ranbot-ai/hugging-face-cli

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