huggingface/hf-mcp
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Use Hugging Face Hub via MCP server tools. Search models, datasets, Spaces, papers. Get repo details, fetch documentation, run compute jobs, and use Gradio Spaces as AI tools. Available when connected to the HF MCP server.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- hf-mcp
- description:
- Use Hugging Face Hub via MCP server tools. Search models, datasets, Spaces, papers. Get repo details, fetch documentation, run compute jobs, and use Gradio Spaces as AI tools. Available when connected to the HF MCP server.
Hugging Face MCP Server
Connect AI assistants to the Hugging Face Hub. Setup: https://huggingface.co/settings/mcp
Use Cases & Examples
Find the Best Model for a Task
User: "Find the best model for code generation"
1. model_search(task="text-generation", query="code", sort="trendingScore", limit=10)
2. hub_repo_details(repo_ids=["top-result-id"], include_readme=true)
Compare Models from Different Providers
User: "Compare Llama vs Qwen for text generation"
1. model_search(author="meta-llama", task="text-generation", sort="downloads", limit=5)
2. model_search(author="Qwen", task="text-generation", sort="downloads", limit=5)
3. hub_repo_details(repo_ids=["meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B", "Qwen/Qwen3-8B"], include_readme=true)
Find Training Datasets
User: "Find datasets for sentiment analysis in English"
1. dataset_search(query="sentiment", tags=["language:en", "task_categories:text-classification"], sort="downloads")
2. hub_repo_details(repo_ids=["top-dataset-id"], repo_type="dataset", include_readme=true)
Discover AI Tools (MCP Spaces)
User: "Find a tool that can remove image backgrounds"
1. space_search(query="background removal", mcp=true)
2. dynamic_space(operation="view_parameters", space_name="result-space-id")
3. dynamic_space(operation="invoke", space_name="result-space-id", parameters="{...}")
Generate Images
User: "Create an image of a robot reading a book"
1. dynamic_space(operation="discover") # See available tasks
2. gr1_flux1_schnell_infer(prompt="a robot sitting in a library reading a book, warm lighting, detailed")
Research a Topic
User: "What are the latest papers on RLHF?"
1. paper_search(query="reinforcement learning from human feedback", results_limit=10)
2. hub_repo_details(repo_ids=["paper-linked-model"], include_readme=true) # If paper links to models
Learn How to Use a Library
User: "How do I fine-tune with LoRA using PEFT?"
1. hf_doc_search(query="LoRA fine-tuning", product="peft")
2. hf_doc_fetch(doc_url="https://huggingface.co/docs/peft/...")
Run a Quick GPU Job
User: "Run this Python script on a GPU"
hf_jobs(operation="uv", args={
"script": "# /// script\n# dependencies = [\"torch\"]\n# ///\nimport torch\nprint(torch.cuda.is_available())",
"flavor": "t4-small"
})
Train a Model on Cloud GPU
User: "Run my training script on an A10G"
hf_jobs(operation="run", args={
"image": "pytorch/pytorch:2.5.1-cuda12.4-cudnn9-runtime",
"command": ["/bin/sh", "-lc", "pip install transformers trl && python train.py"],
"flavor": "a10g-small",
"secrets": {"HF_TOKEN": "$HF_TOKEN"}
})
Check Job Status
User: "What's happening with my training job?"
1. hf_jobs(operation="ps")
2. hf_jobs(operation="logs", args={"job_id": "job-xxxxx"})
Explore What's Trending
User: "What models are trending right now?"
model_search(sort="trendingScore", limit=20)
Get Model Card Details
User: "Tell me about Mistral-7B"
hub_repo_details(repo_ids=["mistralai/Mistral-7B-v0.1"], include_readme=true)
Find Quantized Models
User: "Find GGUF versions of Llama 3"
model_search(query="Llama 3 GGUF", sort="downloads", limit=10)
Use a Gradio Space as a Tool
User: "Transcribe this audio file"
1. space_search(query="speech to text transcription", mcp=true)
2. dynamic_space(operation="view_parameters", space_name="openai/whisper")
3. dynamic_space(operation="invoke", space_name="openai/whisper", parameters="{\"audio\": \"...\"}")
Schedule Recurring Jobs
User: "Run this data sync every day at midnight"
hf_jobs(operation="scheduled uv", args={
"script": "...",
"cron": "0 0 * * *",
"flavor": "cpu-basic"
})
Tool Selection Guide
| Goal | Tool |
|------|------|
| Find models | model_search |
| Find datasets | dataset_search |
| Find Spaces/apps | space_search |
| Find papers | paper_search |
| Get repo README/details | hub_repo_details |
| Learn library usage | hf_doc_search → hf_doc_fetch |
| Run code on GPU/CPU | hf_jobs |
| Use Gradio apps as tools | dynamic_space |
| Generate images | gr1_flux1_schnell_infer or dynamic_space |
| Check auth | hf_whoami |
Tips
- Use
sort="trendingScore"to find what's popular now - Use
sort="downloads"to find battle-tested options - Set
mcp=trueinspace_searchto find Spaces usable as tools - Use
include_readme=trueinhub_repo_detailsfor full model/dataset documentation - For jobs accessing private repos, always include
secrets: {"HF_TOKEN": "$HF_TOKEN"} - Use
dynamic_space(operation="discover")to see all available Space-based tasks
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