{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A command-line interface for interacting with the Hugging Face Hub\u2014downloading models, managing authentication, and accessing hub resources without writing Python code.","skillfed_tags":["cli-tool","model-hub"],"use_cases":["Download pre-trained models directly from the Hub using a single command without writing Python.","Authenticate with the Hub and check your account status from the command line.","Manage model and dataset access in CI/CD pipelines or shell scripts.","Quickly explore Hub resources and metadata without launching a Python interpreter."],"what_it_does":"hf is a command-line tool extracted from the huggingface_hub library to provide direct access to Hugging Face Hub operations without writing Python code. It handles authentication, model downloads, and other hub interactions through a clean CLI interface.\n\nThe package is explicitly designed for command-line use (especially via uv's uvx tool) rather than as a Python library for scripts. If you need programmatic access to the Hub from within Python code, the documentation recommends using huggingface_hub directly instead. The CLI wraps that library's core functionality into shell commands.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a lightweight CLI for Hub operations. Install via uvx for one-off commands or as a package if you run Hub CLI tasks frequently. Not suitable if you need programmatic Python access\u2014use huggingface_hub directly for that. No known security issues and active maintenance make it safe to use."},"id":"hf","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/hf","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/hf.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/hf/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"hf","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"CLI extracted from the huggingface_hub library to interact with the Hugging Face Hub"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":220556,"position":9297,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.27.0"}