Hugging Face Hub Skill
Interact with Hugging Face Hub — browse models/datasets/spaces, download files, upload artifacts, and more.
Prerequisites
Install the library:
pip install huggingface_hub
Save your HF token to Settings > Advanced as HF_TOKEN (get one at https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens).
Usage
python3 /home/workspace/Skills/huggingface-hub/scripts/hf_hub.py <command> [options]
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list-models |
List models. Options: --search, --sort, --direction, --limit |
list-datasets |
List datasets. Options: --search, --sort, --direction, --limit |
list-spaces |
List spaces. Options: --search, --sort, --direction, --limit |
model-info |
Get model info. Options: --model |
dataset-info |
Get dataset info. Options: --dataset |
download-file |
Download a file from a repo. Options: --repo-id, --filename, --revision |
upload-file |
Upload a file. Options: --local-path, --repo-id, --repo-type, --path-in-repo |
whoami |
Show authenticated user info |
Examples
# Search for text-to-image models
python3 .../hf_hub.py list-models --search "text-to-image" --limit 10
# Download a model file
python3 .../hf_hub.py download-file --repo-id "stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0" --filename "pytorch_model.bin"
# Upload a file
python3 .../hf_hub.py upload-file --local-path ./model.pt --repo-id "your-username/my-model" --repo-type "model"
# List top-rated datasets
python3 .../hf_hub.py list-datasets --sort "likes" --direction desc --limit 5
API Reference
This skill wraps huggingface_hub. Key functions:
list_models,list_datasets,list_spaces— browse hubhuggingface_hub— authentication and file opsInferenceClient— run inference on hosted models/spaces
Notes
- Downloads cache to
~/.cache/huggingface/ repo-typevalues:model,dataset,space- Default revision is
main