> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://infercrane.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hugging Face models

> Resolve mutable Hugging Face model references to immutable artifacts.

# Hugging Face models

InferCrane uses `huggingface_hub` and `hf_xet` rather than a custom transfer protocol. Before provisioning, it resolves a repository and mutable reference such as `main` to an immutable commit when the provider exposes that evidence.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"vesper"}}
infercrane plan Qwen/Qwen3-8B --cloud runpod --gpu L40S
infercrane deploy Qwen/Qwen3-8B --cloud runpod --gpu L40S
```

The resulting `ModelArtifact` can include repository identity, immutable revision, approximate size, and grounded compatibility/cache metadata. Missing provider evidence remains unavailable; InferCrane does not infer it.

<Card title="Model artifacts" icon="cube" href="/features/model-artifacts">
  See the persisted identity and evidence model.
</Card>