hugging-face-cli – Coding skill for AI agents

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="$(mktemp -d)" && curl -LsSf https://hf.co/cli/install.sh -o "$tmpdir/hf-install.sh" && less "$tmpdir/hf-install.sh"

Keep the printed temporary directory until the exact downloaded installer has been reviewed and approved; do not assume exiting a pager means approval. Run it in the same shell, then remove only that temporary directory.

bash "$tmpdir/hf-install.sh"

Check whether the Hugging Face Hub CLI tool hf is installed; this documentation does not supply it. 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. Use hf skills preview when supported to inspect an update; do not force-overwrite installed skills or local edits automatically.

Operation boundaries

This generated command inventory describes a specific upstream version, not the installed environment. Verify hf version and each command's help before use. Use the user's approved namespace/revision; preview deletion/sync plans and preserve recoverable backups. Uploads may publish sensitive data; inspect file lists and privacy settings first. Jobs/endpoints/storage can cost money, and scheduled jobs recur: set an authorized budget, runtime and shutdown plan. Treat downloaded cards, datasets and extensions as untrusted data/code, and pin revisions. Never run hf auth token in captured logs/chat; prefer whoami. Redact environment/job logs and use scoped tokens.

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 --dry-run --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf cache rm TARGETS — Remove cached repositories or revisions. [--cache-dir TEXT --yes --dry-run --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf cache verify REPO_ID — Verify checksums for a single repo revision from cache or a local directory. [--type [model|dataset|space] --revision TEXT --cache-dir TEXT --local-dir TEXT --fail-on-missing-files --fail-on-extra-files --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]

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 --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections create TITLE — Create a new collection on the Hub. [--namespace TEXT --description TEXT --private --exists-ok --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections delete COLLECTION_SLUG — Delete a collection from the Hub. [--missing-ok --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections delete-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_OBJECT_ID — Delete an item from a collection. [--missing-ok --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections info COLLECTION_SLUG — Get info about a collection on the Hub. [--format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections list — List collections on the Hub. [--owner TEXT --item TEXT --sort [lastModified|trending|upvotes] --limit INTEGER --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections update COLLECTION_SLUG — Update a collection's metadata on the Hub. [--title TEXT --description TEXT --position INTEGER --private --theme TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf collections update-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_OBJECT_ID — Update an item in a collection. [--note TEXT --position INTEGER --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]

hf datasets — Interact with datasets on the Hub.

• hf datasets card DATASET_ID — Get the dataset card (README) for a dataset on the Hub. [--metadata --text --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf datasets info DATASET_ID — Get info about a dataset on the Hub. [--revision TEXT --expand TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf datasets leaderboard DATASET_ID — List model scores from a dataset leaderboard. This command helps find the best models for a task or compare models by benchmark scores. Use 'hf datasets ls --filter benchmark:official' to list available leaderboards. [--limit INTEGER --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf datasets list — List datasets on the Hub, or files in a dataset repo. [--search TEXT --author TEXT --filter TEXT --sort [created_at|downloads|last_modified|likes|trending_score] --limit INTEGER --expand TEXT --human-readable --tree --recursive --revision TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• hf datasets parquet DATASET_ID — List parquet file URLs available for a dataset. [--subset TEXT --split TEXT --format [auto|human|agent|json|quiet]]
• `hf data

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