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Hugging Face MCP server

The Hugging Face MCP server lets an AI assistant connect to the Hugging Face Hub and Gradio AI applications.

  • Hosted (remote) · Runs locally
  • MIT licence
  • ★ 306 on GitHub
  • Verified against its source 19 Oct 2026
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What the Hugging Face MCP server does

An assistant can connect to the Hugging Face Hub and to thousands of Gradio AI applications through this server. The hosted version is reached at https://huggingface.co/mcp over HTTP and can be added to Claude with a claude mcp add command. Run on your own machine, the server can start with npx in STDIO or Streamable HTTP mode, or in a Docker container on port 3000.

How to install it

Hosted server

Add this address to your assistant's MCP settings:

https://huggingface.co/mcp

Run it locally

With Node.js (npx)

npx @llmindset/hf-mcp-server

With Node.js (npx)

npx @llmindset/hf-mcp-server-http

With Docker

docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/evalstate/hf-mcp-server:latest

What you need

In the huggingface documentation's own words:

  • “Then start claude and follow the instructions to complete authentication”

Commands and settings change between versions. Check the official instructions before you install.