' topic). [--format CHOICE --quiet]hf jobs — Run and manage Jobs on the Hub.hf jobs cancel JOB_ID — Cancel a Job [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs hardware — List available hardware options for Jobshf jobs inspect JOB_IDS — Display detailed information on one or more Jobs [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs logs JOB_ID — Fetch the logs of a Job. [--follow --tail INTEGER --namespace TEXT]hf jobs ps — List Jobs. [--all --namespace TEXT --filter TEXT --format TEXT --quiet]hf jobs run IMAGE COMMAND — Run a Job. [--env TEXT --secrets TEXT --label TEXT --volume TEXT --env-file TEXT --secrets-file TEXT --flavor CHOICE --timeout TEXT --detach --namespace TEXT]hf jobs scheduled delete SCHEDULED_JOB_ID — Delete a scheduled Job. [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs scheduled inspect SCHEDULED_JOB_IDS — Display detailed information on one or more scheduled Jobs [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs scheduled ps — List scheduled Jobs [--all --namespace TEXT --filter TEXT --format TEXT --quiet]hf jobs scheduled resume SCHEDULED_JOB_ID — Resume (unpause) a scheduled Job. [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs scheduled run SCHEDULE IMAGE COMMAND — Schedule a Job. [--suspend --concurrency --env TEXT --secrets TEXT --label TEXT --volume TEXT --env-file TEXT --secrets-file TEXT --flavor CHOICE --timeout TEXT --namespace TEXT]hf jobs scheduled suspend SCHEDULED_JOB_ID — Suspend (pause) a scheduled Job. [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs scheduled uv run SCHEDULE SCRIPT — Run a UV script (local file or URL) on HF infrastructure [--suspend --concurrency --image TEXT --flavor CHOICE --env TEXT --secrets TEXT --label TEXT --volume TEXT --env-file TEXT --secrets-file TEXT --timeout TEXT --namespace TEXT --with TEXT --python TEXT]hf jobs stats — Fetch the resource usage statistics and metrics of Jobs [--namespace TEXT]hf jobs uv run SCRIPT — Run a UV script (local file or URL) on HF infrastructure [--image TEXT --flavor CHOICE --env TEXT --secrets TEXT --label TEXT --volume TEXT --env-file TEXT --secrets-file TEXT --timeout TEXT --detach --namespace TEXT --with TEXT --python TEXT]hf models — Interact with models on the Hub.hf models info MODEL_ID — Get info about a model on the Hub. Output is in JSON format. [--revision TEXT --expand TEXT]hf models list — List models on the Hub. [--search TEXT --author TEXT --filter TEXT --num-parameters TEXT --sort CHOICE --limit INTEGER --expand TEXT --format CHOICE --quiet]hf papers — Interact with papers on the Hub.hf papers info PAPER_ID — Get info about a paper on the Hub. Output is in JSON format.hf papers list — List daily papers on the Hub. [--date TEXT --week TEXT --month TEXT --submitter TEXT --sort CHOICE --limit INTEGER --format CHOICE --quiet]hf papers read PAPER_ID — Read a paper as markdown.hf papers search QUERY — Search papers on the Hub. [--limit INTEGER --format CHOICE --quiet]hf repos — Manage repos on the Hub.hf repos branch create REPO_ID BRANCH — Create a new branch for a repo on the Hub. [--revision TEXT --type CHOICE --exist-ok]hf repos branch delete REPO_ID BRANCH — Delete a branch from a repo on the Hub. [--type CHOICE]hf repos create REPO_ID — Create a new repo on the Hub. [--type CHOICE --space-sdk TEXT --private --public --protected --exist-ok --resource-group-id TEXT --flavor TEXT --storage TEXT --sleep-time INTEGER --secrets TEXT --secrets-file TEXT --env TEXT --env-file TEXT]hf repos delete REPO_ID — Delete a repo from the Hub. This is an irreversible operation. [--type CHOICE --missing-ok]hf repos delete-files REPO_ID PATTERNS — Delete files from a repo on the Hub. [--type CHOICE --revision TEXT --commit-message TEXT --commit-description TEXT --create-pr]hf repos duplicate FROM_ID — Duplicate a repo on the Hub (model, dataset, or Space). [--type CHOICE --private --public --protected --exist-ok --flavor TEXT --storage TEXT --sleep-time INTEGER --secrets TEXT --secrets-file TEXT --env TEXT --env-file TEXT]hf repos move FROM_ID TO_ID — Move a repository from a namespace to another namespace. [--type CHOICE]hf repos settings REPO_ID — Update the settings of a repository. [--gated CHOICE --private --public --protected --type CHOICE]hf repos tag create REPO_ID TAG — Create a tag for a repo. [--message TEXT --revision TEXT --type CHOICE]hf repos tag delete REPO_ID TAG — Delete a tag for a repo. [--yes --type CHOICE]hf repos tag list REPO_ID — List tags for a repo. [--type CHOICE]hf skills — Manage skills for AI assistants.hf skills add — Download a skill and install it for an AI assistant. [--claude --codex --cursor --opencode --global --dest PATH --force]hf skills preview — Print the generated SKILL.md to stdout.hf spaces — Interact with spaces on the Hub.hf spaces dev-mode SPACE_ID — Enable or disable dev mode on a Space. [--stop]hf spaces hot-reload SPACE_ID — Hot-reload any Python file of a Space without a full rebuild + restart. [--local-file TEXT --skip-checks --skip-summary]hf spaces info SPACE_ID — Get info about a space on the Hub. Output is in JSON format. [--revision TEXT --expand TEXT]hf spaces list — List spaces on the Hub. [--search TEXT --author TEXT --filter TEXT --sort CHOICE --limit INTEGER --expand TEXT --format CHOICE --quiet]hf webhooks — Manage webhooks on the Hub.hf webhooks create --watch TEXT — Create a new webhook. [--url TEXT --job-id TEXT --domain CHOICE --secret TEXT]hf webhooks delete WEBHOOK_ID — Delete a webhook permanently. [--yes]hf webhooks disable WEBHOOK_ID — Disable an active webhook.hf webhooks enable WEBHOOK_ID — Enable a disabled webhook.hf webhooks info WEBHOOK_ID — Show full details for a single webhook as JSON.hf webhooks list — List all webhooks for the current user. [--format CHOICE --quiet]hf webhooks update WEBHOOK_ID — Update an existing webhook. Only provided options are changed. [--url TEXT --watch TEXT --domain CHOICE --secret TEXT]--format — Output format: --format json (or --json) or --format table (default).-q / --quiet — Minimal output.--revision — Git revision id which can be a branch name, a tag, or a commit hash.--token — Use a User Access Token. Prefer setting HF_TOKEN env var instead of passing --token.--type — The type of repository (model, dataset, or space).To mount Hub repositories or buckets as local filesystems — no download, no copy, no waiting — use hf-mount. Files are fetched on demand. GitHub: https://github.com/huggingface/hf-mount
Install by downloading the installer locally, reviewing it, and then running it. Example:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/huggingface/hf-mount/main/install.sh -o /tmp/hf-mount-install.sh && less /tmp/hf-mount-install.sh && sh /tmp/hf-mount-install.sh
Some command examples:
hf-mount start repo openai-community/gpt2 /tmp/gpt2 — mount a repo (read-only)hf-mount start --hf-token $HF_TOKEN bucket myuser/my-bucket /tmp/data — mount a bucket (read-write)hf-mount status / hf-mount stop /tmp/data — list or unmounthf <command> --help for full options, descriptions, usage, and real-world examplesHF_TOKEN env var (recommended) or with --token