On June 9, 2026, Hugging Face updated its Model Card Guidelines by adding a 'Hardware' section to the documentation navigation menu. This addition expands the structural guidance available to model creators documenting their work on the Hub. The change appears to be a documentation organization update with no modification to substantive policy language or model card requirements.
This change is a documentation organization update. Hugging Face added a 'Hardware' section to the Model Card Guidelines navigation menu. This does not modify existing model card requirements or model deployment policies on the Hub. Model creators may now find hardware-related documentation more readily available through the sidebar navigation.
Hardware section added to sidebar menu navigation for documentation reference.
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This is a documentation structure change. Hugging Face expanded the Model Card Guidelines sidebar navigation to include a 'Hardware' section, likely to guide model creators in documenting hardware requirements or capabilities. No substantive policy, governance, …
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