hub_repo_search — Hugging Face MCP Tool
hub_repo_search
(hub repo search) is one of 4 tools on the
Hugging Face
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call hub_repo_search from your client
- Claude Code Hugging Face hub_repo_search run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Hugging Face hub_repo_search ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Hugging Face hub_repo_search ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Hugging Face hub_repo_search .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Hugging Face hub_repo_search ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Hugging Face hub_repo_search ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://huggingface.co/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.