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Hugging Face integration for Claude and Codex

Create a Hugging Face connection, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.

Use Hugging Face from Claude

Add the Hugging Face connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use Hugging Face from Codex

Add the Hugging Face connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use Hugging Face from Sidekick

Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while Type provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.

Developer Tools & IT

What the Hugging Face connector can do

Build, train and deploy state of the art models powered by the reference open source in machine learning.

One connection, many Spaces

Connect Hugging Face once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.

Representative actions

  • Change Discussion Status

    Tool to change the status of a Hugging Face repository discussion. Use when you need to open or close discussions on models, datasets, or spaces.

  • Check Dataset Validity

    Tool to check whether a specific dataset is valid on Hugging Face Hub. Use when you need to determine what features (preview, viewer, search, filter, statistics) are available for a dataset.

  • Check Models Upload Method

    Tool to check if files should be uploaded through the Large File mechanism or directly. Use when preparing to upload files to a Hugging Face model repository to determine the appropriate upload method for each file.

  • Check Spaces Upload Method

    Tool to check if files should be uploaded through the Large File mechanism or directly to Hugging Face Spaces. Use when preparing to upload files to a Hugging Face Space repository to determine the appropriate upload method for each file.

  • Claim Paper Authorship

    Tool to claim authorship of a paper on Hugging Face. Use when you need to associate yourself or another user with an ArXiv paper.

Connection

API and auth details

Hugging Face provides APIs and SDKs for model hosting, inference, repositories, datasets, Spaces, endpoints, and Hub automation. Integrations can run inference, manage models and datasets, search Hub resources, upload files, create repositories, and authenticate with user access tokens or OAuth where supported.

FAQ

Questions people ask before connecting Hugging Face

Can Claude use Hugging Face?

Yes. Add a Hugging Face connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use its approved tools and data from any channel in that Space.

Can Codex work with Hugging Face through Type?

Yes. Add a Hugging Face connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use its approved tools and data from any channel in that Space.

Is this the same as a Hugging Face MCP server?

Not exactly. Type uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.

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