Hugging Face · VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Add the Hugging Face MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
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1. Add the server
Run in your terminal
code --add-mcp '{"name":"hugging-face","type":"http","url":"https://huggingface.co/mcp?login"}'2. Sign in
VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server. Hugging Face is hosted by Hugging Face, so there is nothing to install or keep updated.
3. Try it
Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) for something Hugging Face can do. Search models, datasets, Spaces and papers on the Hub, and call Gradio apps as tools. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.
- · mcp.json uses a top-level servers key, not mcpServers.
- · code --add-mcp installs a server into your user profile from the terminal.
FAQ
- How do I add the Hugging Face MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?
- Run: code --add-mcp '{"name":"hugging-face","type":"http","url":"https://huggingface.co/mcp?login"}'. VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server.
- Is this the official Hugging Face MCP server?
- Yes. It is published by Hugging Face as co.huggingface/hf-mcp-server in the official MCP registry.
- Does the Hugging Face MCP server need an API key?
- It is a hosted server. Most hosted servers sign you in with OAuth the first time VS Code (GitHub Copilot) uses them; check Hugging Face's docs for any plan or permission requirements.
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Reviewed Oct 5, 2026. Command generated from the registry record and checked against VS Code (GitHub Copilot)'s documented syntax.