Hugging Face · Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines · View original document ↗

Transformers library_name must be set explicitly post-August 2024

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Unique · 0 of 352 platforms
Share 𝕏 Share in Share 🔒 PDF
Recent governance activity Hugging Face recorded 3 documented changes in the last 30 days.
Start monitoring updates
Monitor governance changes for Hugging Face Create a free account to receive the weekly governance digest and monitor one platform for governance changes.
Create free account No credit card required.

This analysis describes what Hugging Face's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This is a breaking change from prior behavior: repos created after August 2024 no longer receive automatic transformers library detection, so omitting the explicit field will result in the library not being recognized.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you created a model repo after August 2024, you must explicitly set library_name: transformers in the model card; it will not be inferred automatically.

How other platforms handle this

Egnyte Medium

If you have concerns regarding your personal information that we process on behalf of a business or trial customer, please direct your concerns to that customer.

YouTube Ads Medium

our services rely on cookies to function properly, for things like remembering your language preferences.

Strava Medium

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in accordance with appropriate industry standards that are designed to protect against unauthorized use, disclosure, or access to personal information.

See all platforms with this clause type →

Monitoring

Hugging Face has changed this document before.

Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 25 platforms.

Get Monitor Or create a free account →
▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
"
For model repos created after August 2024, this is not the case anymore, so you need to set library_name: transformers explicitly.

— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines
Entity
Hugging Face
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064784
Document ID
CA-D-00842
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
761f69a9d232f03c9a5687a54a0727406e3e8fd9f091bdb8e1cc1239e4ab3ce9
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Hugging Face
Document: Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-064784
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:06:03 UTC
SHA-256: 761f69a9d232f03c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-model-card-guidelines/provision/CA-P-064784/transformers-library_name-must-be-set-explicitly-post-august-2024/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

Other risks in this policy

Compliance Governance Intelligence

Need to monitor specific governance provisions?

Compliance includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.

Arbitration clauses AI governance Data rights Indemnification Retention policies
Get Compliance

Or start with Monitor →

Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hugging Face's Transformers library_name must be set explicitly post-August 2024 clause do?

This is a breaking change from prior behavior: repos created after August 2024 no longer receive automatic transformers library detection, so omitting the explicit field will result in the library not being recognized.

How does this clause affect you?

If you created a model repo after August 2024, you must explicitly set library_name: transformers in the model card; it will not be inferred automatically.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Hugging Face?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hugging Face.