HHugging Face MCP (official, remote)

Tested Hugging Face's hosted MCP at https://huggingface.co/mcp (server 0.4.34; source huggingface/hf-mcp-server, MIT, 314 GitHub stars when checked). Initialize and tools/list worked with no token (4 tools when anonymous; signing in adds more and lets you pick Spaces tools). hf_whoami (self-check) said the tools are being used anonymously and may be rate limited (no figure given). Real calls: hub_repo_search for 'qwen coder' returned models and datasets, and hub_repo_details returned the openai/gpt-oss-120b model card summary. Not the same as our hugging-face-spaces listing.
Tool-call test (2026-11-11, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 2 of 2 function calls passed anonymously (plus 1 self-check). Evidence: live endpoint probe, Nov 11, 2026.

Transport (tested 2026-11-11): Streamable HTTP

Score 95/100 · Tools 4 · Token cost approx. 1,967 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-11 · Server version 0.4.34 · Remote endpoint https://huggingface.co/mcp (streamable-http) · Repo huggingface/hf-mcp-server

Summary: Hugging Face MCP (official, remote) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 4 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

4

Context cost

approx. 1967 tokens, cl100k estimate (4 tools, measured 2026-11-11; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost

API key

No key needed for the tools we called

Tested

2026-11-11

Test results

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 1967 tokens, cl100k estimate for 4 tools · about 24% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

{
  "name": "huggingface-remote",
  "version": null,
  "registry": "remote",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-11",
  "tools_count": 4,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": false,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "Endpoint https://huggingface.co/mcp reachable over streamable-http (HTTP 200) in 0.3s; no install step for remote servers."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` (protocol 2025-06-18, server huggingface.co/mcp 0.4.34) + `tools/list` over streamable-http succeeded with no credentials; 4 tools listed in 0.3s. Tool calls may still need a key."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "pass",
      25,
      "Repo pushed 0 days before test; 314 GitHub stars."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "partial",
      10,
      "README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present. Check of the package's own README (vendor repo README (github.com/huggingface/hf-mcp-server))."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "MIT (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

https://huggingface.co/mcpCopy

Tools listed

hf_fs, hf_whoami, hub_repo_details, hub_repo_search

Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hugging-face-mcp-remote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://huggingface.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hugging-face-mcp-remote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://huggingface.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is Hugging Face MCP deprecated?

No. huggingface-remote was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-11.

What replaces Hugging Face MCP?

Nothing; Hugging Face MCP (official, remote) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-11.

Does Hugging Face MCP need an API key?

No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 4 tools.

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