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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 list
hf skills add <skill-name>
hf skills add <skill-name> --claude --global

WHY 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

Check the installed version and the source before using it. Entry JSON

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