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Install Hugging Bay

Direct, verified installation paths for public Hugging Bay tools. These are retained publication observations, not a fresh registry check.

Native hbay is available for Linux and macOS. Windows is not published. Earlier Node archives and Homebrew packages retain their historical names.

Native hbay

curl -fsSL "https://huggingbay.xyz/cli/install.sh" | RELEASE_BASE_URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/hbay/hbay-0.2.1-native-5789eb6b6-20261024" sh
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
hbay --version
hbay --help
hbay catalog qwen --task chat --max-ram 8

This pins hbay 0.2.1 for Linux x86_64/aarch64 or Apple silicon macOS; Intel Mac retains 0.2.0. The server's default release base can select an earlier version. The installer verifies the release signature and archive SHA-256 before installation. Requires curl and OpenSSL 3 or newer.

Native CLI documentation

PyPI version note

Superseded release 0.1.0

Historical superseded release 0.1.0 (first seen 2026-08-05). This registry metadata read does not establish what pip install hugging-bay resolves to.

Retained public channels

Live

Hugging Bay desktop (macOS Apple silicon) 0.2.75

curl -fsSLO 'https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/TheHuggingBay-0.2.75-arm64.dmg'
Public URL
https://huggingbay.xyz/desktop
Release
https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/TheHuggingBay-0.2.75-arm64.dmg
Version source
https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/TheHuggingBay-0.2.75-arm64.dmg
SHA-256
c1fe4d37c4a0c0489bf309355399ffa01ada3c14ed967ac832531deada54efa0
Documentation
https://huggingbay.xyz/desktop

Live

Hugging Bay desktop (Linux AppImage) 0.2.75

curl -fsSLO 'https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/linux-x86_64/The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_amd64.AppImage' && chmod +x 'The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_amd64.AppImage'
Public URL
https://huggingbay.xyz/desktop
Release
https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/linux-x86_64/The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_amd64.AppImage
Version source
https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/linux-x86_64/The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_amd64.AppImage
SHA-256
5ca23665110eede1630e63ddd426b64c42dcdd785b2848a70fda15d7f0d4631e
Documentation
https://huggingbay.xyz/desktop

Live

Hugging Bay desktop (Windows x64 installer) 0.2.75

curl -fsSLO 'https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/windows-x86_64/The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_x64-setup.exe'
Public URL
https://huggingbay.xyz/desktop
Release
https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/windows-x86_64/The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_x64-setup.exe
Version source
https://storage.googleapis.com/hb-desktop-releases-barneyserver/0.2.75/windows-x86_64/The.Hugging.Bay_0.2.75_x64-setup.exe
SHA-256
e37d5844d3e62f5c8f1a9da7e9b07a6279e963ade3729b965aa64fca9838c3fb
Documentation
https://huggingbay.xyz/desktop

Command-line source tools

For locks, restores and supply-chain checks, use hugging-bay-cli from a source checkout:

node apps/web/bin/hugging-bay-cli.mjs --help

Native installer source and Node command documentation

Python SDK

Package source archive

Source only (not standalone)

Package source archive only; requires the full package and dependencies. Not a standalone SDK or CLI. Install from PyPI using the Python guide.

curl -fsSL https://huggingbay.xyz/sdk/python/release.json | python -m json.tool
Source archive
https://huggingbay.xyz/sdk/hugging_bay.py
Documentation
https://huggingbay.xyz/python-sdk

Remote MCP endpoint

Connect to https://huggingbay.xyz/api/mcp. Browse MCP discovery information and see MCP connection documentation. A working endpoint does not imply an official registry listing.

Verification

Pin the version shown here, inspect the linked public registry record, and verify the package integrity before use. Earlier Node release checksums, provenance, SBOM, and the signed release manifest are linked from the CLI documentation; npm integrity checks are in the MCP documentation.

External channel status

These channels are intentionally separated from live install paths. Repository assets and manifests alone are not proof of a public store or app listing.

ChannelStatusPublic-install truth
Official MCP RegistryListed (observed 2026-10-29)On 2026-10-29 the official MCP Registry listed io.github.barneywohl/hugging-bay 0.1.13 as active and latest. Registry entry
Chrome Web StorePending external registrationNo public store listing is available.
Microsoft Edge Add-onsPending external registrationNo public store listing is available.
GitHub AppPending external registrationNo public GitHub App installation listing is available.

Canonical documentation