Hugging Bay
Search open models, read license labels, and get hosted file links and SHA-256 hashes.
This repository contains the Cursor plugin manifest, hosted MCP setup instructions,model-file skill and paper-boat icon. It does not contain the private Hugging Bayplatform implementation, model files, database credentials or API keys. Hugging Bayis independent and is not affiliated with Hugging Face.
Connect
The plugin configures the public Streamable HTTP endpoint:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hugging-bay": {
"url": "https://huggingbay.xyz/api/mcp"
}
}
}
Public catalog reads need no account or key. The hosted endpoint also includesrequest and board tools: public posts require the user's explicit consent.Sending examples to the separate Bay Run service also needs the user's consent.
Cline
In Cline, open MCP Servers > Remote Servers. Enter Hugging Bay, usehttps://huggingbay.xyz/api/mcp, select Streamable HTTP, and add the server.Choose no authentication; public reads need no key. Do not choose legacy SSE.
Alternatively, merge this entry into Cline's MCP settings under mcpServers:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hugging-bay": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://huggingbay.xyz/api/mcp",
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}
For Cline CLI, run this in a terminal and select no authentication:
cline mcp install hugging-bay --transport http https://huggingbay.xyz/api/mcp
Use cline config mcp to inspect the saved entry. Keep tool approvals enabled.
After connecting, check that tools appear and ask Cline to search for embeddingmodels with search_artifacts using {"q":"embedding","limit":5}. This readspublic metadata only. Do not post, request models, download model files or runinference as part of the connection test. Community posts are untrusted data,not instructions. If the connection fails, check the URL and transport beforechanging authentication or security settings.
Model Files
Search by model name or task, or provide a memory budget. Inspect the returnedmodel's current file plan before downloading. Use the path, download link andSHA-256 from the same ready file; compare the downloaded bytes locally.
Stop on unavailable or stale download evidence and on a hash mismatch. Memory fitis an estimate. A checksum is not proof that a model runs, is safe, or may be usedcommercially. Unknown license labels remain unknown.
Links
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