hf skills list shows marketplace skills and installation locations
Introduced 2026-05-15 · score 0.96
HOW TO USE IT
Before adding a Hugging Face marketplace skill, run `hf skills list` (alias `ls`) to see available skills and installation status. Then add the selected skill with `hf skills add [NAME]` and the desired location options.
hf skills listhf skills add <skill-name>hf skills add <skill-name> --claude --globalWHY THIS HELPS
Check which Hugging Face marketplace skills are available and whether they are installed before adding one.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Version: v1.15.0
- hf skills list: --token TEXT: User access token for listing marketplace skills.
- hf skills add: NAME: Marketplace skill name; the default `hf-cli` skill is generated locally.
- hf skills add: --claude: Install for Claude; the docs say the skill is also symlinked into Claude’s legacy skills directory.
- hf skills add: -g, --global: Install at user level instead of the current project directory.
- hf skills add: --dest PATH: Install into a custom skills directory.
- hf skills add: --force: Overwrite existing skills in the destination.
- Prerequisite: The `hf skills list` command was introduced in huggingface_hub v1.15.0.
- Installation status is shown for four supported locations: project, global, project Claude, and global Claude.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/releases/tag/v1.15.0
- https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/en/package_reference/cli
Check the installed version and the source before using it. Entry JSON