hf-cli

Install:

curl -LsSf https://hf.co/cli/install.sh | bash -s

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 v1.6.0

. Run

hf skills add --force

to regenerate.

Commands

```
hf download REPO_ID
```
— Download files from the Hub.
```
hf env
```
— Print information about the environment.
```
hf sync
```
— Sync files between local directory and a bucket.
```
hf upload REPO_ID
```
— Upload a file or a folder to the Hub. Recommended for single-commit uploads.
```
hf upload-large-folder REPO_ID LOCAL_PATH
```
— Upload a large folder to the Hub. Recommended for resumable uploads.
```
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.
```
hf auth logout
```
— Logout from a specific token.
```
hf auth switch
```
— Switch between access tokens.
```
hf auth whoami
```
— Find out which huggingface.co account you are logged in as.

hf buckets

— Commands to interact with buckets.

```
hf buckets cp SRC
```
— Copy a single file to or from a bucket.
```
hf buckets create BUCKET_ID
```
— Create a new bucket.
```
hf buckets delete BUCKET_ID
```
— Delete a bucket.
```
hf buckets info BUCKET_ID
```
— Get info about a bucket.
```
hf buckets list
```
— List buckets or files in a bucket.
```
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.
```
hf buckets sync
```
— Sync files between local directory and a bucket.

hf cache

— Manage local cache directory.

```
hf cache ls
```
— List cached repositories or revisions.
```
hf cache prune
```
— Remove detached revisions from the cache.
```
hf cache rm TARGETS
```
— Remove cached repositories or revisions.
```
hf cache verify REPO_ID
```
— Verify checksums for a single repo revision from cache or a local directory.

hf collections

— Interact with collections on the Hub.

hf collections add-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_ID ITEM_TYPE

— Add an item to a collection.

```
hf collections create TITLE
```
— Create a new collection on the Hub.
```
hf collections delete COLLECTION_SLUG
```
— Delete a collection from the Hub.

hf collections delete-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_OBJECT_ID

— Delete an item from a collection.

```
hf collections info COLLECTION_SLUG
```
— Get info about a collection on the Hub.
```
hf collections ls
```
— List collections on the Hub.
```
hf collections update COLLECTION_SLUG
```
— Update a collection's metadata on the Hub.

hf collections update-item COLLECTION_SLUG ITEM_OBJECT_ID

— Update an item in a collection.

hf datasets

— Interact with datasets on the Hub.

```
hf datasets info DATASET_ID
```
— Get info about a dataset on the Hub.
```
hf datasets ls
```
— List datasets on the Hub.
```
hf datasets parquet DATASET_ID
```
— List parquet file URLs available for a dataset.
```
hf datasets sql SQL
```
— Execute a raw SQL query with DuckDB against dataset parquet URLs.

hf discussions

— Manage discussions and pull requests on the Hub.

```
hf discussions close REPO_ID NUM
```
— Close a discussion or pull request.
```
hf discussions comment REPO_ID NUM
```
— Comment on a discussion or pull request.
```
hf discussions create REPO_ID title
```
— Create a new discussion or pull request on a repo.
```
hf discussions diff REPO_ID NUM
```
— Show the diff of a pull request.
```
hf discussions info REPO_ID NUM
```
— Get info about a discussion or pull request.
```
hf discussions list REPO_ID
```
— List discussions and pull requests on a repo.
```
hf discussions merge REPO_ID NUM
```
— Merge a pull request.

hf discussions rename REPO_ID NUM NEW_TITLE

— Rename a discussion or pull request.

```
hf discussions reopen REPO_ID NUM
```
— Reopen a closed discussion or pull request.

hf endpoints

— Manage Hugging Face Inference Endpoints.

```
hf endpoints catalog
```
— Interact with the Inference Endpoints catalog.
```
hf endpoints delete NAME
```
— Delete an Inference Endpoint permanently.

hf endpoints deploy NAME repo framework accelerator instance_size instance_type region vendor

— Deploy an Inference Endpoint from a Hub repository.

```
hf endpoints describe NAME
```
— Get information about an existing endpoint.
```
hf endpoints ls
```
— Lists all Inference Endpoints for the given namespace.
```
hf endpoints pause NAME
```
— Pause an Inference Endpoint.
```
hf endpoints resume NAME
```
— Resume an Inference Endpoint.
```
hf endpoints scale-to-zero NAME
```
— Scale an Inference Endpoint to zero.
```
hf endpoints update NAME
```
— Update an existing endpoint.

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.
```
hf extensions list
```
— List installed extension commands.
```
hf extensions remove NAME
```
— Remove an installed extension.

hf jobs

— Run and manage Jobs on the Hub.

```
hf jobs cancel JOB_ID
```
— Cancel a Job
```
hf jobs hardware
```
— List available hardware options for Jobs
```
hf jobs inspect JOB_IDS
```
— Display detailed information on one or more Jobs
```
hf jobs logs JOB_ID
```
— Fetch the logs of a Job.
```
hf jobs ps
```
— List Jobs.
```
hf jobs run IMAGE COMMAND
```
— Run a Job.
```
hf jobs scheduled
```
— Create and manage scheduled Jobs on the Hub.
```
hf jobs stats
```
— Fetch the resource usage statistics and metrics of Jobs
```
hf jobs uv
```
— Run UV scripts (Python with inline dependencies) on HF infrastructure.

hf models

— Interact with models on the Hub.

```
hf models info MODEL_ID
```
— Get info about a model on the Hub.
```
hf models ls
```
— List models on the Hub.

hf papers

— Interact with papers on the Hub.

```
hf papers ls
```
— List daily papers on the Hub.

hf repos

— Manage repos on the Hub.

```
hf repos branch
```
— Manage branches for a repo on the Hub.
```
hf repos create REPO_ID
```
— Create a new repo on the Hub.
```
hf repos delete REPO_ID
```
— Delete a repo from the Hub. This is an irreversible operation.
```
hf repos delete-files REPO_ID PATTERNS
```
— Delete files from a repo on the Hub.
```
hf repos duplicate FROM_ID
```
— Duplicate a repo on the Hub (model, dataset, or Space).
```
hf repos move FROM_ID TO_ID
```
— Move a repository from a namespace to another namespace.
```
hf repos settings REPO_ID
```
— Update the settings of a repository.
```
hf repos tag
```
— Manage tags for a repo on the Hub.

hf skills

— Manage skills for AI assistants.

```
hf skills add
```
— Download a skill and install it for an AI assistant.
```
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.
```
hf spaces hot-reload SPACE_ID
```
— Hot-reload any Python file of a Space without a full rebuild + restart.
```
hf spaces info SPACE_ID
```
— Get info about a space on the Hub.
```
hf spaces ls
```
— List spaces on the Hub.

hf webhooks

— Manage webhooks on the Hub.

```
hf webhooks create watch
```
— Create a new webhook.
```
hf webhooks delete WEBHOOK_ID
```
— Delete a webhook permanently.
```
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.
```
hf webhooks update WEBHOOK_ID
```
— Update an existing webhook. Only provided options are changed.

Tips

Use
```
hf <command> --help
```
for full options, usage, and real-world examples
Use
```
--format json
```
for machine-readable output on list commands
Use
```
-q
```
/
```
--quiet
```
to print only IDs
Authenticate with
```
HF_TOKEN
```
env var (recommended) or with
```
--token
```

hf-cli

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

Commands

`hf auth`
— Manage authentication (login, logout, etc.).

`hf buckets`
— Commands to interact with buckets.

`hf cache`
— Manage local cache directory.

`hf collections`
— Interact with collections on the Hub.

`hf datasets`
— Interact with datasets on the Hub.

`hf discussions`
— Manage discussions and pull requests on the Hub.

`hf endpoints`
— Manage Hugging Face Inference Endpoints.

`hf extensions`
— Manage hf CLI extensions.

`hf jobs`
— Run and manage Jobs on the Hub.

`hf models`
— Interact with models on the Hub.

`hf papers`
— Interact with papers on the Hub.

`hf repos`
— Manage repos on the Hub.

`hf skills`
— Manage skills for AI assistants.

`hf spaces`
— Interact with spaces on the Hub.

`hf webhooks`
— Manage webhooks on the Hub.

Tips