HuggingFace Model Download

Command Pattern

Always use uv run with the HuggingFace Hub package as an inline dependency:

uv run --with huggingface_hub hf download <repo> <file> --local-dir <path>

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Wrong: pip install huggingface_hub && huggingface-cli download ...
• Wrong: uv run hf download ... (missing --with)
• Wrong: uv run --with "huggingface_hub[cli]" ... (the [cli] extra doesn't exist, the CLI is included in the base package)

Syntax Reference

Download a specific file