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claude mcp add huggingface-mcp -- npx -y @mrfentmen/huggingface-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"huggingface-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mrfentmen/huggingface-mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.huggingface-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mrfentmen/huggingface-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"huggingface-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mrfentmen/huggingface-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"huggingface-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mrfentmen/huggingface-mcp"
]
}
}
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