kernels/pr_435/en/cli-upload.md

kernels upload

Use kernels upload to upload built kernels to the Hugging Face Hub.

Usage

kernels upload  --repo-id  [--branch ] [--private]

What It Does

• This will take care of creating a repository on the Hub with the repo_id provided.
• If a repo with the repo_id already exists and if it contains a build with the build variant being uploaded, it will attempt to delete the files existing under it.
• Make sure to be authenticated (run hf auth login if not) to be able to perform uploads to the Hub.

Examples

Upload a kernel build:

kernels upload ./build --repo-id my-username/my-kernel

Upload to a specific branch:

kernels upload ./build --repo-id my-username/my-kernel --branch dev

Upload as a private repository:

kernels upload ./build --repo-id my-username/my-kernel --private

Options

Option	Required	Description
--repo-id	Yes	Repository ID on the Hub (e.g., username/kernel-name)
--branch	No	Upload to a specific branch instead of main
--private	No	Create the repository as private

Prerequisites

You must be authenticated with the Hugging Face Hub:

huggingface-cli login

Notes

• The kernel_dir should contain the build output (typically the build/ directory from your kernel project)
• If uploading a new variant to an existing repo, only that variant's files are replaced
• Make sure your kernel passes kernels check before uploading

See Also

• kernels check - Verify kernel compliance before uploading
• kernels init - Create a new kernel project