# Hugging Face MCP — tool skill for research & trends

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Trending models, Spaces and papers from Hugging Face inside your agent.

- **Type:** [Tool](https://skills.varg.ai/models.md) · [Research & trends](https://skills.varg.ai/browse/skills/research.md)
- **Slug:** `huggingface-mcp`
- **Status:** live
- **Publisher:** Hugging Face (vendor, verified)
- **License:** MIT
- **Source:** https://github.com/huggingface/hf-mcp-server
- **Works in:** Claude Code, Claude.ai, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Any MCP client
- **Requires:** Hugging Face account (optional login)
- **Adoption:** 309 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-10-26)

## What it does

The official Hugging Face MCP server: search models, datasets, Spaces and papers, sort by trending, and run Spaces as tools. Use it to see which open video and image models are rising this week.

## Use when

- Which open video models are trending?
- Find a Space to try a new model

## Install

- Claude Code: `claude mcp add hf-mcp-server -t http https://huggingface.co/mcp?login`
- Gemini CLI: `gemini mcp add -t http huggingface https://huggingface.co/mcp?login`
- Any MCP client: `https://huggingface.co/mcp`

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