import os


def is_hosted_space() -> bool:
    """Return whether the app runs on a hosted Hugging Face Space.

    User-facing remediation depends on the runtime: a local user can run the
    ingestion command, while a hosted-app user must ask the maintainer to
    update and redeploy the committed data snapshot.
    """
    return os.environ.get("SYSTEM") == "spaces" or bool(os.environ.get("SPACE_ID"))