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
When to Use
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.
Commands
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